Knutsford Express Services Limited has announced the appointments of Johann Heaven as Director and Denise Douglas as Company Secretary effective February 5, 2014.

C2W Music Limited has advised that Mr. Gassan Azan has resigned as Director and Member of the Compensation Committee and Mrs. Neysha Sooden has resigned as Director and Member of the Audit and Compensation Committees effective February 1, 2014. Mr. Azan and Mrs. Sooden have no disagreements with the Board, the accounts, audit or any other matters relating to their resignation. Effective February 1, 2014, Jamaican entrepreneur Messrs Clyde McKenzie and Jamaica ‘Musical icon’ Sly Dunbar (Sly & Robbie) were appointed independent Directors of C2W.

The Board of Directors of the Gleaner Company Limited has declared an interim dividend of $0.04 per share payable on March 13, 2014 to shareholders on record  as at February 27, 2013. The ex-dividend date is February 25, 2014.

The Board of Directors of Scotia Investments Jamaica Limited will consider a dividend payment at a meeting to be held on February 27, 2014.

The Board of Directors of Scotia Group Jamaica Limited will consider a dividend payment at a meeting to be held on February 27, 2014.

The Board of Directors of PROVEN has declared a dividend of US$0.0015 per ordinary share payable on March 13, 2014 to shareholders on record as at February 26, 2014. The ex-dividend date is February 24, 2014.

The Board of Directors of Proven Investments Limited has declared a preference share dividend of J$0.10 per share payable on March 21, 2014 to shareholders on record as at March 7, 2014. The ex-dividend date is March 4, 2014.

Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited (Sagicor) has advised that Sagicor entered into an agreement with RBC Financial (Caribbean) Limited and RBTT Finance Limited to acquire all of the ordinary shares of Royal International Holdings (St. Lucia) Limited, a St. Lucia company. Royal International Holdings (St. Lucia) Limited is: (a) The direct holder of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of RBC Royal Bank (Jamaica) Limited (a Bank of Jamaica – licensed commercial banking operation) and (b) The indirect holder of 80% of the issued and outstanding shares of RBTT Securities Jamaica Limited, which is a subsidiary of RBC Royal Bank Jamaica Limited. The remaining 20% of the issued and outstanding shares of RBTT Securities Jamaica Limited are owned by RBC Financial (Caribbean) Limited, which shares are also being acquired by Sagicor pursuant to the same agreement. RBTT Securities Jamaica Limited is an FSC-licensed securities dealer.

As a pre-completion event, certain loan facilities have been, or will be prior to completion, assigned by RBC Royal Bank (Jamaica) Limited to an affiliated entity, and will not form part of RBC Royal Bank (Jamaica) Limited’s assets on completion. As the transaction will result in a change of control of RBC Royal Bank (Jamaica) Limited, the acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and upon completion of the sale of shares to Sagicor, RBC Royal Bank (Jamaica) Limited will remain a licensed entity, regulated by the Bank of Jamaica, whose ultimate parent will be Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited.

The Board of Directors of Eppley Limited has declared an ordinary interim dividend of $9.00 per share payable on February 28, 2014 to shareholders on record as at February 21, 2014. The ex-dividend date is February 19, 2014.

The Board of Directors of Supreme Ventures Limited will consider the payment of an interim dividend at a meeting to be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2014.