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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 >

Current Statistics

GOVERNMENT FISCAL MONITORING

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

BOJ RATE POLICY

JAMAICA ECONOMIC DATA

1309, 2017

Change your diet after age 40

As you get up into your 40s and beyond, you will notice several things starting to happen to your body. Things such as gaining pounds around the waist even when you stick to a strict diet – and it seems

1209, 2017

Growth & Jobs | Young bright minds needed to make a business out of cleaning up Jamaica

Mired in all the muck and grime littering the countryside is an opportunity for young, bright minds to come up with solutions to map and orchestrate the clean-up of Jamaica’s growing garbage pollution, in an environmentally friendly, sustainable and even

1209, 2017

Jamaica in danger

Jamaica could be faced with a serious physical infrastructural dilemma if the island is hit by a high-category hurricane like Harvey or Irma, according to local infrastructure stakeholders.

Civil engineer and Incorporated MasterBuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) executive Carvel Stewart

1109, 2017

Candy maker Sweetie migrates – New factory, new line grows capacity sixfold

With the backing of state agencies and angel investors, Patria-Kaye Aarons has taken her Sweetie Confectionery business out of Kingston and is now operating from the Clarendon capital of May Pen.

She now has a larger factory, spanning 4,000 square feet,