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KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) has strongly voiced its opposition to the National Water Commission’s (NWC) newly ...
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October 22 02:53 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Consumers Intervention of Jamaica (CIJ) is sharply opposing the National Water Commission’s (NWC) move to seek a massive 51 pe...
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October 22 02:39 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) is calling for a balanced and consultative approach to the National Water Commi...
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October 22 02:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall artiste Grace “Spice” Hamilton has been honoured with a Philanthropist Award by her alma mater, St Catherine High School...
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October 22 02:01 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Two ISSA daCosta Cup second-round matches abandoned due to heavy rain on Wednesday are set to resume Thursday, with the highly...
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October 22 01:38 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two police constables have been charged in separate cases involving allegations of unlawful wounding and assault, following invest...
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October 22 01:32 PM
The Aviation Expo, which debuted last year, returns on November 7 at the Tinson Pen Aerodrome in Kingston. According to Celene Gordon, founder and dir...
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October 22 01:26 PM
As Jamaica’s independence approached on August 6, roots singer Jahmark believed it was appropriate to release a ska song. That beat emerged just befor...
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October 11, 2026
Barita Financial Group Limited has announced the controlled pilot rollout of BPay by Barita, a digital wallet offered by Barita Merchant Bank Limited,...
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September 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has increased its policy interest rate by 50 basis points to 6.0 per cent as it moves to contain rising ...
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- Phased withdrawal begins September 1 with restrictions on government and manager’s cheques
August 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — TAX Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will stop accepting and issuing cheques by March 2028 as the country’s revenue authority shifts t...
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Finance minister pushes back against report naming Wayne Robinson as front-runner; search expected to end this week
July 26, 2026
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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June 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has kept its key interest rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent, saying it is not yet ready to ease its stance ...
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June 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Monday, June 22, ended trading at $158.31, down by 27, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily e...
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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
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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June 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Outgoing Bank of Jamaica Governor Richard Byles says serving his country through the central bank has been among the most satisfying...
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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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March 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, March 5, ended trading at $157.32, remaining unchanged according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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December 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica –The Bank of Jamaica on Wednesday announced an extension of its temporary waiver for a penalty charge on high-value Automated Cleari...
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December 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Customers at some Jamaican banks are facing delays in receiving large money transfers after a major upgrade to the country's core pa...
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November 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) and the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) are working urgently to restore banking services, including ac...
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November 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) and the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) are working together to restore access to cash and other ban...
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October 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The JN Financial Group (JNFG), the financial holding company of the Jamaica National Group, says it is on a clear path back to pro...
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August 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the full rollout of Jamaica’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), branded JA...
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August 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is forecasting that inflation will remain low and stable over the next two years. The projection was ann...
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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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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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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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July 21, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) received over 400 complaints from customers of deposit-taking institutions (DTIs) in 2023, a sharp incre...
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July 20, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An Opposition lawmaker is proposing that legislation be introduced that would allow persons whose accounts have been fraudulently ...
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October 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) has strongly voiced its opposition to the National Water Commission’s (NWC) newly ...
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October 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Consumers Intervention of Jamaica (CIJ) is sharply opposing the National Water Commission’s (NWC) move to seek a massive 51 pe...
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October 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) is calling for a balanced and consultative approach to the National Water Commi...
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October 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall artiste Grace “Spice” Hamilton has been honoured with a Philanthropist Award by her alma mater, St Catherine High School...
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October 22, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Two ISSA daCosta Cup second-round matches abandoned due to heavy rain on Wednesday are set to resume Thursday, with the highly...
