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Published:Tuesday | March 13, 2018 | 12:00 AMErica Virtue/Senior Gleaner Writer

The Jamaica Bar Association (JBA) was among three entities that made submissions to the Joint Select Committee of Parliament deliberating the Data Protection Bill of 2017, the Government's companion legislation to the National Identification System...

Published:Tuesday | February 27, 2018 | 12:00 AMErica Virtue/Senior Gleaner Writer

The Joint Select Committee of Parliament set up to review the proposed Data Protection Bill heard more submissions last week on ways to enhance data protection in Jamaica, and there was a proposal from the Broadcasting Commission, which wants that...

Published:Saturday | March 3, 2018 | 12:00 AMErica Virtue/Senior Gleaner Writer

Electors numbering 30,216 will be eligible to vote in today's by-election in St Andrew North West, an increase of 1,187 more than were eligible ahead of the February 2016 general election which was won comfortably by Derrick Smith on a Jamaica...

Published:Tuesday | February 20, 2018 | 12:00 AMErica Virtue/Senior Gleaner Writer

In its presentation before the Joint Select Committee hearing submissions from interest groups on the Data Protection Act, the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) on Tuesday called for journalism to be completely exempted from provisions of the act...

Published:Tuesday | February 13, 2018 | 12:00 AMErica Virtue/Senior Gleaner Writer

Representatives of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROC) were brought to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament Tuesday, following three major concerns about the entity's liquidity and financial viability highlighted...

Published:Friday | February 2, 2018 | 12:00 AMErica Virtue/Senior Gleaner Writer

Everglades Farm Limited - which owns Long Pond and Hampden sugar estates - has disputed claims from permanent secretary in the ministry of agriculture Donovan Stanberry that its lease payment under the agreement with the Government since 2009 is not...

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