BURSARS ASSOCIATION OF JAMAICA

At the end of this conference, Mr. Basil Powell, Bursar of Morant Bay High School moved a motion for the Bursars to organize themselves into an association. This motion was unanimously accepted and a steering committee chaired by Mr. Kofi Nkrumah-Young, then Director of Finance at University of Technology, was established... Today the Association, which has over 250 members, is a registered non-profit organization owned by its members, with the Annual General meeting being the supreme authority, however, the Executive is responsible for conducting the affairs of the Association between annual general meetings, subject to the rules and regulations of its constitution... The BAJ was formed to provide professional leadership for the financial managers and heads of support services of educational institutions, thus enhancing effectiveness, success and improved efficiency.