Parliament website launch pushed back to October

OCHO RIOS, St Ann — The launch of the redesigned Parliament of Jamaica website which will, among other things, feature accessibility tools designed to make it easier for people with disabilities to navigate the institution online, has been pushed back to next month.

In an August 26 media release, the State-run Jamaica Information Service (JIS) said the website would have been launched during the 48th Regional Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. However, speaking during Monday night’s opening ceremony for the conference, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chair of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic (CPA-CAA) Executive Juliet Holness said the site is still “in the very last stages of being overhauled”.

In her official remarks she did not explain the reason for the delay but assured that it would soon be up and running.