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The Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum Is Coming to Barbados This November, With Everything from Insurance to Hotel Growth on the Agenda - Caribbean Journal The Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum Is Coming to Barbados This November, With Everything from Insurance to Hotel Growth on the Agenda Caribbean Journal
Licence to deal - More casino resorts on horizon as Princess targets winter opening WESTERN BUREAU: The granting of Jamaica’s first casino gaming licence is expected to pave the way for additional integrated resort developments (IRDs), with at least three other investors, including for the proposed Hard Rock Hotel in St James, already expressing interest in entering the sector.
Data defence delay - Staffing shortages, technology gaps and training needs slow move towards full enforcement of personal information protection law The regulatory body responsible for Jamaica’s national data protection regime has said it will require another two years before it is in a position to fully enforce the Data Protection Act (DPA), which was passed by Parliament in 2020. Established under the DPA, the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) is responsible for overseeing the use of personal data and addressing breaches as outlined in the law.
Dignity debate - Holness rejects PNP criticism of placement of plaques in homes of social housing beneficiaries Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has dismissed assertions that the practice of installing commemorative plaques on homes distributed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) dehumanises beneficiaries and robs them of their dignity. Speaking yesterday at the Howard Avenue Apartments opening ceremony in St Andrew, Holness said there is a collective sense of pride in using taxpayers’ money to build homes for the country’s most vulnerable.
J$1.3b for recovery of hurricane-ravaged Westmoreland primary schools Just over $1.3 billion is being invested in the reconstruction and expansion of two hurricane-ravaged schools in Westmoreland, Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon indicated during a back-to-school readiness tour on Tuesday. The larger share, nearly $1 billion, is being spent on Unity Primary School, while $302 million has been allocated to Petersfield Primary School, where the minister acknowledged that students will still have to contend with some disruption when the new academic year begins in September amid continuing construction.
Champagnie blasts 10-yr wait for trial in cop-killing case King’s Counsel Peter Champagnie has blasted the more than decade-long delay in bringing three men accused of murdering police Corporal Judith Williams to trial, saying it is “simply unacceptable” for accused persons to remain in custody for over 10 years before trial. Police Constable Gladstone Williams, Rohan Smith and Jessie ‘Pops’ Anderson have spent more than a decade in custody awaiting trial in the 2016 murder of Corporal Judith Williams.