Regulations governing the implementation of Jamaica’s data protection legislation will be brought to Parliament soon. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. Passed in 2020, the Data Protection Act provides guidelines on how personal data should be handled in...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the role and function of the municipal police are being reviewed. Municipal police officers support the activities of the local authorities by enforcing municipal laws and regulations and maintaining public order, among other activities. “The role of the municipal police is to help maintain order within the space –...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is encouraging organisations and entities to pursue service excellence and be “digitally bold”. She was bringing greetings on Wednesday (October 4) during a two-day virtual Service Excellence Conference staged by the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA). “The digital domain is still the realm...

Persons in and around St. Andrew now have access to more than 2,000 Justices of the Peace (JPs), following Sunday’s (October 1) commissioning of over 100 JPs in the parish. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew, Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, implored the new JPs to ensure that they serve the public....

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and St. Mary South Eastern Member of Parliament (MP), Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says upgrading works are in progress at the Annotto Bay Hospital in the parish. “We are currently constructing two new blocks at the hospital. One will house the orthopaedic wing, the lab and administrative area, and...

The Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) are working to formalise a framework to improve service delivery across all agencies of government. This collaboration forms part of the Service Excellence Programme, which was launched in July 2022 to implement the Service Excellence Policy. The policy outlines the key principles and minimum standards for all government...

The Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs and the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) have entered into an agreement to execute a national public education campaign to enlighten Jamaicans about the country’s Constitutional reform process. Focus will be placed on Jamaica’s journey from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Republic. The campaign will run for two years, in six-month implementation phases, between...