Data controllers who are apprehensive about the changes brought on by the Data Protection Act, 2020 are being encouraged to seek support from the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC). These include public authorities, financial and educational institutions, health and security services providers, processors of sensitive personal data, among others, that must also register with the OIC. The legislation requires...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be hosting a series of online workshops to prepare participants for the Literary Arts/Creative Writing Competitions. The workshops, which run from January 15 to 27, will cover five subject areas –Screenwriting, Playwriting, Poetry, Novels and Essay writing. Among the scheduled presenters are Lecturer in Literary and Cultural Studies, Institute of Caribbean Studies, University...

Students of Richmond Primary and Infant School in St. Mary are set to benefit from a new school bus under the Government of Japan’s Grassroots Human Security Grants Project, which focuses on addressing basic needs, including education, health and poverty reduction. Representatives of the Embassy of Japan in Jamaica and the institution signed a grant contract for the provision of...

Commencing at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 13, the southbound lanes of the upper bridge along Hagley Park Road, in the vicinity of the Three Miles intersection, will be closed to vehicular traffic. The closure is to facilitate repairs to the bridge approach road. The roadway is scheduled to be reopened at 5:00 a.m. on Monday, January 15, 2024. Manager...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is reminding contributors that there is no deadline to submit applications to receive a refund of their payments. Contributions made to the NHT up to 2016 became available on January 1, with more than 30,000 applications being received by the Trust within the first three days of the month. More than 17,000 of these applications...

Persons wishing to pursue higher education are being encouraged to make use of the benefits available at the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB). The entity recently relaunched its Grant-in-Aid facility, which is tailored for students who are on the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH), are wards of the State, or are from households where the income is below...

The Educate to Elevate community outreach programme, a back-to-school initiative of the Hope Gospel Assembly, will be the beneficiary of the proceeds from the 44th staging of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB). This was disclosed by Secretary, NLPB, Rev. Major (Ret’d) Canute Chambers, at a press briefing held on Thursday (January 11) at the Victoria Mutual Group Training Room,...