On July 1 Caribbean Cement issued a release indicating that it will be adjusting its prices effective July 8 2013, in accordance with the price scheduled below. The prices will be increased by an average of 1%on all products.

JBG’s earnings for the FY2012/13 increased 10.1% to $1,030.48Mn (EPS: $0.91).

The Board of Directors of Access Financial Services Limited has declared an interim dividend of 31 cents per share payable on August 15, 2013 to shareholders on record as at August 9, 2013. The ex-dividend date is August 7, 2013.

Lasco Financial Services Limited has advised that a resolution was passed on June 26, 2013 at Extraordinary General meeting which subdivided the shares so that for every existing share of no par value there are ten shares of no par value.

LIME has advised of the following developments:
1. At an Ordinary Meeting of the board held on May 21, 2013, Mr. David Kelham, Regional CFO of LIME and CFO of Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited, was appointed to the Board of Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited.

Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) has advised that Mr. Peter Chin was appointed Audit Committee Chairman of SVL effective June 18, 2013.

Statement issued on July 21^st, 2013 by Caribbean Producers.

It has come to our attention that recent newspaper articles and press reports refer to breaches of the Customs Act by a major importer operating out of Western Jamaica that is listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange.

Desnoes & Geddes Limited (DG) has advised that Mr. Jed Dryer, Finance Director, has come to the end of his three year rotation at Red Stripe and will be transitioning to a role in Miami as Finance Director for Projects commencing July 1, 2013.

Details on dividend payments for stocks in July 2013

Earnings at the end of BPOW’s financial year stood at $104Mn (EPS$1.84) compared to $47Mn in the same period last year, an increase of 121%. The contribution of the Lumber Depot division to this tally was $61Mn, improving by 111% over the previous year while the Blue Power Soap division recorded a 137% year-on-year improvement.