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Data Protection Officers Can Serve More Than One Entity

As entities advertise vacancies for Data Protection Officers (DPOs), Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay, has advised that an individual can serve as a DPO for more than one entity. Under the Data Protection Act, 2020, Data Controllers that are public authorities,...

President of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox (second right), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) Interim Vice President, Export Division, JAMPRO, Shane Angus; Manager, Exporter Facilitation, JAMPRO, Delaine Morgan; and Manager at EXIM Bank of Jamaica, Errol Barnaby. Occasion was the recent Exporter Information Session at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.

JAMPRO Redesigning ‘Export Max’ Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses fifth- and sixth-form students and their teachers at Guy’s Hill High School in St. Catherine while visiting the institution on Thursday (January 18).

Gov’t Contemplating Removing SLB Loan Guarantor Requirement for All Applicants

Manager, Berth XI Operations, Jamaica Customs Agency, Lieutenant Colonel Everton Morgan.

JCA Continues to Facilitate Efficient Operations within SEZs

Minister of Industry Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli- Dawn Hamilton (centre), listen as Chief Executive Officer, German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited, Colonel Martin Rickman, explains the operations of the GSRJ's 235 metre-long Panamax-size floating dry dock, JAM-DOCK-1, which is moored at the entity’s shipyard along the Sir Florizel Glasspole Highway stretch of Kingston Harbour. Teams from the Ministry and the JSEZA toured the shipyard on Tuesday (January 16).

GSRJ Undertaking Work on Second Ship-Servicing Project

Official flyer for the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) ‘Fundamentals of Business’ workshop.

2 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

JBDC to Host Online Workshops on Business from Jan. 23 to Feb. 13

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be hosting a series of online workshops geared towards teaching participants the fundamentals of starting and running successful businesses. To be held from January 23 to February 13, the four-week workshop will cover one of four modules each Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. These are Entrepreneurial Mindset and Business Formalisation, Design...

2 years ago Industry

Statutory Deductions for December 2023 (S01) Due Monday, January 15

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise employers that statutory deductions (S01) for December are due on Monday January 15, 2024. This is as a result of the usual due date of the 14th day of the month falling on the weekend. Taxpayers will therefore be allowed to submit their December S01 the following business day, Monday January, 15, 2023...

Head, Special Projects Unit, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Philone Mantock.

2 years ago Industry

Persons Encouraged to Participate in National Crime Victimisation Survey

With less than a month remaining to complete data collection for the 2023 Jamaica National Crime Victimisation Survey (JNCVS), the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is encouraging citizens to cooperate with interviewers when they visit. The survey, which got under way on November 1, 2023, will last until the end of January 2024. It is designed to examine the experience...

Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin.

2 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

Custos Says Collaborative Effort Needed to Combat Crime

Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, has underscored that a collaborative approach is needed to combat crime on the island. “This means asking ourselves ‘how can we come together as a united group to stem the crime and the mayhem’,” he explained. Bishop Pitkin was addressing the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) President’s Forum,...

Man showing woman new mobile application on smartphone.

2 years ago IndustryTechnology

Hundreds of Persons Now Using JCA’S New Mobile App

More than 1,000 persons are now using ‘JaCustoms Connect’, a new Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) mobile application, to undertake their business-related transactions with the entity. The mobile application, which is expected to be officially launched this month, is aimed at ensuring that stakeholders have a seamless, more efficient and easier way of doing business. Chief Information Officer at the JCA,...

Director of Communications, Consumer Affairs Commission, Latoya Halstead, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on December 14.

2 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

CAC Reminds Consumers to Request Warranty When Purchasing Electrical Items

Consumers are being reminded to request a warranty when purchasing appliances and other electrical items this holiday season. This urging by the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) comes against the background of the agency’s concern that too many persons are buying these items without a written guarantee for their replacement or repair, if necessary. Speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service...

2 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

CAC Encourages Consumers to Reduce Cash Use During Christmas Season

Consumers are being encouraged to strategise and reduce their use of cash during the holiday season and even beyond. The advice comes from the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), in light of an increase in complaints of challenges in accessing cash at automated banking machines (ABMs). Director of Communications, Latoya Halstead, told a JIS Think Tank on December 14 that those...