In Other News…

• The Bank of Jamaica has unveiled the design of its new polymer series of banknotes, which will go into circulation next year.

The denomination structure remains unchanged with banknotes of $50, $100, $500, $1000 and $5,000, but with the addition of a new $2,000. The overall design is more modern (the designs of some of the notes in the current series date back to the 1980s), but the portraits are changing. The front of each denomination features two individuals, paired according to their contribution to Jamaica. The reverse of the notes will continue to feature the same Jamaican themes and scenes as the current series.

A distinctive feature of the new notes is the holographic stripe on each, viewable from either side of the note, featuring the same portraits, as well as a swallow tail hummingbird (Jamaica’s national bird) and the denomination.