Freedom of the Press 2007: Jamaica
20 February 2008
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Recent articles in Jamaica
Jamaican legislators called on to safeguard news media in data protection bill
Legislation in Jamaica aimed at protecting personal data should safeguard media from having to reveal confidential news sources and other proprietary information, the IAPA said.
Jamaica decriminalises defamation
After a seven-year debate involving representatives of the government, media, and civil society, Jamaica has now become the first independent Caribbean country to have no criminal defamation laws — including seditious libel — on the books.
Cross-dressing teenager murdered in Jamaica
Dwayne Jones, 16, was found dead on July 22 after being attacked at a party he attended dressed in women’s clothing. According to news reports, when someone at the party identified Jones as male, a crowd chased him as he fled. Police found his body on the road, with multiple stab wounds and a gun wound.