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Kingston Comes Alive – The Liguanea Art Fair

May 3rd, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer I was feeling a bit under the weather but I was determined that I would attend the Liguanea Art Fair held at Liguanea Plaza in Kingston on April 21, 2013. I had only planned to stay a short time but I was pleasantly surprised at what I saw [...]

How to save money when you dine out.

April 22nd, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer I have always advocated for making home cooked instead of buying prepared meals. It is often healthier and saves money. The circumstances of a number of Jamaicans sometimes prevents them from following this advice. Often, although the ideal situation would be a home cooked meal some persons find [...]

Bank Charges – What Consumers should know!

April 18th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer Until recently, I never really investigated what the bank charges its customers for utilizing its services. I had a vague idea that they charged customers for using the ATM machine or cashing a cheque but it never really became much of an issue until the dwindling of my [...]

Banded Products – What Consumers should know!

April 15th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer It’s a now familiar sight on the shelves of Jamaican supermarkets. A product is banded together and sold as one unit. So essentially you buy one product and the other one is free. Occasionally, another product is placed in the package which complements it and is offered as [...]

Are Jamaican Consumers Happy?

April 3rd, 2013

Recently The Gleaner revealed the results of a survey that proclaimed Mandeville as the happiest parish in Jamaica. Although touted as being happy because of its traditionally low crime rate and cool climate, the follow up interviews done by The Gleaner clearly showed that some people felt happy but did not attribute this solely to [...]

Sales Gimmick or Bargain?

March 27th, 2013

Well I have certainly seen it all. I knew that the downturn in the economy would affect everyone including established businesses but it seems as if everyone is scrambling for a quick sale. They all declare that they have the best products and you need to buy as much as you can. They use persuasive [...]

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