Agencies, Departments & Services in Kingston

The Public Defender is an independent Commission of Parliament.Our vision is to effectively investigate and seek redress for all breaches of constitutional rights, strive to eliminate injustice and ...

The Ministry of Transport and Mining has under its portfolio, an agency (the JUTC), which is the exclusive provider of public transit services in the country. The agency delivers public transport ...

The Ministry of Education (MoE) is the government entity responsible for the management and administration of public education in Jamaica. The Ministry of Education was first established in 1953, as ...

The Ministry of Education (MoE) is the government entity responsible for the management and administration of public education in Jamaica. The Ministry of Education was first established in 1953, as ...

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation was created in 2016 with the change in political administration. We are tasked with drafting the blueprint to drive Jamaica's economic growth and ...

The Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness was first elected as Member of Parliament (MP) to represent the Constituency of West Central St. Andrew in 1997, at the age of 25. Now in his fourth ...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) was established on April 1, 2011 by the Revenue Administration (Amendment) Act 2011, consolidating activities of the former Inland Revenue Department (IRD), Taxpayer ...

The Road Safety Unit, under the Ministry of Transport and Mining, promotes and fosters an orderly and disciplined traffic culture that is conducive to the development of a safe traffic environment, ...

St. Ann Development Company Limited (SADCo) is a subsidiary of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), with registered office at Ocean Village Shopping Centre, Main Street, Ocho Rios, St. Ann. The ...

The Mines and Geology Division (MGD), under the Ministry of Transport and Mining, has the statutory responsibility under the Mining Act and the Quarries Control Act to exercise general supervision ...

The Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change is led by Minster the Honourable Pearnel Charles, Jr. The Ministry has portfolio responsible for three main areas, the ...

Companies Office of Jamaica was established as a separate Department in 1975. Companies Office of Jamaica offers customers a newly re-designed website with an emphasis on efficient online services and...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MoAF) has been charged with the responsibility of driving the integration of the production of primary agricultural produce along all the stages of the ...

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) was established on 1 June 2007 as an Executive Agency to be a self-financing, performance-based, and service-oriented institution.The Agency ...

The National Land Agency (NLA) is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation. Established in April 2001 through the Government of Jamaica's Public Sector Modernisation ...

In 1985,the Jamaican Government established the Inland Revenue Department to promote greater accountability and to augment revenue collection. There are three specific mandates:Collection of ...

Established in August 2001 with the Financial Services Commission Act, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) replaced the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) and Unit Trusts and the ...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce is described as Jamaica's "Business Ministry". Its mandate is to lead the development of policies that will create growth and jobs, while achieving ...