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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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General Insurance (2014-2015)
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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

1306, 2022

CaribDollar coming

or vendors doing business in different Caribbean territories.

Jamaica and Barbados will, in the next six months, become the first two territories to access a new pan-Caribbean digital payment settlement system called CaribDollar (Carib$).

Carib$, a stablecoin

1006, 2022

Transport minister calls on motorists to act responsibly on roads

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Minister of Transport and Mining, Audley Shaw, has appealed to motorists to act responsibly on the roadways, given the growing number of crashes and fatalities being reported.

The minister was speaking at the launch of Road Safety

1006, 2022

Region urged to make food security a priority

As global supply chains continue to be impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine, calls have intensified on especially vulnerable Caribbean states to ramp up food production and to advance plans for

1006, 2022

April remittances steady

Remittance flows inched up slightly in April, after suffering the first quarterly decline in eight quarters since the onset of the pandemic, according to new data from the Bank of Jamaica.

Jamaica received the bulk of the US$271 million in