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How bad is coal really- will we pay too high a cost?

August 16th, 2016

There has been a lot of controversy in the media recently about the sale of Alpart to Chinese firm Jiuguan Iron and Steel. According to the article published August 4, 2016 on The Gleaner Online, the company has ’a 1,000-megawatt coal-fired electricity plant reportedly included in the firm’s plans to support its new operations’. The [...]

Is it safe to shop online?

August 12th, 2016

Like most Jamaicans I love to get a deal! However when that deal requires that you pay online my credit card I get a little bit hesitant. That’s because like everybody else I worry about safeguarding my information. I imagine that almost everyone has an online footprint but it seems worse to put your credit [...]

How to Prevent Being Scammed part 2

August 9th, 2016

Last week I wrote about scamming and I realized I couldn’t cover everything in one post. The truth is there are so many things that we need to monitor when it comes to our security. I noticed when I started using A.T.M machines that there always some guys hanging around the machine but not waiting [...]

How to Prevent Being Scammed!

August 5th, 2016

I remember a very scary day in my life when I went to pay for a bill and realized that there was no money in the account. It is a very vulnerable feeling to know that what you thought was in your bank account is gone with out a trace! Of course after much investigation [...]

Are you ready for a storm?

August 2nd, 2016

Do you enjoy when it rains? Well some amount of rain is a good way to cool down the place but a lot of rain accompanied by heavy winds can cause a lot of damage. Be Prepared I notice that there are two types of reactions to the announcement of an impending storm. The first [...]

Are you a more confident consumer?

July 29th, 2016

I am sure that you noticed a little extra in your pay cheque this month. Well if you didn’t notice then that means you probably didn’t qualify for the much anticipated tax break. All struggling workers appreciated the extra funds which some people started spending immediately while others put it aside for a rainy day. [...]

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