Business September 25 2025

Cedric Stephens | A new conversation on insurance

Updated December 9 2025 4 min read

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Concerned citizen John Mahfood put his money where his mouth is. He sponsored a half-page advertorial in this newspaper last Sunday to pose and answer a thought-provoking question: Can the Jamaican people survive another five years of no growth? He proposed “nine key measures the government should consider jump-starting growth and improve Jamaicans’ quality of life”. The comments that follow are my contribution to the conversation that Mr Mahfood, and possibly, others started before and after the general elections.

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