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The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities is the Government Agency responsible for rehabilitations, vocational training and placement of persons with disabilities in Jamaica. Under the Ministry of Labour & Social Security, it has as its objective the Equality of Opportunities between the disabled and the able-bodied. It seeks through its services, to establish social and economic independence for Persons...

The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency was formed in August 2014 and brought together the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) and the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Task Force (MOCA TF). It is now an elite Agency focussing on tackling corruption in the public sector and bringing high-value criminal targets to justice. This will continue to develop over time and is...

What is Parole? Parole is the authority granted to an inmate to leave the prison in which he is serving a sentence and to spend the last portion of that sentence in the open Society. Parole is granted to enable inmates to be released into the open society for re-adjustment with the guidance of a Probation Officer.

CSJP is a multi-faceted crime and violence prevention initiative of the Ministry of National Security which focuses on building community safety and security. The programme provides crime and violence prevention services to 50 vulnerable and volatile communities, spanning eight parishes, and conducts institutional strengthening of the Ministry of National Security.

The Ministry of National Security has forwarded a Cabinet Submission requesting that the Forensic Laboratory and the Legal Medical Unit be merged and renamed the Institute for Forensic Science and Medicine and that the merged entity undergo a full strategic/prior options review to determine the most suitable governance arrangement for the reorganized entity. The objective is to ensure that the...

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 was the national airline of Jamaica. It has been owned and operated by Caribbean Airlines since May 2011.

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....

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...

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...