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Growth & Jobs | Underinsurance or no insurance: A bad idea

“A common mistake that some homeowners make is not to insure their property for the full replacement value, thus creating the issue of underinsurance,” advised Joseph Holness, assistant general manager, reinsurance and underwriting, JN General...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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The maker of remdesivir, a drug known to reduce the recovery time of acutely ill coronavirus patients, said Monday it will charge $2,340 for a normal treatment course for people who participate in government health programs in the U.S. and for governments of other developing

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COMMENTARY: The Black Church Faces an Atypical Crisis

During a recent meeting organized by Anchor of Hope Ministries, a local, faith-based nonprofit assisting the formerly incarcerated, Holmes stated that the Black church has historically been centered to meet the community’s needs in a variety of

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PM says persons must be given opportunity to use unused state assets

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says persons must be given the opportunity to use unutilised assets of government agencies, in order to maximise their potential. “There are many agencies in Jamaica, they hold lands, buildings...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Central Life Insurance Company, the last surviving African American owned insura

Central Life Insurance Company, the last surviving African American owned insurance company in the state of Florida is ordered liquidated by a Florida circuit court judge.

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Source: Blackfacts.com

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‘Worse than prison’ - Holness, Tufton apologise for quarantine food fiasco

Smarting from backlash over quarantine conditions for returning Jamaicans at two St Ann hotels, Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton yesterday apologised for a slew of logistical foul-ups, including rooming delays and substandard

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Johnson Smith refutes claims that SOEs/ZOSOs not working

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, assured the Senate on Friday that the Government is working towards introducing more zones of special operations

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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com

Guy, Tufton in Russian roulette over virus deaths

According to Guy, after a medical investigator assessed the number of deaths that had occurred within a four-month period in Russia, it was found that thousands more had died this year when compared with the similar period in

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Rwanda: Inside the Country's 10 Multi-Billion Dollar Green Projects

Rwanda recently submitted its new national climate plan dubbed "Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)" to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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Parliament Briefs

Holness backs storm funds boost Prime Minister Andrew Holness has suggested that more funds be released at the beginning of the hurricane season so that sufficient preparation could be made to face possible weather systems. Holness made the...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Thousands Protest For Black Trans Lives Amid Continued Fights For LGBTQ Rights

The marches for Black trans lives were organized around of series of deaths that shed light on issues Black transgender people face every

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Houston Health Department, Partners Schedule Free COVID-19 Testing for Week of June 8

The Houston Health Department and its agency partners have set up new sites offering free COVID-19 tests during the week of June

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‘Murder emergency’ as gangs spread wings - SOEs blanket Kingston as Gov’t vows to protect highway project from extortionists

The entire capital is now blanketed under SOEs as the Government moved to include Kingston Western and Central, pushing to 10 the total number of police divisions under emergency

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Black Church Faces Atypical Crisis | Afro

During a recent meeting organized by Anchor of Hope Ministries, a local, faith-based nonprofit assisting the formerly incarcerated, Holmes stated that the Black church has historically been centered to meet the community’s needs in a variety of

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Houston announces free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of June 29

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Report: 7.7 percent of female workers in Texas are entrepreneurs

The median annual income for full-time female entrepreneurs is $40,000, slightly lower than the median annual income among all full-time female workers of

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Jamaica is an island in the West Indies, 90 mi (145 km) south of Cuba and 100 mi (161 km) west of Haiti. It is a little smaller than Connecticut. The island is made up of coastal lowlands, a limestone plateau, and the Blue Mountains, a group of volcanic hills, in the

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Gold is set for record highs: Here's the easy way to invest

As the Covid-19 pandemic enters a “new and dangerous phase”, the price of safe haven gold is approaching its highest since 2012 — but one big investment bank thinks the economic response will soon see the yellow metal swell to its highest price

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Marathon extends helping hand to nation’s teachers

Hundreds of Jamaican teachers who are clients of Marathon Insurance Brokers (MIB) are set to enjoy a special cash giveback over the next two

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The role insurance companies play in the brutality against Black bodies

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Fetter Health Care Network announces COVID-19 schedule updates for week of June 29

The testing sites rotate to different locations throughout the Lowcountry each day, providing free and accessible walk-up and drive-up tests to community

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Holness: I’m no dictator - PM deflects accusation as Bunting goes on attack

Debating an extension of the states of emergency in the Kingston Western and Central police divisions yesterday, newly appointed Leader of Opposition Business Peter Bunting indicated that the Holness administration had chosen social control over social investment in tackling crime in

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Telisa Yancy is the Vice President of Marketing for American Family Insurance. In this role, Yancy and her team spearheaded a re-positioning of the 85 year old company. Yancy earned a Silver Effie Award in 2013 for the effectiveness of her team’s marketing and communications efforts in the

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New SOEs to fight potential formation of super gangs — Holness

PRIME Minister Andrew Holness yesterday declared two new states of public emergency (SOE) in the island, drawing immediate criticism from Opposition Member of Parliament and former Minister of National Security Peter Bunting that the measure is being overused and has failed to serve as a deterrent

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Indian insurance broker taps ex-UAP chief for top job

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Web of corruption?

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Gloster B. Current Jr.

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After long wait, J'cans stranded in C'bean to be repatriated

CARIBBEAN Airlines will, as of this weekend, be operating flights for Jamaicans stranded in Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, The Bahamas, and Antigua and Barbuda, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith has

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Black People’s Fears Of Clinical Racism Must Be Addressed In COVID-19 Vaccine Trials, Experts Say

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When a man’s word was ‘worth a tonne in gold’

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Two firms in UK vow to compensate for slavery links | New York Carib News

The Greene King pub chain and the Lloyd’s of London insurance market were two major British companies included in a database of companies connected to slavery compiled by University College

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