Interactive Navigation of Global Data Barometer 2024 Dataset
| Country | Pillar | Cluster | Action Area | Question/Indicator | Level | Response | Score | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence Question 3 How comprehensive in terms of jurisdiction is the coverage of the framework assessed for this question?
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L4 | The framework provides national coverage. | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence Question 4 How comprehensive in terms of sectors and types of companies is this framework?
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L4 | The framework covers the majority of companies in the country. | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please describe limits on coverage eg which type of company sector or other context for registration
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L4 | There are no limits on coverage. See these policies here: https://www.orcjamaica.com/uploads/latestN ... | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence summary:
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L3 | - | Caribbean | |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence Question 5 Please summarize your answers to the preceding existence subquestions including the extent of existence
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L4 | The Companies (Amendment) Act 2023 (1) provides comprehensive policies on beneficial ownership. The ... | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided
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L4 | (1) https://www.japarliament.gov.jm/attachments/article/341/The-Companies--Amendment--Act--2023-No.- ... | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements
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L2 | 70.0 | Caribbean | |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Provisions for definitions, kinds, and fields:
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L3 | 20.0 | Caribbean | |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 1 Definitions cover ownership
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
If the framework sets a threshold below which a share of ownership does not need to be disclosed please provide it here eg 25
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L4 | The Act lowers the threshold from 50% to 25% for companies with shares, meaning any person owning 25 ... | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 377V (2) 'Duty of beneficial owner to provide company with information' (pg. 45) https://www ... | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 2 Definitions cover control
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
If the framework sets a threshold below which a share of control does not need to be disclosed please provide it here eg 25
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L4 | Any person with control of 25% or more of the company's shares must be disclosed as a beneficial ow ... | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 377V (2) 'Duty of beneficial owner to provide company with information' (pg. 45) | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 3 Definitions cover benefiting from
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L4 | No | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 4 Rules or processes exist to protect certain natural persons who are beneficial owners from having some or all of their data published
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L4 | No | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Provisions for data quality:
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L3 | 20.0 | Caribbean | |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 5 The framework requires a verification process
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please briefly explain the verification process used
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L4 | Section 377E talks to the verification by the Registrar of Companies, who shall verify the beneficia ... | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 377E 'Verification by Registrar of beneficial ownership information' (pg. 29) | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 6 The framework empowers an agency or official to ensure the accurate and timely collection and publication of required data
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 113A (2) 'Inspection of register of members by Registrar' (pg. 11) ; Section 377E 'Verificat ... | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Provisions for collection and access:
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L3 | 30.0 | Caribbean | |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 7 The framework supports the digital collection of data
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Does the framework support the collection of structured data? Please explain your response
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L4 | Yes. The Act specifies the exact type of data that should be collected which includes name, date of ... | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 377D 'List contained in beneficial ownership return' (pg. 28) | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 8 The framework requires that data is regularly updated
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 377W(1) 'Change in beneficial ownership to be notified to Registrar' (pg. 46) | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 9 The framework requires beneficial ownership data to be collected in a central register or database
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L4 | Yes | 10.0 | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 377J (pg.40) 'Duty of Registrar to keep register of beneficial owners of companies' | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 10 The framework discusses public access to the data
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L4 | No | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements summary:
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L3 | - | Caribbean | |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Elements Question 11 Please summarize your answers to the preceding element subquestions
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L4 | The Act does not cover immaterial benefits but instead is focused on capturing material benefits (1) ... | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Governance | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Governance (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided
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L4 | (1) https://www.japarliament.gov.jm/attachments/article/341/The-Companies--Amendment--Act--2023-No.- ... | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Availability | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Availability (CI): Beneficial ownership
To what extent is detailed information about the beneficial ownership of companies available for public use?
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L1 | - | Caribbean | |
| Jamaica | Availability | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Availability (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence
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L2 | - | Caribbean | |
| Jamaica | Availability | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Availability (CI): Beneficial ownership
Exist of existence:
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L3 | - | Caribbean | |
| Jamaica | Availability | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Availability (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence Question 1 Is this data available online in any form?
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L4 | Data is not available online. | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Availability | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Availability (CI): Beneficial ownership
Are there other offline ways to access this data in the country? eg attending an office to inspect it
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L4 | No | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Availability | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Availability (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence summary:
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L3 | - | Caribbean | |
| Jamaica | Availability | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Availability (CI): Beneficial ownership
Existence Question 3 Please summarize your answers to the preceding existence subquestions including the extent of existence
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L4 | The Registrar of Companies does provide a registry (Jamaica Beneficial Ownership Registry) however t ... | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Availability | Company Information | Beneficial Ownership |
Availability (CI): Beneficial ownership
Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided
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L4 | (1) https://www.boregistryjamaica.com/# (2) https://www.boregistryjamaica.com/public/howto.aspx?cn=A ... | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Availability | Land Management | Land Tenure |
Availability (L): Land tenure
To what extent is detailed land tenure information available as open data?
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L1 | 32.8 | Caribbean | |
| Jamaica | Availability | Land Management | Land Tenure |
Availability (L): Land tenure
Existence
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L2 | 1.0 | Caribbean | |
| Jamaica | Availability | Land Management | Land Tenure |
Availability (L): Land tenure
Exist of existence:
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L3 | 1.0 | Caribbean | |
| Jamaica | Availability | Land Management | Land Tenure |
Availability (L): Land tenure
Existence Question 1 Is this data available online in any form?
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L4 | Data is available from government, or because of government actions. | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Availability | Land Management | Land Tenure |
Availability (L): Land tenure
Please provide a URLs for where this data can be found
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L4 | https://elandjamaica.nla.gov.jm/elandjamaica/interactivemap.aspx | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Availability | Land Management | Land Tenure |
Availability (L): Land tenure
Extent of existence:
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L3 | 1.0 | Caribbean | |
| Jamaica | Availability | Land Management | Land Tenure |
Availability (L): Land tenure
Existence Question 2 Do the datasets available cover the majority of urban land tenure?
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L4 | The datasets available cover all urban land tenure in the country. | - | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Availability | Land Management | Land Tenure |
Availability (L): Land tenure
Existence Question 3 Do the datasets available cover the majority of rural land tenure?
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L4 | The datasets available cover all rural land tenure in the country. | - | Caribbean |