JBA NEWS
 

JBA president, Patrick Hylton, delivers a presentation at the Jamaica Stock Exchange on January 30, 2008. More»

President, Patrick Hylton congratulates, Julie- Ann Dunbar, final year student at the University of Technology, on being the 2007 recipient of the JBA G. Arthur Brown Scholarship More»

Awardees and representatives of the Jamaica Bankers Assn and personnel from the Area 4 Police Civic Committee pose for the cameras at the JBA/Area 4 Educational Committee Scholarship Awards function held October 19 at the Terra Nova Hotel. More»

Mr. Henry Pratt, JBA Representative and Treasurer of Area Four Police Civic Committee hands over scholarship letter to Awardee. More»

PRESIDENT'S REMARKS Patrick Hylton elected president of the Jamaica Bankers Association

JBA president Mr. Patrick Hylton, Group Managing Director of the National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd. was elected President of the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) at the Annual General Meeting held on February 22, 2007.global marketplace. (Source: Jamaica Observer) More»

   
SCHOLARSHIP JBA awards an MBS Worldwide scholarship to one of its members
The JBA recently awarded an employee of one of its members a scholarship to pursue the MBA with the Manchester Business School Worldwide. The scholarship was awarded to Ms Sandra Parris of Citigroup Jamaica. This programme is administered through the Jamaican Institute of Bankers - the official Caribbean Centre for Manchester Business School Worldwide. More»
   
 DONATION Rotary Club of St. Andrew North Commits $1.5M to Area 4 Police Civic Committee Trust Fund
The Area 4 Police Civic Committee Trust Fund received a major boost on June 30, 2006 when the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North handed over a commitment letter for $1.5 million to the Commissioner of Police Lucius Thomas and Area Four Chair Ferris Ziadie at the Commissioner’s Office. More»
   
  JBA  JBA Disburses Scholarships Funds
Henry Pratt, Co-chairman of the Area 4 Police Civic Educational Sub-Committee and other Executive members presented 40 students from 24 high schools in the Area 4 Division, with JBA scholarship awards on Tuesday, September 20 at the Knutsford Court Hotel. During the event. More»
   
 MEETING WITH  GOVERNMENT JBA Quarterly Breakfast Meetings with GoJ Officials
William Clarke, President of the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) and other members of the JBA Executive Council, met with the Minister of Finance, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at the Hilton Kingston Hotel. The JBA Executive met with the Minister and his team to provide an update on activities within the banking sector...More» 
   
 CUSTOMER  CONFIDENTIALITY
Customer Confindentiality of Paramount Importance to Banks
Recent events involving the alleged exposure of confidential banking information has led to numerous discussions regarding the principle of bank/client confidentiality. Confidentiality is one of the fundamental principles upon which the banking industry has been built and is of paramount importance to Jamaican banks.

The members of the JBA firmly believe that its employees must at all times observe and comply with the provisions of the Banking Act dealing with the confidentiality of customer information. . More»