Proposed NPO Act should balance financial compliance with civic space, experts say
Published on: Monday 17 August 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has an opportunity to develop legislation that protects the country from financial crime while safeguarding the vital work of civil society organisations, according to regional and international experts participating in an online forum on the proposed Non-Profit Organisations (NPO) Act. Addressing the open forum, Sangeeta Goswami, director of policy and advocacy at the Human Security Collective in The Hague, Netherlands, urged policymakers to ensure that the proposed legislation adopts...
News source: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/17/proposed-npo-act-balance-financial-compliance-civic-space-experts-say/
