Meetings of the Jamaican Senate

2025

Sitting of the Senate | Friday March 14, 2025

Highlights

  • Swearing in of Audrey Marks to the Senate. 
  • A Bill entitled “An Act to Amend the Tax Administration Jamaica Amendment Act 2025” – Passed
  • A Bill entitled: “An Act to Amend the Bretton Woods Agreement Act to exempt locally recruited employees of the World Bank from the payment of income tax” – Passed
  • Debate on a Bill entitled: “An Act to Amend the Public Procurement Act”.
  •  A Bill entitled: “An Act to Amend the Public Procurement Act.” – Passed

Sitting of the Senate| Thursday, February 27, 2025

Highlights

  • Debate on a Bill entitled: “An Act to Amend the Counties and Parishes Act to declare the City Municipality of Portmore the fifteenth parish of Jamaica; and for connected matters.”
  • A Bill entitled: “An Act to Amend the counties and Parishes Act to declare the City Municipality of Portmore the fifteenth parish of Jamaica; and for connected matters – Passed.

Sitting of the Senate| Friday, January 31, 2025

Highlights

  • State of the Nation Debate; Contributions from: 

¶ Senator Abka Fitz-Henley 

¶ Senator Donna Scott-Mottley 

¶ Senator Sophia Frazer-Binns

¶ Senator Kavan Gayle