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The Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO) is a 5,000-member public sector trade union in Jamaica which represents workers in local and national government, governmental corporations, quasi-government bodies and other agencies created by statute.
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.
Gordon House (or George William Gordon House) is the meeting place of the Jamaica Parliament, located at 81 Duke Street in Kingston, close to the old parliament building headquarters. The house serves as the meeting place of both the Senate and the House of Representatives since independence on August 6, 1962 [1]
The government passed an act to transfer the government offices to Kingston from Spanish Town, which occurred in 1872. [11] In 1882, there was a large fire in Kingston. [ 16 ] In 1892, electricity first came to Jamaica, when it was supplied from a coal-burning steam-generating plant on Gold Street in Kingston.
The Department of Correctional Services, Jamaica (DCS) is a department of the Ministry of National Security of Jamaica, [1] headquartered in Kingston. [2] The department operates prisons and jails in Jamaica. The current [when?] Commissioner of Corrections is Brigadier Radgh Mason. [3]
Jamaica constitutes an independent Commonwealth realm. [3] The Constitution vests executive power in the Cabinet, led by the Prime Minister. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested both in the government and in the Parliament of Jamaica. The Prime Minister is appointed by the governor-general, the common ...
In 1928 the property was acquired by the British government and was the official residence of the colonial secretary until independence in 1962. In 1980, Vale Royal took over from Jamaica House as the official residence of the prime minister. [ 4 ]
Charles was the deputy leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) from 1972 to 1991. [1] In June 1976, after a state of emergency was declared by the People's National Party, Charles was detained by armed forces and brought to Kingston for questioning. [2] In 2002, he successfully ran as a JLP candidate for North Central Clarendon.