Workers in the hospitality sector whose jobs have been terminated due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to benefit from a new health insurance plan being offered by Sagicor Life Jamaica.

The plan, which includes coverage for doctors’ visits, prescription

Member governments in the Caribbean have renewed their parametric insurance coverage for this Atlantic Hurricane Season, ceding over US$1 billion in risk to the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) and increasing overall coverage by eight per cent.

The insurance covers

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) said that it has been taking significant steps to launch its long-awaited electronic foreign exchange trading platform (FXTP) with a pilot phase expected to begin on June 1.

The pilot will run during what the

Lydford Mining Limited last Sunday made its first major shipment of processed limestone valued at US$1 million.

The shipment, which left from Reynolds Pier in Ocho Rios for the United States, contained 35,000 tons of food and pharmaceutical-grade limestone aggregate which