Jamaica Defence Force – Office of the Prime Minister

Jamaica Defence Force – Office of the Prime Minister
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Agencies of OPM
Constituency Development Fund
Culture, Health, Arts, Sports & Education (CHASE)
Electoral Matters (Electoral Commission of Jamaica)
Jamaica Defence Force
Jamaica Information Service (JIS)
Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF)
JISCO-Gansu International Industrial Park and Special Economic Zone Project
National Housing Trust (NHT)
National Identification System (NIDS)
Office Of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM)
Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ)
Registrar General’s Department and Island Records Office
Social Partnership
State Protocol
Vernamfield Aerotropolis Development Project
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), as Jamaica’s military body is the country’s last line of defence. The military is the ultimate force by which the state may apply force or the threat of force to protect its existence. The JDF stays in a constant state of readiness, poised to take action in any national emergency.
The JDF is mandated to defend Jamaica against external aggression and internal civil disorder, maintain the integrity of Jamaica’s waters and airspace and to provide aid to the Civil Authorities, relating to:
Restoration/maintenance of law and order;
Counter-narcotics operations;
Search and Rescue (SAR);
Casualty Evacuation;
Humanitarian and disaster relief operations;
Defence diplomacy;
Nation building projects;
Contingency planning; and
State ceremonial duties.
Get in Touch
Agency/Department Head
Major General Rocky Meade (Chief of Defence Staff)
Up Park Camp
Kingston 5
(876) 926-8121-9
[Phone]
(876) 926-8243
[Fax]
[email protected]
[Email]
http://jdfmil.org/
[Website]