Jamaica introduced into its House of Parliament a comprehensive Bill for privacy and data protection. The new law would cover personal data, including data in an accessible record such as a health record or an educational record. The Bill aims to safeguard the privacy of individuals, by providing privacy and security protections over their personal data that are managed by data controllers Once effective, Jamaica will join the ranks of other countries in the greater Caribbean region that have similarly passed comprehensive data protection legislation in recent years.
Source: https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=6e84b449-a66d-48d7-9e95-66e81606c509