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News Jamaica Kingston: Bank of Jamaica approves two new directors for Access Financial board

Published on: Wednesday 04 February 2026
Bank of Jamaica approves two new directors for Access Financial board
News source: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/02/04/bank-jamaica-approves-two-new-directors-access-financial-board/

  KINGSTON, Jamaica — Access Financial Services Limited (AFS) has appointed two new directors to its board after receiving formal approvals from the Bank of Jamaica, the company said on Monday. Dr Tamiko Sadler and Johann Heaven joined the board effective February 2, 2026, expanding it to seven members. The appointments increase the number of independent directors to three, strengthening the board’s governance structure. The other independent directors are Chairman...

News Jamaica Kingston: Government gets nod for legislation dealing with money laundering

Published on: Monday 03 April 2023
Government gets nod for legislation dealing with money laundering
News source: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/government-gets-nod-for-legislation-dealing-with-money-laundering/

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – Jamaica has approved legislation that ... address three of the four outstanding actions agreed in Jamaica’s action plan with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for the ...

News Jamaica Kingston: 149 gang leaders charged since start of 2022 - police

Published on: Tuesday 04 April 2023
149 gang leaders charged since start of 2022 - police
News source: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/149-gang-leaders-charged-since-start-of-2022-police/

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The police have arrested and charged 149 gang leaders and crime influencers, disrupting a total of 78 gangs nationwide, since the beginning of 2022. The revelation was made by Poli...

News Jamaica Kingston: Jamaica detains ex-senator, key suspect in killing of Haitian president

Published on: Saturday 15 January 2022
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/jamaica-detains-key-suspect-in-murder-of-ex-haitian-president-moise/ar-AASOMiH

Jamaican authorities have detained a former Haitian senator who was a key suspect in the murder of ex-Haitian President Jovenel Moise in July, Jamaican national police said on Saturday.

News Jamaica Kingston: GraceKennedy kicks off its 100th-anniversary celebrations by gifting its staff shares

Published on: Monday 17 January 2022
News source: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/GraceKennedy_kicks_off_its_100th-anniversary_celebrations_by_gifting_its_staff_shares?profile=1343

The GraceKennedy Group has launched (GK100) with the announcement of a share offer for its over 2000 employees. The announcement of the offer, which is geared at broadening the share ownership of the ...

News Jamaica Kingston: Jamaica's largest hotel to benefit from US$200M long-term financing agreement

Published on: Monday 17 January 2022
News source: https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Jamaicas_largest_hotel_to_benefit_from_US$200M_long-term_financing_agreement?profile=1024&template=MobileArticle

The agreement will result in an investment of US$200 million in Grupo Pinero's Bahia resorts in both countries. The agreement was possible as the three institutions share the belief that tourism can ...