High alert - Government of Jamaica says prepared for swine-flu threat
With the current swine-flu outbreak, which has seen hundreds of people infected in Mexico, the United States and other countries, close to becoming a pandemic, the Ministry of Health has urged persons with flu-like symptoms to stay at home and consult a doctor immediately...
Swine flu and you
What are the signs and symptoms of swine flu in people? The symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.
Key developments on swine-flu outbreaks
The following information has been provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organisation, and government officials in various nations: Deaths: 149, all in Mexico, 20 confirmed as swine flu and the rest...
GCT list ready
FOUR DAYS after Finance Minister Audley Shaw opened the 2009-2010 Budget Debate, Cabinet yesterday signed off on additional items that will now be subject to general consumption tax (GCT), which is set to pull in $7.5 billion in revenue. A significant part of the revenue is expected...
Golding turns down PNPYO's request - Estimated grand total = $19.3 billion
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has refused a request from the People's National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) to discuss alternatives to Government's recently announced $18 billion tax package. PNPYO President Damion Crawford yesterday led a small group...
Davies tackles Budget today
LAST YEAR, Opposition Spokesman on Finance Dr Omar Davies said the Bruce Golding administration's budget was not credible. This year, the nation awaits the former finance minister's response to the Government's $555.7-billion budget, which contains an $18 billion...
Studying on a student visa
Q: Hello, I am a third-year business student majoring in finance. I am responding to an advert in the Saturday Gleaner of April 11, 2009. I am in my late 20s and wish to immigrate to the United States (US) to read for my masters in business administration...