Winners of The Public Sector Customer Service Award!

October 19th, 2015

Recently I blogged about the awards for the Public sector entities that displayed the best customer service. Before I identify the winners, I think it is essential that all Public Sector entities take note that we expect the best from all of them whether they win awards or not. Too often we hold public entities [...]

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Cheap solutions to Home Care!

October 15th, 2015

The recent rains have certainly been a blessing. The sweltering heat has now been replaced with the incessant whine of the mosquito! This is a problem of course, especially for home owners as they struggle to contend with the current infestation. The best thing to do to prevent mosquitoes from taking over your home is [...]

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Simple Solutions to Budgeting Problems

October 11th, 2015

I hear it from all sections of society.  It is a recurring topic: “I don’t have enough money!” In fact in recent years the cries of having no money have gotten worse.  It is certainly true that things have become harder as the economy struggles. Despite the fact that consumers try to budget they still [...]

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Public Sector Customer Service Awards!

October 8th, 2015

On this blog I have many times written about the poor customer service experienced by Jamaican consumers.  It has become so commonplace that getting good customer service feels strange. It is a sad sate of affairs that the business operators often do not properly train their staff and are not around to see how poorly [...]

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Retirement Woes!

September 30th, 2015

Imagine you are 65 years old and you have worked all your life.  Your children have grown and left home. You have many health problems which now prevent you from working. How will you survive? The obvious answer is to collect your pension and retire.  It is not so easy though as for those who [...]

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Giveaways – What’s the catch?

September 26th, 2015

They are so many things that I enjoy getting for free. I love getting free credit for my phone and I love being involved in promotions in which you buy one and get one free.  Often the promotions are very enticing and persons decide that they are getting a great bargain but it is a [...]

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