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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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Life Insurance (2016-2017)
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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 >

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GOVERNMENT FISCAL MONITORING

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

BOJ RATE POLICY

JAMAICA ECONOMIC DATA

1810, 2019

Councillors to attend regional confab on disaster risk reduction

MINISTER of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie says all councillors from municipalities across the island are expected to participate in the upcoming Seventh Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP20).

The three-day

1810, 2019

Statin reports 1.3% growth for April to June quarter

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (left), speaking during today’s (October 17) quarterly press briefing at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. (Photo: JIS)

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Statistical Institute

1710, 2019

SEZ facing challenges

Dr Eric Deans (left) with Capt Richard Sewell at the Sygnus Quarterly Business Breakfast Forum at the Terra Nova hotel in Kingston yesterday. (Photo: Karl McLarty)

There is a chronic shortage of investments in building out

1710, 2019

Conu’co Market moves ahead

The ‘Conu’co Market at the Cove’, a local event that brings Jamaican farmers, artisans, chefs and entrepreneurs together to promote local products, is currently in its second year and will be held this Sunday, October 20