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IAJ President – Peter Levy- Motor Uninsured
Managing Director BCIC- Speaks on the amount of uninsured motor vehicle on the road in Jamaica and the dangers it creates for the insured driver.

IAJ President – Peter Levy- General Uninsured
Managing Director BCIC- Speaks on the amount of the uninsured population in Jamaica.

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Review of Economic Performance
October – December 2018.

The PIOJ presents preliminary estimates on economic performance for each quarter, approximately 6 weeks following the end of the quarter being reviewed. This is based on preliminary information available from the major data providers.

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1102, 2022

Count the cost

PRESIDENT of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Gene Leon is encouraging regional governments to bite the bullet and make investments in renewable energy for the long-term benefits of such undertakings.

With Caribbean countries signing on to Conference of Parties agreements aimed

1102, 2022

Pump blues Margins at pumps decline as gas prices rise — CAC data

The data compiled by the CAC through its monthly survey of prices at the pumps show that in the last year, the margin on all four transportation fuel has declined from a range of 23 per cent to 29 per

1102, 2022

Fire burns Seprod’s bottom line

THE Seprod Group has released financials showing that last October’s fire at its Facey Commodity subsidiary, Facey, has razed its bottom line, sending profits tumbling 25 per cent to $2.16 billion.

The fire wiped out over 86 per cent of the

1102, 2022

Willem Buiter | Outlaw cryptocurrencies now

The price of bitcoin has undergone yet another wild gyration, rising from US$41,030 on September 29, 2021, to US$69,000 on November 10, 2021, before falling back to US$35,075 on January 23.

That is its second-largest decline in absolute value, though it