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Accountant General’s Department
The Accountant General’s Department (AGD) is the nation’s Treasury and the operational Department within the Ministry of Finance and Planning, charged with facilitating and reporting on the flow of funds within the public sector. The Accountant General is the custodian of the Consolidated Fund which was established by Section 114 of the Constitution of Jamaica and Section 3 of the...
Air Jamaica (Legacy)
Air Jamaica was the national airline of Jamaica. It has been owned and operated by Caribbean Airlines since May 2011.
Financial Investigations Division (FID)
The Financial Investigations Division is a Division within the Ministry of Finance and Planning which was established 16th December, 2002. The Division has evolved with time and the objectives now focus on the need to deter the use of Jamaica’s economy for money laundering and other financial crimes thereby contributing to a stable financial sector and an investor friendly environment....
National Contracts Commission
Role and Function The National Contracts Commission (NCC) is an independent Commission. Its primary objective is the “promotion of efficiency in the process of the award and implementation of government contracts and ensuring transparency and equity in the awarding of such contracts”. Membership The NCC is comprised of a panel of eight (8) members, all of whom are appointed...
Revenue Appeals Division
The Revenue Appeals Division (RAD) is an independent entity, mandated to hear and conclude appeals by taxpayers who are in disagreement with a decision of a Revenue Commissioner in relation to their tax liability or customs valuation. RAD embraces the tenets of efficiency and transparency in concluding appeals in a fair, judicious, independent and cost effective manner. Vision: In 2022 the...
National Commission on Reparations
In 2012, the National Commission on Reparations, chaired by Professor Verene Shepherd, of The University of the West Indies, was reconvened by former Minister of Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna.
Bureau of Gender Affairs
The Bureau of Women’s Affairs is mandated to mobilize the Government to address the problems that confront women, given the impact of patriarchy and sexism. These problems include high rates of unemployment, violence against women in various forms such as spousal abuse, rape, incest and sexual harassment. Its objective is to enable women to recognize their full potential as individuals...
National Library of Jamaica
The National Library of Jamaica was established in 1979 under the Institute of Jamaica Act of 1978. It originated from the collection of the West India Reference Library (WIRL) which was founded in 1894 as a section of the Public Library of the Institute of Jamaica. This public library was the first of its kind in Jamaica. It began operations...
Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica
The Young Entrepreneurs Association (YEA) was started by the Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF) in 2005. It was officially launched by then Prime Minister of Jamaica, Honourable Percival James Patterson on January 25, 2006. The Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF) represents the views of employers, locally and internationally and has contributed tremendously to the development of employer/employee relations within Jamaica....
National Youth Service
Background Established in 1973, the National Youth Service (NYS) was re-launched in 1995 after a 12 year break amidst major concerns about the high level of youth unemployment, academic underachievement, the lack of training opportunities for young people and their escalating trend toward anti-social behaviour. The organization, therefore, aims to equip youths with the necessary life coping skills to foster...
National Centre for Youth Development
The National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD), the youth division in the Ministry of Youth & Culture was established in the year 2000 as the Government department with responsibility for young people aged 15 – 24 years throughout the island. NCYD is responsible for facilitating the co-ordination and integration of programmes, service and activities geared towards youth development, and recommending...