Jamaica continues on path to becoming a Republic
The Government is moving forward in transitioning Jamaica to a Republic.
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen said that the Constitutional Reform work to facilitate the transition would be assisted by a high-level Constitutional Reform Committee that will play an advisory and oversight role.
He delivered the Throne Speech to open the 2023/24 Parliamentary Year in Gordon House on Tuesday, under the theme ‘A Stronger Jamaica: Consolidating our Recovery, Reigniting Our Decade of Growth’.
The Governor-General, in outlining other imperatives under the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, informed that the new Bail Bill, which is now being reviewed by a Joint Select Committee of the Houses of Parliament, will provide an improved legislative framework for bail when passed into law, and will assist in the fight against crime.
“Legislative teams have been established in all Ministries to work collaboratively with the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs to enhance the quality and pace of legislative reform across government,” he informed.
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