SARS alert for Ja
THE MINISTRY of Health continues to place on alert medical and emergency services, as the number of people infected with the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) climbs in parts of Asia and North America.
NIS hike triggers widespread fears
THE JAMAICA Employers Federation (JEF) and the island's trade unions have added their voices to concerns that the pending increase in contributions to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) will devastate an already overtaxed workforce.
Gov't moves into cost-cutting mode
FACED WITH mounting pressure to cut public spending, the Government has pulled together a tight mix of cost-cutting options that include slashing leave for civil servants, plugging loopholes for public waste and merging public companies.
J'cans to pay more for debt
JAMAICA'S STOCK of public debt, which rose to $601.2 billion as at the end of March 2003, means that each Jamaican will now be nominally required to repay at least $231,000, mainly through taxes, just to cover the principal payment.
Tough survival in Trench Town
WHEN MINISTER of Finance and Planning Dr. Omar Davies gave details of how the 2003/04 Budget would be financed, he made reference to unemployment and living conditions.
Cops make coke bust in St James
WESTERN BUREAU: THE AREA One Narcotics police have made yet another cocaine haul in St. James.
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