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The mission of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and its Auxiliaries is to serve, protect and reassure the people in Jamaica through the delivery of impartial and professional services aimed at: Maintenance of Law and Order Protection of Life and Property Prevention and Detection of Crime and Preservation of peace “We serve, we protect, we reassure with courtesy, integrity and proper...

The Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) is the first reserve to the regular Police Force. Approximately fifty eight percent (58%) of the personnel are deployed in Kingston and St. Andrew. Its members supplement the regular force in all facets of policing including the detection and investigation of major breaches of the Road Traffic Act. The strength of the ISCF is...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) proudly operates as the country’s premiere revenue collecting agency. In keeping with our mission, our primary goal is to foster voluntary compliance, collect the revenue due in an equitable and efficient manner, contribute to a competitive business environment and facilitate economic growth and development. Through excellent service by our highly skilled staff, and in capitalising on...

To contribute to the safety and protection of our society by keeping offenders secure and facilitating their rehabilitation and reintegration as law-abiding citizens, while developing a professional and committed staff.

The Correctional Services Production Company liaises with the Department of Correctional Services in providing rehabilitative programmes and activities for offenders while enhancing their productive capacities in areas such as skilled work and agriculture.

The Students' Loan Bureau is Jamaica's premier student loan financing organization committed to ensuring that qualified, needy Jamaican students have equal access to financial assistance to pursue tertiary education. The Students' Loan Bureau began operation in 1970, was made a statutory body in 1971 and empowered to issue loans covering a percentage of tuition fees to Jamaican students pursuing higher...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica was established under the Statistics (Amendment) Act 1984  on April 9, 1984. The Institute has been invested with all the powers formerly vested in the Department of Statistics and previously the Bureau of Statistics (which came into existence in 1946) along with other powers. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica is an agency of the Ministry of Finance and...

The PAB is a public body, created by the Public Accountancy Act 1968. The functions of the Board are to promote, in the public interest, acceptable standards of professional conduct among registered public accountants in Jamaica, and, in particular to perform the functions assigned to the Board by the other provisions of the Act. The Board has ten members appointed...

The establishment of the Central Planning Unit (CPU) in 1955 was the product of a strong conviction on the part of the political party which came to power at that time, the People’s National Party and in particular of its leader, the Hon. Norman Manley, that planning was an essential requirement for successful economic and social development. The concept of...

The main focus of the Centre’s activities rest on the strengthening of the capabilities of the Police, Customs, Port Security, Defence Force, Judiciary, Prosecutors and other drug control bodies, but courses for other disciplines such as health, social welfare and education are also foreseen.

Our Vision To facilitate Jamaica becoming a net exporting country by being a visionary, innovative and creative trade financing institution. Our Mission To facilitate sustainable economic growth through increased exports and sustained job creation by providing competitively-priced trade financing solutions to the productive sector including exporters, potential exporters and direct suppliers to exporters. This we will achieve by being visionary,...