Who pushed Derick? Two-year tension between Shaw and BOJ governor explodes
The sudden resignation of Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Derick Latibeaudiere last Friday has left many wondering what could have caused such a drastic move by the man who led the central bank for 13 years.
- BOJ governor: Executive Exit
- BOJ Governor: Executive Exit - It was in the works
- Waiting on the IMF ... as public purse goes penniless
- No honeymoon for Wynter
- G2K to elect new leader - Delano Seiveright, man for the job?
- 'I'm a happy priest'- Monsignor Kenneth Richards shares his experience as a man of the cloth
- Jamaica National launches video remittance experience
- Scammers gone high-tech
- Doctors make an overtime windfall
- Church on the Rock celebrates
'Governments' bumpy BOJ ride
Derick Latibeaudiere was not known to venture too often from his high-rise office on the waterfront, and was not known to mingle much in public.
- Jeneil rocks Fashion Rocks
- Forget it! Truth commission won't work
- Do what you are - fit your profession to your personality
- The debt-propelled economy: a failed strategy (Pt 2)
Jamaicans shun online tax payment:But authorities press ahead with e-payroll deduction
A five-year-old attempt by the tax authorities to make it easier for Jamaicans to pay some taxes using electronic facilities has failed to engage taxpayers, revenue collectors have all but accepted.
- Drop your rates, Shaw tells micro-financiers - Another $1b fund to be created by DBJ
- iPhone challenger goes on sale Nov 6
- Lenders sweeten car-loan offers - Anticipate pre-holiday spending surge
- Three accidents and no compensation - Bad luck or dysfunctional system?
- Investing a lump sum
- Jamaica's top 5 most admired personalities - Usain Bolt gets most votes in email poll
- Downtown revitalisation plans gain momentum
- Service versus servitude - Caribbean tourism still seen as 'second-class' industry
- From inside the markets
Classy Glenmuir win Ben Francis final
Western Bureau:Glenmuir High School captured the first rural title of the 2009 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel senior schoolboy football season yesterday afternoon, when they turned in an efficient performance to spank Munro College 3-0 in...
- Jamaica washed out of President's Cup
- Chelsea hammer Bolton to remain on top
- India beat Australia
- Draft measures to swat away any ill feeling in WI team - Hilaire
- All-Williams showdown in Doha final
- T&T setting an example for the region
- Hunt on for final spot
- 22 graduate from Scotia Group nursery
- Gayle named WI captain
- Manchester, Melbourne cruise into final
- Victory puts Cavalier on top
- Spill mars race meet - Leading jockey Walker, top apprentice badly injured
EDITORIAL - Awkward time, but hardly surprising
Derick Latibeaudiere's departure from the central bank is, on the face of it, sudden, and its timing awkward, coming in the middle of Jamaica's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for...
- Public-sector underperformance
- Buju Banton's original sin
- Money and morals
- China: an essential development partner
Creating a new aestethic appeal
The Editor, Sir:It is generally true that an environment of crime is usually a deterrent to order and development.
Reparations Commission moves with rhythm
While the National Commission on Reparations moves across the island, canvassing public opinion on compensation for slavery, there is a strong possibility that they will be moving with the rhythm ...
- From the runway to the studio - Saint model Tafari Hinds bridges gap between modelling and music
- Edna Manley College's productions raise a few questions
- Tuff Gong to distribute new Ne-Yo song
- Nico D breaking down cultural barriers
- JMTA hosts music festival
- Maroon heritage resurrected in Flagstaff, St James
- Early days to assume deejay reparations deficiency
- Could 'This Is It' win an Oscar?
The Gardener
Dwayne watched as the sleek silver Mercedes Benz pulled up in front of the house.
- Reading from the web: The joy of Google Books
- Martin Mordecai weaves bedtime tale into 'Blue Mountain Trouble'
- UTech hosts international conference
- NCU student honoured for saving lives
- 'Jamaica Fi Real': Highlighting the nation's positives
- Almost 3,000 to graduate from UWI, Mona
New ambassador keeping two nations close
There are some diplomatic assignments that carry a certain aura about them.The United States of America, Venezuela and China are just three of the countries with which Jamaica and its people have strong relations.
- The Jamaica Netball Association (JNA) marks 50th year in style
- Jennifer Lim's lyme
- Flagstaff gets visitors' centre
- Seymour Knight is Qatar-bound
- A scholarly evening of cocktails
- Rocking the Track
- The language of sex
- What they wore - Barbara Beckford - oozing national pride
- MY DOWN TIME WITH ...Jimmy Cliff
- ASK MOLLY
- DOCTOR'S ADVICE: Dad still doing it at age 75!
Obama, Buju & gays
Jamaica's President of choice in the United States, the deeply loved Barack Obama, facilitated an historic and far-reaching victory for...
- Charter of Rights and Freedoms in context (Part 1)
- The oligarchies of career politicians
- Time for House-cleaning measures - Parliamentarians and allegations of misconduct
- Controlling violent crime: models and policy options - Pt 2
- Opinion journalism and all that jazz
- Human rights: let's not get them wrong
Baring your SOLE!
Many women carefully plan their attire for every event.
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