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Regular passports have a blue cover with the Coat of Arms of Jamaica emblazoned on the centre of the front cover in gold foil. The CARICOM logo and words "Caribbean Community" are centred above, and the words "JAMAICA" and "Passport" along with the international symbol e-passport symbol are below the arms.
After achieving independence from the United Kingdom in August 1962, Jamaica immediately established its foreign ministry, then known as the Ministry of External Affairs. In 1976, the government changed the ministry's name to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and eventually added "and Foreign Trade" sometime later to reflect the full scope of its mission.
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Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport [1]. Jamaica Cultural Development Commission; Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation; Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission
Under the supervision of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) the Ministry of National Security managed the Community Security Initiative which seeks to instill a framework of action that targets the rejuvenation of security protocols and rebuild social inclusion.
The Jamaica Information Service was established in 1956. [3] At its inception, the agency was first known as the Government Public Relations Office (GPRO), which was primarily concerned with issuing press releases and maintaining good relations between the press and the Government.
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A limited form of local government was introduced with the creation of the House of Assembly of Jamaica in 1664; however, it represented only a tiny number of rich plantation owners. [52] In 1692, the colony was rocked by an earthquake that resulted in several thousand deaths and the almost complete destruction of Port Royal.