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Director of Complaints Resolution and Compliance in the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC), Andree Holness.

Data Subjects Entitled to Know How Personal Information is Used

Jamaicans are being reminded that they have a legal right to know what personal information is held about them under the Data Protection Act and the accompanying Data Protection Regulations. Director of Complaints Resolution and Compliance in the Office of...

Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay, addresses Wednesday’s (January 28) Data Privacy Conference, co-hosted by the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) and the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica, at UTech in St. Andrew.

Organisations Urged to Strengthen Privacy Accountability

Jamaicans Urged to Know Their Data Rights

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses a recent post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House.

Gov’t to Disburse First SRP Grants for Hurricane Melissa Victims by Month End

First Set of Modular Homes Expected in February

Students participating in a past National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Sensitisation Session

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NEPA to Host 10th CSEC Student Sensitisation Session on February 12

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will host its 10th informative and engaging Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Student Sensitisation Session on Thursday, February 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The virtual session is designed for fourth- and fifth-form students preparing to sit the CSEC Geography examination and will provide guidance on completing their school-based assessment (SBA) paper....

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, provides a post-Hurricane Melissa update in a Ministerial Statement during Friday’s (January 23) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.

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Education Ministry Announces Full Resumption of Schools Post-Hurricane Melissa

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has announced that all schools resumed full operations as of January 14, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, in a Ministerial Statement to the Senate on Friday (January 23), providing an update on post‑Hurricane Melissa recovery. “Within 90 days...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan.

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Gov’t to Chart Course on Access to Information Reform

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan, has announced that Cabinet will determine the course of action in reforming the Access to Information (ATI) Act. He made the disclosure while delivering remarks at a public forum on ‘Enhancing Transparency: Examining the Access to Information Act and its Reform’, organised by Jamaicans for Justice...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (centre), observes as Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, extends greetings to Chairman of the Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB), Damion McLean, during the handover ceremony for HEART’s Region I National Development Project, held at the JSB in Kingston on January 15.

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Gov’t Reaffirms Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to ensuring that persons with disabilities are recognised as full citizens, with equal rights to access, participation and opportunity. “You can see our commitment in how we have been approaching post-Hurricane Melissa recovery,” she said during the official handover ceremony for...

Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay, makes an address during a recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

2 weeks ago Information

OIC Commits to Building Strong Culture of Data Privacy

The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) is reaffirming its commitment to building a strong culture of data privacy as the country observes Data Privacy Month in January. Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay, said the Month, with the theme ‘Take Control of Your Data’, is being used to intensify public education and awareness around data protection. This is in keeping with...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Wednesday’s (January 14) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston.

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Murders Continue Downward Trend

Jamaica’s national security landscape continues to show marked improvement, with the downward trend in murders recorded in 2025 continuing into the new year. Data for the first 12 days of 2026 reveal a significant reduction in crime, with 12 murders reported across the island. “We still want to get it lower, but think about what that trajectory would lead to...

Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle, gives an update on the education sector at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, on Wednesday (January 14).

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All Schools Operational

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has indicated that all 1,010 of the island’s public schools, across the infant, primary, and secondary levels, are now operational, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October 2025. The institutions are using different operational modalities, including face-to-face classes, remote lessons and a staggered approach to reopening. “Within the seven most severely...