Jamaica Archives and Records Department

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Scrolling Announcement


While the Government Records Centre is temporarily closed, the Audio-Visual Unit located at 36-38 Red Hills Road and Jamaica Archives Unit located at 27 King Street, Spanish Town are still open.
| While the Government Records Centre is temporarily closed, the Audio-Visual Unit located at 36-38 Red Hills Road and Jamaica Archives Unit located at 27 King Street, Spanish Town are still open.
| While the Government Records Centre is temporarily closed, the Audio-Visual Unit located at 36-38 Red Hills Road and Jamaica Archives Unit located at 27 King Street, Spanish Town are still open.
| While the Government Records Centre is temporarily closed, the Audio-Visual Unit located at 36-38 Red Hills Road and Jamaica Archives Unit located at 27 King Street, Spanish Town are still open.
| While the Government Records Centre is temporarily closed, the Audio-Visual Unit located at 36-38 Red Hills Road and Jamaica Archives Unit located at 27 King Street, Spanish Town are still open.
| While the Government Records Centre is temporarily closed, the Audio-Visual Unit located at 36-38 Red Hills Road and Jamaica Archives Unit located at 27 King Street, Spanish Town are still open.



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NOTICE OF TEMPORARY CLOSURE

Government Records Centre

Please be advised that the Government Records Centre, located at 59-63 Church Street, Kingston, will be temporarily closed for renovation effective January 2, 2025, until further notice.

This closure is necessary to facilitate essential upgrades to our facilities, ensuring improved service delivery and the secure management of government records.

During this period:

  • Regular access to records and services, including record transfers and accession reviews, will be temporarily unavailable.
  • Emergency requests or urgent inquiries should be directed to:
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Phone: 876-292-0504

Mail may still be delivered to 59-63 Church Street, Kingston during this period.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we work to enhance our services and improve our facilities.

Updates regarding the reopening date will be provided in due course.

For further information or clarifications, please contact us at:

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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They were first brought to the island as indentured servants between 1854 and the 1880s, but in comparison to the East Indians, their numbers were negligible. In 1854 after some negotiations, 472 of them were sent to Jamaica in exchange for Jamaican labour, but they were in such poor physical shape that most of them died shortly after their arrival.  Another 328 were brought from Hong Kong by the government, but again the losses were high.