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Emergency Essentials

June 2nd, 2010

At any moment you could be stranded at home with no access to a store. That it is why I think it is important to have in your home a few basic food items that can take you through any emergency situation. In my opinion these are: flour/rice, crackers, tinned items, bread and milk. I [...]

Be Careful about Buying Tainted Ackee!

June 2nd, 2010

Maybe we need to start climbing our own trees and picking our own ackees?That’s how I felt when I read the article entitled “Beware of Unfit Canned Ackee” in The Gleaner published May 14, 2010. The articler stated that 40 cases of processed ackee had ‘disappeared’ from a factory in St. Elizabeth, which was under investigation. The Bureau of [...]

Is 'Going Green' Enough?

May 19th, 2010

Amid all our concerns about ‘going green’ I wonder if we are doing enough to keep our island home attractive? I read an article in The Gleaner published May 14, 2010 written by Janet Silvera that made me start thinking about this issue. The article made a valid point raised by the editor of the National Geographic, John Tourtellot, [...]

Shopping with kids (Part 1)

May 15th, 2010

Shopping with our children can be a pleasurable activity. Here are some tips to ensure that your shopping trip is a good one. Give children a job to do while shopping. Depending on their age they can be allowed to push the cart, tick things off the shopping list, put the items in the cart [...]

Consumers on Strike

May 11th, 2010

A number of groups went on strike recently. So my question is can consumers strike? Here are a list of my demands. We want value for our money. We want efficient service. We demand the right to fill our trolleys with food and not break out in cold sweat when we see the bill. Okay so maybe [...]

Is Jamaica 'going green'? (Part 1)

May 8th, 2010

Earth Day was celebrated worldwide on April 22,2010. Do Jamaicans really know what it means to ‘go green’? I don’t think that enough is done to educate the average Jamaican on the importance of protecting our natural resources. I think we use too many plastic products. Also despite anti-litter laws, garbage is still improperly discarded. What [...]

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