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Pages in category "Ministries and agencies of the government of Jamaica" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The department was created in 1955 from the archives section of the Island Records Office which itself was established by the Islands Records Law (Law 6 of 1879) when it took over the functions of the Island Secretary's Office. [2] [3]
The ministries of Jamaica are created at the discretion of the prime minister of Jamaica to carry out the functions of government. As of 2016, the prime minister is Andrew Holness . The agencies of Jamaica are created by both parliamentary law and assigned to ministers to oversee.
Name Party Year first elected Year left office 1: Iris Collins: JLP: 1944: 1949 2: Rose Leon: JLP: 1949: 1976 3: Iris King: PNP: 1959: 1967 4: Enid Bennett: JLP: 1967 ...
The Governor for the time being 1866 1893 J.C. Philippo: 1893 1893 et. seq. the Governor for the time being 1893 1945 Sir Noel Livingston: January 9, 1945 June 10, 1952 Major Aldington George Curphey, M.B.E. June 13, 1952 [3] November 28, 1958 Richard Walter Youngman, C.B.E. December 12, 1958 March 15, 1962 Clifford Clarence Campbell: May 8 ...
The Shadow Cabinet of Jamaica is seen as the alternative to the Cabinet of Jamaica, led by the Leader of the Opposition (Jamaica), and is charged with fairly criticizing and providing alternative policy to that proposed by the Government. [2] The Cabinet of Jamaica is currently composed of The Jamaica Labour Party members because the party won ...
As Jamaica is a parliamentary democracy modelled after the Westminster system, most of the government's ability to make and pass laws is dependent on the Prime Minister's ability to command the confidence of the members of the House of Representatives. Though both Houses of Parliament hold political significance, the House of Representatives ...
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