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MINISTRY PAPER No. I ~ 2 MINISTRY PAPER No. I ~ 2 ASSIGNMENT OF SUBJECTS, DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES, JANUARY 2012 This Ministry Paper embodies information on: (a) the assignment of Subjects, Departments and Agencies to Ministers with portfolio responsibilities; and (b) the assignment of Ministers without Portfolio and Ministers of State. Assignment of Ministers The Cabinet of Jamaica, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution is now constituted as follows: Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miffer, ON Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies Minister of Transport, Works and Housing Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips Minister of Finance and Planning Hon. Robert Pickersgiff Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Hon. Peter Bunting Minister of National Security Senator the Hon. Arnold Nicholson, Q. C. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Hon. Phillip Paulweff Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon. Derrick Kel/ier Minister of Labour and Social Security Hon. Roger Clarke Minister ofAgriculture and Fisheries Hon. Anthony Hylton Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson Minister of Health Hon. Noel Arscott Minister of Local Government and Community Development Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites Minister of Education Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeiff Minister of Tourism and Entertainment Hon. Lisa Hanna Minister of Youth and Culture Senator the Hon.Mark Golding Minister of Justice Hon. Horace Dalley Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning Hon. Dr. Morais Guy Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister) Attorney General Hon. Patrick Atkinson, Q.C. has been appointed Attorney General. A list outlining the Subjects, Departments and Agencies assigned to Ministers is attached to this document at Appendix A. Assignment of Ministers of State Eight (8) Ministers of State appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution have been assigned to specific Ministries as follows: Hon. Luther Buchanan Office of the Prime Minister Hon. Damion Crawford Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment Hon. Julian Robinson Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon. Colin Fagan Ministry of Local Government and Community Development Hon. Richard Azan Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Hon. Ian Hayles Ministry ofAgriculture and Fisheries Hon. Arnoldo Brown Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Prime Minister 16 January 2012 2 Ap(J€fld I '/... f:t Revised GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA ASSIGNMENT OF SUBJECTS AND DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES AND OTHER PUBLIC BODIES 6 January 2012 Revised 6 January 2012 Revised This document is intended to specify the portfolio assignment of Subjects and Departments to Cabinet Ministers in accordance with Sections 77 and 93 of the Constitution of Jamaica. 77.-{1} Subject to the provIsions of this Constitution, the Governor-Generol, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, may, by directions in writing, charge any Minister who is a member of the House of Representatives, or {except in so far as may be inconsistent with any Ministerial functions under section 67, 115, 116 or 118 of this Constitution} who is a member of the Senate with the responsibility for any subject or ony deportment of government. 93.-{1} Where any Minister has been charged with the responsibility for a subject or department of government he shall exercise general direction and control over the work relating to that subject and over that department; and, subject as aforesaid and to such direction and control, the aforesaid work and the department shall be under the supervision of a Permanent Secretary appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 126 of this Constitution. (2) A person may be a Permanent Secretary in respect of mare than one department of government. (3) The office of Financial Secretary is hereby constituted and, for the purposes of this section he shall be deemed to be a Permanent Secretary. It should be noted that for the purposes of this document/ public bodies and some operational/administrative units are broadly classified as departments. This document is not intended to provide an exhaustive list of all GOJ public entities and governing Acts. Prepared by the Office of the Cabinet 6 January 2012 Office of the Cabinet 6 January 2012 Revised CONTENTS Page OFFICE OF THE CABINET 3 OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER 4 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES 6 ,­ MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 7 MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND PLANNNG 9 MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND FOREIGN TRADE 11 MINISTRY OF HEALTH 12 MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, INVESTMENT AND COMMERCE 14 MINISTRY OF JUSTICE 16 MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY 18 MINISTRTY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND 19 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY 20 MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY AND MINING 22 MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND ENTERTAINMENT 24 MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, WORKS AND HOUSING 25 MINISTRY OF WATER, LAND, ENVIRONMENT AND 27 CLIMATE CHANGE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AND CULTURE 29 Office of the Cabinet 6 January 2012 OFFICE OF THE CABINET PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF DEFENCE: The Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller O.N., M.P. CABINET SECRETARY AND PERMANENT SECRETARY: Ambassador the Hon. Douglas Saunders, OJ., C.D., J.P. SUBJECTS (GENERAL) Business of Cabinet Policy Formulation, Analysis and Coordination of Government Public Sector Transformation (including, Modernization, Rationalization and Organizational Design) Strategic Human Resource Management1 Strategic Planning for Government Whole-of-Government Performance Monitoring and Evaluation National Security Policy Coordination Public Service Training DEPARTMENTS (GENERAL) Management Institute for National Development (MIND) National Security Council Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR)2 1 In process of development 2Not being an independent Commission, OUR is only hosted by Office ofthe Cabinet; but the Office of the Cabinet has neither accounting nor budgetary responsibilities for the OUR. 3 Office of the Cabinet 6 January 2012 OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF DEFENCE: The Most Han. Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P. MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO: Han. Natalie Neita-Headley, M.P. MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO: Senator the Han. Sandrea Falconer MINISTER OF STATE: Hon. Luther Buc:;hanan, M.P. PERMANENT SECRETARY: Ms. Onika Milrer' SUBJECTS (GENERAL) Defence Development Gender Affairs National Identification System (NIDS) National Transformation Programme National Awards State Protocol SUBJECTS (INFORMATION) Archives Broadcasting Information SUBJECTS (SPORT) Sport , 1 DEPARTMENTS (GENERAL) Bureau of Gender Affairs Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Culture, Health, Arts, Sports & Education (CHASE) Harmonization Limited Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) National Housing Trust (NHT) Urban Development Corporation (UDq and its subsidiaries Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) DEPARTMENTS (INFORMATION) Access to Information Unit Broadcasting Commission Cinematograph Authority Jamaica Archives and Records Departm~nt Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) 4 Office of the Cabinet 6 January 20]2 OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER (Cont'd) DEPARTMENTS (SPORT) G. C. Foster College of Physical Education Independence Park Ltd (lPL) Institute of Sports (INSPDRTS) Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCD) Sports Development Foundation (SDF) 5 Office of the Cabinet 6 January 2012 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES MINISTER: Hon. Roger Clarke, M.P. MINISTER OF STATE: Hon. Ian Hales, M.P. PERMANENT SECRETARY: Mr. Donovan Stanberry, J.P. SUBJECTS Agricultural Commodities Agricultural Research Agricultural Marketing Fisheries Fisheries Management and Development' Fund Irrigation ,1, ' Livestock and Poultry Plant Protection/Quarantine Produce Inspection Public & Botanical Gardens Veterinary Services DEPARTMENTS Agricultural Credit Board (ACB)3 Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) Agricultural Marketing Corporation Agricultural Support Services and Productive Projects Fund Limited (ASSPFL) Agro-Investment Corporation Banana Insurance Fund Commodity Boards (including Banana, Coffee, Cocoa, Coconut and Pimento Industry Boards and the Tobacco Industry Control Authority) Jamaica 4-H Clubs Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Jamaica Dairy Development Board Jamaica Exotic Flavours and Essences Company Limited National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Thomas Sugar Company Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Legacy Sugar Company of Jamaica Holding Ltd. Sugar Industry Authority (including Sugar Industry Research Institute) Veterinary Board ". .;. Wallenford Coffee Company 3 Monitoring and inspection functions in relation to management of agricultural loan societies to be transferred to the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce after necessary legislative amendments 6 Office of the Cabinet 6 January 2012 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTER OF EDUCATION: Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, M.P. PERMANENT SECRETARY: Mrs. Audrey Sewell, J.P. (Temporarily assigned to Ministry ofTransport and Works) ACTING PERMANENT SECRETARY: Mrs. Grace Mclean SUBJECTS (EDUCATION) Education Policies and Programmes Management Libraries Literacy Regulation
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