With reports from the Jamaica Constabulary Force revealing that fraudsters have fleeced more than $300 million from commercial banks over the last three years, Opposition lawmaker Fitz Jackson has chided the Bank of Jamaica for not being “...
Deputy Senate President Charles Sinclair yesterday clashed with Peter Bunting, the leader of opposition business, over the latter’s insistence that he would finish Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s Budget presentation, which was cut short on March...
The Government’s proposal to increase the mandatory minimum sentence for non-capital murder from 15 to 45 years will not face any objection from the Opposition. Mark Golding, the leader of the Opposition, said the consensus would make a...
A person in the company of a licensed firearm holder who commits a felony could, in the absence of what the law terms “reasonable excuse”, also be charged jointly with the person who has the gun permit. A controversial provision – (Section 43 (3...
Ethical hackers who find vulnerabilities on government or private websites in Jamaica could face a $3-million fine and three-year prison sentence if a provision in the Cybercrimes Act, 2015, remains and receives the nod from Parliament. That...
Lawmakers should impose tougher penalties on persons who wilfully tamper with a national identification card under the proposed National Identification System (NIDS) law, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Director of Legal Affairs Alethia Whyte has...
