The Annual General Meeting of Sagicor Investments Jamaica Limited is scheduled for Tuesday, May 28, 2013 in the Auditorium of Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited, 28-48 Barbados Avenue Kingston 5 at 10:00 a.m.

The Annual General Meeting of Pan-Jamaican Investment Trust Limited is scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at the Sagicor Bank Building - 12th Floor, 60 Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston 5 at 2:30p.m.

Berger Paints Jamaica Limited has advised that at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on April 24, 2013, the Directors passed a resolution that a Final Dividend payment of $0.13 per ordinary stock unit payable on July 9, 2013 be recommended to the stockholders on record as at June 21, 2013 in respect of the year ended March 31, 2013. The ex-dividend date is June 19, 2013.

Kingston Wharves Limited (KW) has announced its agreement with Shipping Services (Stevedoring) Limited (SSSL) to acquire the stevedoring operations of that company.

National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited has advised that the Board of Directors will consider the payment of an interim dividend to stockholders at a meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 25, 2013.

Guardian Holdings Limited has announced the successful completion of the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance (Antilles) N.V. from the RSA Group and Maduro & Curiel`s Bank, through its Dutch subsidiary Fatum General Insurance N.V. (Fatum).

At a meeting of the Board of Directors of Seprod Limited (SEP) held on April 8, 2013 the following changes took effect: Mr. Peter John Thwaites was appointed Vice Chairman consequent on the passing of Dr. Richard Jones.

Scotia Investments Jamaica Limited (SIJL) has advised that Ms. Tanya Powell has assumed the role of Branch Manager, Assistant Vice President (AVP) for SIJL, Mandeville and Savanna La Mar Branches effective April 3, 2013.

At a meeting of the Board of Directors of Pan-Jamaican Investment Trust Limited (PJAM) held on April 10, 2013 the following changes took effect: Mr. Stephen B. Facey, Chief Executive Officer, was appointed Chairman of the Board, replacing the Hon. Maurice Facey.

Following the $15.9Bn tax package which was implemented in February of this year as part of prior actions for the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Finance Minister announced in his budget presentation today that there will be no new taxes for the FY2013/14.

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