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Farmer challenges BOJ’s cheque restrictions

Oct 26, 2026 · Karen Madden/Gleaner Writer

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A fresh legal challenge has emerged over the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) mandate to phase out paper cheques. The legal action targets the initial phase of the industry-wide transition towards electronic payments, ahead of an ultimate plan to fully eliminate paper cheques. The latest motion was filed last Thursday by Devon Miller, a 58-year-old livestock farmer of Lennox Bigwoods in Darliston, Westmoreland.

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