Derick Latibeaudiere was not known to venture too often from his high-rise office on the waterfront, and was not known to mingle much in public.
Latibeaudiere joined the Bank of Jamaica staff early, spending his entire life in the public sector..
Derick Latibeaudiere, outgoing governor of the Bank of Jamaica. - Rudolph Brown/Photographer
Derick Latibeaudiere was not known to venture too often from his high-rise office on the waterfront, and was not known to mingle much in public.
Central bankers rarely do; they are usually above it all.
But Latibeaudiere often found himself in the headlines; sometimes to defend his policies, sometimes to push back on his critics, but also because of a public fascination with the multimillion-dollar perks he received as head of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ).
But through it all, he retained a level of respect for his performance as 'The Governor'.
Since the change of government at the close of summer 2007, the rumours refused to die that the Bruce Golding administration would have loved to see the back of Latibeaudiere, even though he was considered good at his job.
There was, as it emerged, conflict between the conduct of fiscal policy and monetary policy.
Twice, the 13-year BOJ govern