ORVILLE Johnson was elected as the new chairman of the Jamaica Medical Foundation (JMF) at a meeting of the executives held at Insurance House in Kingston, recently. The JMF has been in operation since 1988 and is an outreach arm of the insurance industry which raises funds to give assistance
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SANIKA ROBERTS started her journey as an educator with a non-profit organisation in 2013 and then transitioned to the public education system four years ago. She smiled from ear to ear on Monday afternoon as she accepted a cheque for $100,000 from the Insurance Company of the West Indies (ICWI)
THE SAFETY Net insurance policy launched two years ago to provide coverage for registered fisherfolk vessels, engines, and equipment has had zero uptakes, a representative from Advantage General Insurance Company, the entity that provided the insurance, has disclosed. According to the representative, who requested anonymity, the first of its kind
ST JAMES, Jamaica - Jamaica’s groundbreaking Tourism Workers Pension Scheme could become a model for other Caribbean countries, following interest shown by some regional leaders in adopting the initiative. Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett said that regional heads attending the 41st Caribbean Travel Marketplace, held recently in Barbados, were “very
The price of goods and services fell for the month of April 2023, causing the country’s annual inflation rate to settle within the Bank of Jamaica’s target range for the first time in two years. Consumer prices dropped by 0.4 per cent for the month of April 2023, after marginally
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has challenged insurance companies to formulate a comprehensive health plan for the more than one million tourism workers across the region. Speaking at the Caribbean Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (CARAIFA) Hall of Fame Induction for Maxim Marquez at
Bartlett also revealed that he is expecting more than four million visitors to the island this year. “I am proud to tell you tonight that as of yesterday (Saturday, May 14], Jamaica welcomed over 1.5 million visitors in the first four months and two weeks of the year 2023 and
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JAMAICA'S potential to become a cashless society is determined by an ecosystem requiring all efforts from the Government, businesses and consumers, according to one technology expert. Dushyant Savadia, CEO of the Amber Group — a technology conglomerate and creator of digital payment system Amber Pay — says Jamaica is heading
