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Jamaica

Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning 10,990 square kilometres in area, it is the third largest island — after Cuba and Hispaniola — of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 419 entities connected with Jamaica. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Jamaica. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Jamaica

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Jamaica.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 173 entities identified as PEPs connected with Jamaica.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister1--
Governor General211
King1--
monarch of Jamaica-11
Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of Jamaica-31
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica--1
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica112
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica-2-
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining--1
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, & Mining1--
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport1--
Minister of Defense1--
Minister of Economic Growth & Job Creation1--
Minister of Economic Growth and Job Creation--1
Minister of Education & Youth1--
Minister of Education and Youth--1
Minister of Education, Youth and Information-1-
Minister of Finance & the Public Service121
Minister of Health & Wellness1--
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change-1-
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce-11
Minister of Justice121
Minister of Labor & Social Security11-
Minister of Legal & Constitutional Affairs1--
Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs--1
Minister of Local Government & Rural Development1--
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development--1
Minister of National Security11-
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology-11
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport--1
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications, & Transport1--
Minister of State at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries--1
Minister of State at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport-1-
Minister of State at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation--1
Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service-1-
Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade--1
Minister of State at the Ministry of Health and Wellness-1-
Minister of State at the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce-1-
Minister of State at the Ministry of National Security--1
Minister of State at the Ministry of Transport and Mining-1-
Minister of State at the Office of the Prime Minister-12
Minister of Tourism1--
Minister of Transport and Mining-2-
Minister without Portfolio-33
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the House of Representatives-6118
Member of the House of Representatives of Jamaica-130
Member of the Senate of Jamaica--1
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Attorney General of Jamaica-31
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of Defence Staff-31
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Bank of Jamaica--1
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Belize to Jamaica--1
ambassador of France to Jamaica-41
ambassador of Spain to Jamaica-31
ambassador of the European Union to Jamaica-1-
Ambassador to the US1--
High Commissioner of Mozambique to Jamaica-2-
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Jamaica-4-
United States Ambassador to Jamaica--2

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Leader of the Opposition-12
Attorney General1--
Chief Justice of Jamaica--1

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...