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Finance minister pushes back against report naming Wayne Robinson as front-runner; search expected to end this week
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams says the committee searching for the next governor of Bank of Jamaica (...
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July 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 6.7 per cent in June, its highest level since January 2024 and above the Bank of Ja...
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June 17, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged Wednesday, but projections released with the decision showing...
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Outgoing governor uses final Parliament appearance to defend central bank’s crisis record while warning weak rate pass-through remains unresolved
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June 14, 2026
RICHARD Byles’ final appearance before Parliament as governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) was less a farewell than a handover note. He leaves office ...
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May 26, 2026
THE central bank is forecasting that inflation could rise above the upper limit of its four to six per cent target range during the June and September...
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May 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, May 22, ended trading at $157.57, down 81 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s dai...
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April 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams on Monday announced the commencement of the search for a new governor ...
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April 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Wednesday, April 15, ended trading at $159.27 down 5 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s da...
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April 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, April 7, ended trading at $158.72, down 19 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s da...
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March 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Byles will open the virtual Caribbean Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Summit on Tuesday as th...
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March 21, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s automated banking machine (ABM) network remains short of full recovery months after Hurricane Melissa, with roughly on...
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February 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously agreed to lower the policy rate on overnight placements ...
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December 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced a temporary waiver of penalty charges for certain Automated Clearing House (ACH) transacti...
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November 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) said on Wednesday it received the Best Bank Award 2025 from the international financial publication Glob...
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November 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With much of Jamaica’s Automated Banking Machine (ABM) network disabled by Hurricane Melissa, banks are urging customers to use th...
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June 9, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is reminding Jamaicans that cotton banknotes will no longer be legal tender after 1 July 2025, as the co...
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April 6, 2025
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has advised that effective July 1, 2025, the old cotton banknotes comprised of the $5000, $1000, $500, $100 and $50 denomina...
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DASHAN HENDRICKS Business Content Manager hendricksd@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 30, 2025
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) held its policy rate at six per cent during its March 2025 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings, citing confidence in th...
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March 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, has underscored the pivotal role of multilateral partnerships in driving the countr...
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December 16, 2024
Minister of Finance Fayval Williams says the Government is committed to strengthening Jamaica’s financial regulatory framework to build a foundation f...
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November 27, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Deputy Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Jide Lewis, says that all banks are expected to be prepared for the increased demand...
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September 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) cut interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.50 per cent per annum, in a move the central bank said ...
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