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Alerts - Jamaica

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Jamaica

IPI endorses Press Association of Jamaica letter to prime minister

The Press Association of Jamaica is concerned about negative comments and veiled threats made against media workers who are reporting on the country's upcoming elections.

Jamaica

Legislators consider defamation suits against telecom providers

Legislators in Jamaica are discussing whether telecommunications service providers should be sued if defamatory material is disseminated on their networks.

Jamaica

Journalist Ricardo Makyn arrested for taking photos of police officer who shot, wounded man

(RSF/IFEX) - Police arrests of two journalists in one week were an abuse of power, Reporters Without Borders said, calling for a full investigation of the two cases. Those arrested by police in Kingston were: Julian Richardson, financial journalist for the daily "Jamaica Observer" and Ricardo Makyn, a photographer for the daily "The Gleaner".

Jamaica

Freedom House files amicus curiae brief calling for reversal of financial penalty against newspaper publishing company

(Freedom House/IFEX) - The following is a 9 March 2004 Freedom House press release: