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IAJ CHARLES CHIN LOY BASIC SCHOOL 2019 TREAT

By |2019-12-20T03:32:27+00:00December 20th, 2019|Corporate Social Responsibility|

IAJ ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREAT FOR CHARLES CHIN LOY BASIC SCHOOL On Thursday December 12, 2019, IAJ held its annual treat for children at the Charles Chin Loy Basic School in Tivoli Gardens, West Kingston. The children thoroughly enjoyed the occasion at which gifts were handed out and activities signaling this joyous season were initiated. IAJ [...]

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 2019 MATHEMATICS WORKSHOP

By |2019-12-20T03:28:48+00:00December 20th, 2019|Corporate Social Responsibility|

On October 28, 2019, The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information held its Mathematics Workshop at the Jamaica Conference Centre. IAJ was one of the Sponsors of the Workshop. IAJ Vice President Vernon Jamaica who is also Managing Director of NCB Insurance Company Limited addressed the participants after being introduced by IAJ Executive Director Orville [...]

JSE strikes deal with Nasdaq exchange in the US

By |2019-12-20T02:54:18+00:00December 20th, 2019|news|

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has struck a deal with the Nasdaq exchange in the United States. The deal allows local brokers to short-sell or profit from falling stock prices, while also trading international stocks. The agreement with Nasdaq is for seven years. The JSE went live on the Nasdaq trading and surveillance platform on [...]

J$250 Million to start Tourism Workers’ Pension Fund in January

By |2019-12-20T02:50:13+00:00December 20th, 2019|news|

NEGRIL, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett says J$250 Million will be used to ensure the start of the highly anticipated Tourism Workers’ Pension Scheme next month. This forms part of the government’s effort to seed the fund to meet the deadline of a January 2020 start date for the pension scheme. [...]

Consumer prices rose to 1.3 percent in November

By |2019-12-18T08:38:00+00:00December 18th, 2019|news|

Consumer prices in Jamaica rose 1.3 per cent in November. It was the highest monthly movement since September 2014. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica says the increase was a result of higher prices for food and gas. The November rate moved inflation for the last 12 months to 4.6 per cent. That was in line [...]

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