IAJ NEWS BULLETIN (SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 2020) has information about numerous happenings in the Jamaican Insurance Industry which will help readers to keep up to date with what's happening. NEWS BULLETIN SEPTEMBER TO DEC 2020 FINAL 2A
The IAJ YEARBOOK - TENTH EDITION - OCTOBER 2020 contains a lot of important formation along with the Jamaican Insurance Industry's 2019 Performance against 2019. It is good reading with valuable information that gives an understanding of the functioning of the insurance industry and its contribution to protection and
he Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), in its latest review of the country's macro fiscal programme, has maintained a positive outlook for the economic reform programme (ERP) despite the uncertainties surrounding the novel coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at a quarterly press briefing held yesterday, Keith Duncan, chairman of EPOC, said that
THE National Broadband Initiative which is expected to cost US$237 million for its execution as Government seeks to create universal Internet access is to be owned and managed by the private sector through a publicly listed special purpose vehicle (SPV), chair of the task force Michael Lee-Chin has divulged. This
Advantage General Insurance Company Limited (AGIC) has donated laptops to two student to provide them with the equipment required to participate in remote learning during the COVID-19 crisis. Since March 2020, the Ministry of Education has ordered a temporary closure of all public educational institutions because of the current pandemic.
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The United States economy’s growth is likely slowing as 2020 comes to a close, but a growing number of economists expect it to claw back to its pre-pandemic strength by the second half of next year as vaccines for the coronavirus become widely distributed. That is the view from the
THE Bank of Jamaica (Amendment) Act, 2020 aimed at modernising and strengthening the operations of the central bank by improving its governance was approved in the Senate during its sitting last Friday. Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Senator Aubyn Hill, who piloted the
Christmas loan specials from microfinance institutions are still being rolled out this year, but borrowers, especially those seeking personal credit, should expect less than half of the value of specials that were trending last year. Small businesses can snatch a deal, but must be prepared to put up assets as
Businessman Keith Duncan has been re-elected president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) to serve for a second term. Duncan, the chief executive officer of the JMMB Group, was elected unopposed on Thursday at a PSOJ council meeting in St Andrew. PSOJ executive President - Keith Duncan Vice-presidents - Jackie Sharp, Jeffrey Hall,
