The Jamaica Archives & Records Department, which is a department of the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, is governed by the Archives Act of 1982 and the Archives Regulations of 1988.

The Department Consists of the

Office Government Archivist, responsible for the general administration of the Department and common services: The Government Archivist is Mr. John Aarons and the Office is located at the Government Records Centre,
57 - 63 Church Street, Kingston.

Archives Unit
Government Records Centre
Audiovisual Archives Unit