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Chief Privacy Officer and Managing Director of United Consulting International Limited, Najuequa Barnes, addresses Thursday’s (September 19) Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) Business Acceleration Centre (BAC) Accelerator Series at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.
Chief Privacy Officer and Managing Director of United Consulting International Limited, Najuequa Barnes, addresses Thursday’s (September 19) Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) Business Acceleration Centre (BAC) Accelerator Series at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.

SEZ Business Operators Urged to Register as Data Controllers

Business operators in Jamaica’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are being urged to register as data controllers in an effort to mitigate risks and increase investor interest. Under the Data Protection Act, persons who hold, receive, use, collect or deal with...
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, responds to a question during Wednesday’s (September 18) post-Cabinet press briefing at business process outsourcing firm iTel’s corporate office in St. Andrew.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with Responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, responds to a question during Wednesday’s (September 18) post-Cabinet press briefing at business process outsourcing firm iTel’s corporate office in St. Andrew.

Access to Information Tribunal’s New Members Being Finalised
Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell (fourth left); Director of Corporate Services at the JIS, Errol Gardner (left) and Director of Human Resources at the JIS, Dr. David Knight, celebrate with the JIS Heritage Competition 2023 winners representing (from left) Bright Beginnings Education Centre, Richmond Primary and Infant School, Grove Town Primary, York Castle High, José Martí High and Cornwall College.
Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell (fourth left); Director of Corporate Services at the JIS, Errol Gardner (left) and Director of Human Resources at the JIS, Dr. David Knight, celebrate with the JIS Heritage Competition 2023 winners representing (from left) Bright Beginnings Education Centre, Richmond Primary and Infant School, Grove Town Primary, York Castle High, José Martí High and Cornwall College.

JIS Accepting Entries for Heritage Competition
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), engages with a child (centre), during a visit to the Cherry Tree Lane community of Clarendon on Monday (August 12).
Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), engages with a child (centre), during a visit to the Cherry Tree Lane community of Clarendon on Monday (August 12).

Trauma Counselling for Cherry Tree Lane Residents
Information Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.
Information Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.

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Information Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.
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Information Commissioner Urges Data Controllers to Register

Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay, is urging data controllers to register, despite any obstacles they may face in meeting the requirements of the Data Protection Act (DPA) 2020. Ms. Barclay’s plea comes as Jamaica moves forward with the full implementation of the legislation, which aims to safeguard individuals' privacy rights and regulate the processing of personal data across various sectors. In...
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Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.
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Registration Fees Established for Data Controllers

The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) has established registration fees for Data Controllers. Under the Data Protection Act, persons who hold, receive, use, collect or deal with personally identifiable information of any individual are considered data controllers and must register with the OIC. Registration began on December 1, 2023, and data controllers were given a six-month grace period to...
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Information Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner, Celia Barclay.
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Registration of Data Controllers Begins June 1

The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) is reminding data controllers to commence registration as of June 1, 2024. Applications are being accepted for the December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024, period. Under the Data Protection Act (DPA) 2020, data controllers are considered to be organisations or individuals that process the personal information of others. Registration was initially scheduled...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with direct oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon addresses the sitting of the Senate on May 10.
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Data Controllers in High-Risk Sectors to Register with the OIC Beginning June 1

The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) will proceed with the registration of data controllers in several categories as a matter of priority, beginning June 1, 2024. These include Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government; data controllers in high-risk sectors such as financial, health, education, tourism, and ICT Services; data controllers who are required to appoint a Data Protection Officer...
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Special Projects Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Montego Bay Regional Office, Sharon Earle (left), gifts grade-four teacher at Glendevon Primary School in St. James, Tessah Whittingham (centre) and Literacy Coordinator, Delfern Lewis, a JIS publication, ‘A Different Hurricane and Other Jamaican Stories’, to aid students in their reading and comprehension skills, on Read Across Jamaica Day, Tuesday, May 7.
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PHOTOS: Read Across Jamaica Day at Glendevon Primary

Special Projects Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Montego Bay Regional Office, Sharon Earle (left), gifts grade-four teacher at Glendevon Primary School in St. James, Tessah Whittingham (centre) and Literacy Coordinator, Delfern Lewis, a JIS publication, ‘A Different Hurricane and Other Jamaican Stories’, to aid students in their reading and comprehension skills, on Read Across Jamaica Day, Tuesday, May...
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