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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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2702, 2017

Economic Growth Council needs to focus more on agriculture — Pandohie

Richard Pandohie reckons that the eight initiatives under the Economic Growth Council’s 5 in 4 plan are lacking focus on Jamaica’s agricultural sector.

The chief executive officer of Seprod Ltd who recently announced plans to partner with the Government, private

2702, 2017

GKGI expands to Guyana, Trinidad

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General Insurance Company Limited (GKGI) will later this year roll out operations in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago.

After cementing insurance operations in Antigua, St Vincent, Dominica, St Lucia, and Turks & Caicos, GK’s Group CEO Don Wehby told

2702, 2017

J’cans encouraged to pay close attention to their diet

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Acting Director of the Caribbean Institute for Health Research at the University of the West Indies Professor Marvin Reid, is reiterating the need for persons to pay close attention to the relationship between nutrition and cancer.

2402, 2017

Jamaica’s poverty rate declines

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) says there has been a decline in the country’s poverty rate.

Dr. Wayne Henry, Director General of the PIOJ, on Wednesday released data showing that in 2014, the poverty rate fell by 4.6