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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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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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BOJ RATE POLICY

JAMAICA ECONOMIC DATA

2211, 2017

Think yourself out of debt

TERRY… the scarcity mindset is the belief that there will never be enough

For every dollar the average Jamaican earns, more than half goes to debt, according to a report by the Bank of Jamaica in 2016.

Now the year

2211, 2017

How the IMF can help Jamaica unleash growth (Part 2)

Minister of Finance Audley Shaw greets IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde as Prime Minister Andrew Holness looks on, last week. (Naphtali Junior)

Former Minister Ronald Thwaites, in a Monday article in another newspaper, used the line, picked up

2211, 2017

PIOJ says agriculture to help drive growth

PIOJ) Director General, Dr Wayne Henry (right), addresses journalists during the PIOJ’s recent quarterly media briefing at the agency’s head office in New Kingston. At left is the PIOJ’s Director for the Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division,

2111, 2017

JAIFA’s new president is Sagicor’s Monica Robotham

The 65th president of the Jamaica Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (JAIFA), one of the oldest membership organisations in Jamaica, is chartered life underwriter Monica Robotham, who won the support of her peers at their recent annual general meeting.