Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says there is potential for Jamaica and Guyana to explore areas of cooperation in media. Speaking following a tour of Guyana’s State-owned National Communications Network (NCN), on Thursday (May 2), the Minister said he was impressed with the country’s public and private media...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, is scheduled to depart Jamaica today (May 1) for UNESCO World Press Freedom Day observances in Georgetown, Guyana. During the visit, Minister Morgan will participate in the ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Jamaica and Guyana, which will see...

A total of 68 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) have commenced implementation of the Records Information Management (RIM) Programme, to date, with 12 offboarded to initiate electronic records management systems in their entities. The programme seeks to strengthen the capacity of the public service to appropriately store, secure, preserve, access and share official Government of Jamaica (GOJ) records. It is...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) captured a shot of the solar eclipse in the Kingston skies at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday (April 8). The full eclipse swept across North America, plunging sections of the United States, Canada and Mexico into darkness for about four minutes as the moon came directly between the Earth and the sun, completely blocking the...

The Government’s Records and Information Management (RIM) Programme will play a key role in enhancing business by ensuring efficient service delivery by public-sector entities to citizens. “This is [by]facilitating seamless data exchange among government entities and, of course, our business partners as they require information from our institutions,” said Acting Principal Director in the Information Division in the Office of...

The Jamaica Archives and Records Department (JARD) is observing Records and Information Management (RIM) Month in April, with a focus on increasing awareness about the importance of accurate records management in providing holistic solutions to the impacts of climate change. Under the theme ‘Envisioning the Future: Records and Information Management (RIM) in the Age of Climate Change’, the month, which...

The fee for registering with the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) is yet to be decided, says Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay. In an interview with JIS News, Ms. Barclay advised that the registration fee is to be confirmed by the regulations that will be issued pursuant to the Data Protection Act, 2020. “In looking at issuing the drafting instructions...