Government of Jamaica

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The Government of Jamaica is the constitutional parliamentary democracy and unitary state authority that administers and governs the island nation of Jamaica.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
national government
parliamentary democracy
unitary state authority
cabinetChairedBy Prime Minister of Jamaica
capital Kingston
constitutionalSystem Westminster system
constitutionEffectiveDate 1962-08-06
country Jamaica
currentPrimeMinister Andrew Holness
executiveBranch Cabinet of Jamaica
foundationDocument Jamaican Constitution of 1962
surface form: Constitution of Jamaica
governmentType constitutional monarchy
parliamentary democracy
unitary state
governorGeneralActsOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Jamaica
governorGeneralAppointedBy monarch of Jamaica
governs Jamaica
hasMinistry Ministry of Education and Youth (Jamaica)
Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (Jamaica)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (Jamaica)
Ministry of Health and Wellness (Jamaica)
Ministry of National Security (Jamaica)
headOfGovernment Prime Minister of Jamaica
headOfState Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: Charles III
headOfStateTitle King of Jamaica
independenceDate 1962-08-06
independenceFrom United Kingdom
judicialBranch Judiciary of Jamaica
legalSystem common law
legislativeBranch Parliament of Jamaica
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Jamaica
memberOf Caribbean Community
Commonwealth of Nations
International Monetary Fund
Organization of American States
United Nations
World Bank Group
World Trade Organization
parliamentaryElectionsHeld at least every 5 years
parliamentType bicameral legislature
primeMinisterParty Jamaica Labour Party
representedInJamaicaBy Governor-General of Jamaica
responsibleFor education policy in Jamaica
foreign policy of Jamaica
health policy in Jamaica
law and order in Jamaica
national defense policy of Jamaica
public finance of Jamaica
upperHouse Senate of Jamaica
votingSystemLowerHouse first-past-the-post

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Orders and Medals of Jamaica administeredBy Government of Jamaica
Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica partOf Government of Jamaica
Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica category Government of Jamaica
CARICOM member state governments hasMember Government of Jamaica
A3 road, Jamaica maintainedBy Government of Jamaica