Grenada Passes Data Privacy Law

Grenada’s #DataPrivacy law now means that 3 out of every four territories in the Caribbean have a privacy law on the books.

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Guyana publishes draft privacy law for comments

What: Guyana Data Protection Bill open for comments. Deadline: May 3, 2023 How: submit comments via email to draftingconsultations.mla@gmail.com and/or agchambersmola@gmail.com Quick impressions: A copy of the Bill as at April 16, 2023 is available on the Government’s website and below.

Cuba passes privacy law

Cuba’s National Assembly has passed Ley 149/2022 “De Protección de Datos Personales” (Law 149/2022 “On the Protection of Personal Data” or, simply “LPDP” ) on Thursday August 25, 2022. The LPDP gives effect to the Cuban people’s constitutional right to privacy and is the nation’s first comprehensive privacy law. The LPDP includes the following key…

🇧🇿 Belize tables digital government bill

The Government of Belize has tabled a Bill to support digital Government efforts. Per a local news source, the proposed law – the Digital Government Bill, 2022 – is being introduced: tо еѕtаblіѕh thе Е-Gоvеrnаnсе аnd Dіgіtаlіzаtіоn Dераrtmеnt аnd рrоvіdе fоr іtѕ роwеrѕ, dutіеѕ аnd funсtіоnѕ; tо рrоmоtе аnd rеgulаtе thе рrоvіѕіоn оf еlесtrоnіс gоvеrnmеnt…

🇯🇲 Jamaica gets updated number portability guidance

What is number portability? Number Portability refers to the ability of a subscriber to retain their telephone number after leaving one service provider and, thereafter, utilising that same number with a new service provider. ‘Porting’ is a reference to the process by which the telephone number is transferred from one service provider to another. Number…