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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.

Past Statistics:

Life Insurance (2016-2017)
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General Insurance (2014-2015)
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Claims Payout (2012-2013)
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Statistics on The Economy.

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.

This release of the preliminary estimate is consistent with developments in all modern economies globally, where it is the common practice to release a 1st, 2nd and even a 3rd preliminary estimate before the final official figure is released. Learn More >

Current Statistics

GOVERNMENT FISCAL MONITORING

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

BOJ RATE POLICY

JAMAICA ECONOMIC DATA

611, 2019

IMF completes final review of Jamaica’s performance under Stand-by Arrangement

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its final review of Jamaica’s performance under the Stand-By Arrangement.

Deputy Managing Director of the IMF Tao Zhang noted that the Jamaican authorities have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to reforms

511, 2019

Data protection, privacy and the State

he delay in passing the Data Protection Act is stymieing the development of our national cybersecurity policy and leaving question marks around the privacy rights and sovereignty of Jamaican citizens. In the absence of the Data Protection Act, the

511, 2019

Centre hands over US$50,000 for Bahamas relief

Minister of Tourism and Co-Chair of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCM), Edmund Bartlett (4th L) and Dr Taleb Rifai, Co-Chair of the GTRCM and former Secretary General of the UNWTO (2nd R), hand over US$50

411, 2019

Lakes Pen venture could be a game changer for agribusiness

Gassan Azan (left) speaking at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) ‘Conversations at Breakfast’. Next to him is Lloyd Distant Jnr, president of the JCC. (Photo: Joseph Wellington)

Businessman Gassan Azan has described his Lakes Pen high-tech agricultural venture