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The Cabinet of Jamaica is the principal instrument of government policy. It consists of the Prime Minister, and a minimum of thirteen other Ministers of Government, who must be members of one of the two Houses of Parliament. Not more than four members of the Cabinet may be members of the Senate.

The Ministries of Jamaica are created at the discretion of the Prime Minister of Jamaica to carry out the functions of Government. As of 2021 the current Prime Minister is The Most Honorable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, MP. The agencies of Jamaica are created by both Parliamentary law and assigned to ministers to oversee.

Hon. Marsha Smith - Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Hon, Dr. Norman Dunn - Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Hon. Robert Morgan - Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Hon. Zavia Mayne - Ministry of Labour and Social Security State Ministers of JLP Administration 2016 Source:

Jamaica is an upper-middle income country with an economy heavily dependent on tourism; it has an average of 4.3 million tourists a year. Jamaica performs favourably in measurements of press freedom and democratic governance. It ranked first in the Caribbean on the World Happiness Report for 2021.