The implementation of the country’s data protection framework is being hindered by staffing concerns at the Office of the Information Commissioner. Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador Rocky Meade, gave an update during Wednesday’s sitting of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, PAC. The Office of the Information Commissioner is an independent government […]

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The government is moving to create a single cybersecurity authority to oversee network protection for both the public and private sectors. Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador Rocky Meade, outlined the responsibilities of the proposed body at Wednesday’s siting of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, PAC. According to Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs Global […]

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The government does not own the Support Jamaica website, used to coordinate relief donations for Hurricane Melissa. That was revealed by Director General for the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, ODPEM, Commander Alvin Gayle, as he answered questions from members of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, PAC, on Wednesday. He also revealed that the […]

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Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, PAC, will pursue contempt charges against CEO of the University Hospital of the West Indies, Fitzgerald Mitchell, for his failure to appear before the body. Such a move involves a long process and a meagre punitive fine of $200. The numerous steps in the process were outlined by Senior Legislative Counsel […]

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The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, ODPEM, will be directing money collected through the Support Jamaica website toward assisting in the construction of homes affected by Hurricane Melissa. Officials from ODPEM and the Office of the Prime Minister, OPM, appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, PAC, on Wednesday. They answered questions surrounding an […]

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Jamaica’s consumer confidence dipped slightly in the second quarter of 2026 as households grow wary of the prevailing economic conditions. That’s according to the latest Business and Consumer Survey from noted pollster and Chairman of Market Research Services Limited, Don Anderson. The poll commissioned by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, shows a steadying of business […]

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The Jamaica Constabulary Force, JCF, says the assignment of Close Protection Officers, CPOs, to public officials is not automatic and is not done arbitrarily. In a statement on Tuesday, the JCF says it has noted comments circulating in the public domain about how CPOs are assigned and considers it important to clarify the process so […]

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Jamaica’s financial system remained resilient despite the sharp economic contraction caused by Hurricane Melissa and geopolitical tensions. That’s according to the latest report from the Bank of Jamaica, BOJ’s Financial Policy Committee released on Monday. But it warns that significant risks remain in the near term. Chevon Campbell, tells us more. The statement from the […]

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Two more financial institutions have told their customers they will stop handling large-value cheques come September. It’s the latest sign of Jamaica’s push to phase out cheques altogether within the next two years. Chevon Campbell has that story. In separate notices to clients, CIBC Caribbean and the JMMB Group say effective September 1, 2026, they […]

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Thanks, but no thanks! That’s the word from two of the three Jamaicans reported to be in the Kingdom of Eswatini. They were sent to the East African nation by the United States, under the controversial Third Country National, or TCN, arrangement. Under the arrangement, the men were to be transferred to Jamaica from Eswatini. […]

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