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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.
Charles has been the Minister of Labour and Social Security since May 22, 2023. He was Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in January 2022. He was formerly Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change from September 2020 and has been the member of parliament for Clarendon South Eastern since March 2020.
Water supply and sanitation in Jamaica is characterized by high levels of access to an improved water source, while access to adequate sanitation stands at only 80%.This situation affects especially the poor, including the urban poor many of which live in the country's over 595 unplanned squatter settlements in unhealthy and unsanitary environments with a high risk of waterborne disease.
In 1956 the Jamaica Civil Service Housing Company Ltd. was established to assist the members in acquiring their own homes. During the 1950s the JCSA was able to lease and buy land which would go on to play an important role in the development of the Association and the services that they offer.
The State Housing Law of 1926 created the State Board of Housing. [5] [6] The law was reenacted in 1927 to create the Bureau of Housing. [7] Article XVIII on housing was added to the New York Constitution effective 1 January 1939. [8] The Division of Housing was continued in 1939 with the enactment of the Public Housing Law.
The Jamaica National Heritage Trust is responsible for the promotion, preservation, and development of Jamaica's material cultural heritage (buildings, monuments, bridges, etc.). [1] The organisation maintains the list of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica. [4] It is chartered by The Jamaica National Heritage Trust Act, 1985. [5]
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island.