Real-time detection of fake insurance - Police, insurers to share database
The Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) and the Jamaica Constabulary Force have formalised a partnership to bring to book the perpetrators of insurance fraud and auto theft with the signing of a memorandum of understanding.
All parties to insurance contract not created equal
Question: I met in a motor accident in October 2007.
$100-million loan fund for tourism micro entrepreneurs
The government has earmarked $100 million for tourism-related loans to the micro sector and has tapped Jamaica National Building Society as partner to manage the fund.
Pizza Hut turns 50
Dan and Frank Carney borrowed US$600 from their mother 50 years ago and opened a small pizzeria in Kansas using second-hand equipment in what was once a bar.
Swiss grant to finance geographical indications project
The Swiss Government is putting US$730,000 of grant funding into a project by the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) to develop a system of geographic markings for Jamaican products.
Rising cost of aviation fuel an economic challenge for tourism-dependent Carib
Around the world, the biggest airlines are reducing services, increasing fares, levying surcharges and abandoning destinations as the cost of fuel continues to rise.
|
