Ministry Overview
Ministry of
Economic Growth & Job Creation
Permanent Secretary:
Ms. Arlene Williams
Departments – Economic Growth & Job Creation
- Agro Investment Corporation
- Development Bank of Jamaica Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) Harmonization Limited
- IMF Coordination Unit
- International Financial Services Authority JAMPRO
- National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank) Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)
- Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC) Self-Start Fund
- Micro Investment Development Agency (MIDA) Kingston Container Terminal
- Kingston Free Zone
- Montego Free Zone National Housing Trust (NHT)
- Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ)
- Port Authority Management Services
- Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN)
- Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and its subsidiaries
Departments – Economic Growth & Job Creation – Land, Environment & Climate Change
- Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) Land Access for National Development (L.A.N.D.) Project Land Development and Utilization Commission
- Land Divestment Advisory Committee National Land Agency (NLA)
- National Spatial Data Management Unit Beach Control Authority Forestry Department
- Meteorological Department
- National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) -(Includes National Resource and Conservation Authority, Town Planning Department, Town & Country Planning Authority and Negril/Green Island Local Planning Authority)
Departments – Economic Growth & Job Creation (HOUSING)
- Commission of Strata Corporations
- Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB)
- Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ))
- Real Estate Board
- Relocation of Human Settlements
- Rent Assessment Board
Departments – Economic Growth & Job Creation (WATER)
- National Water Commission (NWC)
- Rural Water Supply Company
- Water Resource Authority (WRA)
Departments – Economic Growth & Job Creation (WORKS)
- National Road Operating & Constructing Company (NROCC)
- National Works Agency (NWA)
- Road Maintenance Fund (RMF)
- Toll Authority
- Toll Regulator
Focus – Economic Growth & Job Creation
- Economic Growth
- Job Creation
- Economic Planning and Monitoring
- Investment Promotion
- Agro Business
- Factory Construction
- Logistics Hub
- Small Business Development
- Small Business Development
- Special Economic Zones Development
- Census
- Vital Statistics
- Port Development
- Port Regulation
- Privatization
Focus – Economic Growth & Job Creation ( Land, Environment and Climate Change)
- Emancipation Lands
- Estate Management/Property Management
- Land Policy and Administration
- Land Reform
- Land Registration
- Land Surveys
- Land Titling
- Land Development and Utilization
- Lands (including Crown Lands and Land Settlements)
- National Geographic Data Management
- Parish Boundaries
- Physical Planning
- Subdivision of Land
- Town and Country Planning
- Air Quality and Control
- Beach Control and Coastal Management
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Environmental Regulation
- Forests
- Marine Conservation and Protection
- Meteorology
- National Environmental Protection
- Watershed Management
- Wildlife Protection
Focus – Economic Growth & Job Creation (HOUSING)
- Architects’ Registration
- Architects Registration Act
- Housing
- Housing Act
- Land Acquisition/Housing
- Landlord and Tenants
- Landlord and Tenants Act
- National Urban Upgrading
- Port Royal Brotherhood
- Quantity Surveyors’ Registration
- Rent Control (Restriction)
- Squatter Management
- Shelter Solutions
Focus – Economic Growth & Job Creation (WATER)
- Water Policy and Monitoring
- Domestic Water Supply
- Sewerage
- Surface and Underground Water Resources
Focus – Economic Growth & Job Creation (WORKS)
- Civil Works
- Flood Water Control
- Land Reclamation
- Main Roads
- Main Roads Act
- Professional Engineers’ Registration Act
- Sandy Gully Drainage System
- Seaports
- Road Maintenance Act
- Road Traffic Act
- Toll Roads Act
- Port Authority Act
Last Updated November 2024
Agencies / Departments
- Integrity Commission
- Professional Engineers’ Registration Board
- Jamaica Information Service (JIS)
- Jamaica Archives and Records Department
- Broadcasting Commission
- Access to Information Unit
- Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF)
- Jamaica Defence Force
- Culture, Health, Arts, Sports & Education (CHASE)
- Constituency Development Fund