“In line with instructions from UK Ministers to use my reserved powers under s81 of the Constitution, I have today given Assent to the Civil Partnership Law and 11 consequential pieces of legislation.”
On the back of a concerning spate of foreclosures, changes are now being proposed to the law affecting charges on residential properties.
The Law Reform Commission(LRC) has put the proposed Registered Land (Amendment) Bill, 2020 out for public consultation.
The Jamaica Labour Party has retained power with a commanding 14 seat majority in Thursday’s general election.
Leader of the victorious Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Prime Minister Andrew Holness, increased his party’s hold on power by adding 16 seats to the 32 won in 2016.
Over the past nine (9) days we have commenced investigations into three (3) serious assaults involving the use of knives in public places, and in the vicinity of licensed venues, which resulted in one (1) fatality and two (2) near fatalities.
Brett Hill, President and Country Head of the RF Groups Cayman based pension plan confirmed today that all applications from participants who have successfully applied for withdrawals from the Fidelity Pension Plan since May 1, 2020 had been paid
Footballer Marcus Rashford has formed a taskforce with some of the UK's biggest food brands to try to help reduce child food poverty.
Cuban government policy is relying even more on the US dollar back while the CUC takes a dive. Cuba has three currencies circulating, but most Cubans receive salaries in only one, the regular peso CUP.
Prisons in Honduras have seen an alarming rise in killings in the past year. Since November 2019, at least 55 killings have taken place inside Honduras’ prison system, according to InSight Crime’s count of murders by inmates reported in local media.
The Venezuela government has pardoned more than 50 opposition politicians, including 20 legislators who had been accused of conspiring against President Nicolas Maduro, as the country heads toward parliamentary elections scheduled for December.
TV stations in the Philippines that were critical of President Rodrigo Duterte have not had their licences renewed which has caused immense controversy.