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Is Buying Jamaica a realistic option?

May 2nd, 2012

We have all heard the mantra, ‘Buy Jamaican’ but is it a viable option? Well let’s take a closer look at the Jamaican marketplace. Recently I overheard two shoppers discussing how they wanted to purchase local products but they found that the imported items were sold at a lower cost. They were adamant that this [...]

7 Ways to save money on your Credit Card bill

October 21st, 2011

Okay I know what you are thinking how can you save money if you have to pay a huge bill every month? Sometimes those charges accumulate until your bill begins to resemble a map for the way to debt. In order to save money you only have to adopt the following seven guidelines that will [...]

Jamaican health care gets failing grade

October 11th, 2011

I can guarantee that no one wants to be in need of medical attention. Added to the obvious fact that no one has perfect health there is always the likelihood of being at a hospital because of an accident. I recently had that truth brought home to me when I was faced with [...]

Is it worth celebrating independence after 49 years?

August 1st, 2011

I am too young to have been there but it is a tale told with great joy by older Jamaicans. The celebrations on August 6, 1962 were monumental as Jamaicans celebrated breaking ties with Britain, their previous sovereign. From a business standpoint though have we really made enough improvements to Jamaica? Would we have been better off as [...]

Why can’t we stop the violence?

July 28th, 2011

The recent news reports almost seem like scenes taken from a horror movie. Is Jamaica the only country struggling with senseless violence? No, of course not, in Norway a lone gunman killed 93 people in one day. There is one startling difference though; we depend on our image of sea, sand and sun to attract tourists. We often [...]

Jamaica – A tourist’s paradise?

October 26th, 2010

For the fifth year in a row Jamaica copped the top prize as the leading Caribbean destination. Well that’s great news. I guess I am a bit confused though, just how are we capitalising on our awards? I suppose what confuses me is that if we are so great how come so many people live below the [...]

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