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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.
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Jamaica) Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (Jamaica) Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Jamaica) Ministry of National Security (Jamaica)
Each minister is responsible for the general administration of at least one government portfolio, and heads a corresponding ministry or ministries. The most important minister, following the prime minister, is the Minister of Finance, while other high-profile ministries include foreign affairs, national security, industry and health.
The transition would mean removing King Charles III — Jamaica's current monarch — as head of state. Jamaica's Prime Minister Tells Government To 'Move Ahead With Speed' To Become Republic Skip ...
A revenue service, revenue agency or taxation authority is a government agency responsible for the intake of government revenue, including taxes and sometimes non-tax revenue. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Depending on the jurisdiction , revenue services may be charged with tax collection , investigation of tax evasion , or carrying out audits .
The Food Standards Agency is an NMGD which was created by merging two large parts of the Departments of Health and what was then the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The aim was to reassure the public (after the BSE / vCJD crisis) that decisions about food safety would in future be taken by an independent body free of political control.
After achieving independence from the United Kingdom in August 1962, Jamaica immediately established its foreign ministry, then known as the Ministry of External Affairs. In 1976, the government changed the ministry's name to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and eventually added "and Foreign Trade" sometime later to reflect the full scope of its mission.
Rosa Parks. Susan B. Anthony. Helen Keller. These are a few of the women whose names spark instant recognition of their contributions to American history.