The inquest into the death of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer has been postponed due to "significant developments" in the murder inquiry.

Woolmer was found dead in his Jamaican hotel room on March 18, the day after Pakistan had been eliminated from the World Cup, and a post-mortem indicated he had been strangled.

A coroner's inquest had been set for April 23 in Kingston but this has now been put back indefinitely following a statement from the Jamaican government.

The statement did not give details of the developments but came just days after police revealed they had received results of toxicology tests on the body.

"The coroner has been advised there are recent and significant developments," the Jamaican justice ministry said.

"These new developments are critical to the progress and the eventual result of the investigation."

The investigation into Woolmer's death has continued during the World Cup and some detectives are currently in Barbados and Grenada to interview the West Indies and Ireland teams, who stayed in the same hotel as Woolmer and the Pakistan team.

Players and officials from the Pakistan team were interviewed by police before being allowed to return home last month.

Detectives from Scotland Yard have also travelled to Jamaica to assist the investigation.

It was announced last month that the body of Woolmer, who was 58, would remain in Jamaica until an inquest was heard.