Press Releases
Septimus 'Bob' Blake Elected President of the Jamaica Bankers Association
On Thursday July 15, 2021, Septimus ‘Bob’ Blake, Chief Executive Officer, National Commercial Bank, was elected unopposed as the President of the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) at its Annual General Meeting. Mariame McIntosh-Robinson, President and CEO, First Global was elected Vice President, along with Eva Lewis, Country Officer and Corporate Bank Head of Citibank Jamaica as Treasurer of the JBA, and Nigel Holness, Managing Director of CIBC FirstCaribbean Jamaica as Honorary Secretary.
View DocumentUpdate on Banking Services and the Threat of COVID-19
(Kingston, Jamaica) Following Prime Minister the Most Honourable Andrew Holness’ press briefing on Monday, 16th March 2020, where further measures were instituted to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19, the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) wishes to advise the public of the following steps being taken by the industry to safeguard the health and safety of their customers, staff and community:
View DocumentJerome Smalling Re-Elected President of the Jamaica Bankers Association
(Kingston, Jamaica) On Thursday July 16, 2020, Jerome Smalling, Chief Executive Officer, JMMB Bank, was re-elected, unopposed as the President of the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) at its Annual General Meeting. Chorvelle Johnson Cunningham, CEO Sagicor Bank was also returned as Vice President, along with Mariame McIntosh-Robinson, President and CEO, First Global Bank, as Treasurer of the JBA, and Barbara Hume – CEO, Cornerstone Trust and Merchant Bank as Honorary Secretary.
View DocumentJBA Press Release on Bank Charges
Press release from the Jamaican Bankers Association written in January of 2011 in response to the recent press briefing held by Minister Samuda on a report by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC).
View DocumentJBA Press Release on the Election of New President
Press Release from the Jamaica Bankers Association written in June 2011 regarding the unanimous election of Bruce Bowen as President of the Jamaica Bankers Association.
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