• Source: Bank of Jamaica

The Bank of Jamaica (Jamaican Patois: Bangk a Jumieka) is the central bank of Jamaica located in Kingston. It was established by the Bank of Jamaica Act 1960 and was opened on May 1, 1961.
It is responsible for the monetary policy of Jamaica on the instruction of the Minister of Finance.




History


The Bank of Jamaica, established by the Bank of Jamaica Law (1960), began operations in May 1961, terminating the Currency Board System which had been in existence from 1939. The establishment of the Central Bank was in recognition of the need for an appropriately regulated financial structure to encourage the development process, particularly as Jamaica was about to embark on the road to political independence.
The Central Bank's role tended to be of a largely reactive nature as the institution grappled with several national and international developments. However, in recent years, monetary policy implementation has been characterized by a more proactive stance, as the Central Bank has actively sought to encourage the appropriate environment for economic growth and development. As a result, the Central Bank introduced a programme for financial reform - The Financial Sector Reform Programme (FSRP) in 1985. This initiative was aimed at more effective intermediation, through the encouragement of market forces and the strengthening of the Central Bank's capacity to implement monetary policies.




Organization


The Bank of Jamaica is run by a Board of Directors headed by the Governor of the Bank of Jamaica. The board of directors is composed of the governor, who is also chairman of the board, the senior deputy governor, the financial secretary and six other directors. All are appointed by the minister of finance for five year terms. Don Wehby, chief operating officer at GraceKennedy Limited and a former senator, has called for the separation of the positions of governor and chairman.
Governors of the Bank of Jamaica since 1960. George Arthur Brown was the first Jamaican appointed as the governor.

Stanley Waldon Payton: June 1960 - December 1964
Richard T. P. Hall: December 1964 - June 1967
George Arthur Brown: July 1967 - July 1977
Herbert Walker: November 1977 - November 1981
Horace Barber: January 1983 - October 1985
Headley Brown: November 1985 to March 1989
George Arthur Brown: October 1989 - September 1992
Roderick Rainford: October 1992 - June 1993
Jacques Bussières: June 1993 - March 1996
Derick Latibeaudiere: 1 April 1996 - 30 October 2009
Brian Wynter: November 2009 - August 2019
Richard Byles: August 2019 -




See also


Economy of Jamaica
Jamaican dollar
List of central banks




References






External links


Bank of Jamaica official site

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