Kingston, Jamaica

Key Facts

Head of State: HM King Charles III

Joined the Commonwealth: 1962

Capital City (location of Parliament): Kingston

Unicameral/Bicameral: Bicameral, House of Representatives and Senate

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CPA UK & Jamaica

The UK Parliament and Parliament of Jamaica have a historically strong collaborative relationship. In February 2022, CPA UK welcomed a delegation from the Parliament of Jamaica to Westminster. This was the first Commonwealth delegation CPA UK had received since the pandemic began.

During Jamaica's previous Parliament, there were reciprocal bilateral visits between the UK and Jamaica. In September 2016, CPA UK welcomed a delegation of newly elected Jamaican parliamentarians. In September 2017, CPA UK led a parliamentary delegation to the Parliament of Jamaica in Kingston, Jamaica.  

Jamaican parliamentarians are frequent participants and contributors to CPA UK's multilateral programmes, most recently the Westminster Seminar in March 2022 and the virtual Caribbean Clerks Programmes in 2021 and 2022. 

Several Jamaican parliamentarians have joined CPA BIMR Election Observation Missions to UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. In November 2019, a Jamaican MP was the Head of Mission of the CPA BIMR Election Observation Mission to the Montserrat General Election. 

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Examples of our Past Programmes

Westminster Seminar on Evolving Parliaments 2022, UK Parliament & Virtual, 14-18 March 2022

CPA UK hosted the Westminster Seminar, our flagship peer-to-peer learning programme for parliamentarians and clerks from across the Commonwealth.

We celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Westminster Seminar, a series focused on parliamentary procedure and practice that started in 1952. To encourage greater inclusivity, this was the first Westminster Seminar in its long history to be in a hybrid format. We were delighted to once again be welcoming delegates back to Westminster and made provisions for virtual participation.