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Flow into the change!

September 1st, 2015

I never liked change growing up as I always felt that it would lead to instability. I stubbornly held on to that view for a number of years. As a result of feeling this way, I was always vehemently opposed to anything that required me

Fraud – Don’t get caught in the net!

August 27th, 2015

There has been a popular email scam going around for some time in which the scammer pretends that they are stranded in a foreign country and need their friends to transfer some money to their account. The email provided a few details such as the

Dare to Compare!

August 23rd, 2015

I had decided that I needed a new hair style but I was a bit unsure of the one I wanted so I decided to check with my friends and get their opinion. They informed me that if I decided to wear any form

How to make a good budget!

August 20th, 2015

I was never a good Mathematics student in high school. In fact, if the teachers laboured too long on discussing Pythagorean theorem and simultaneous equations, I usually tuned them out. I reasoned that those formulas and equations would never be applicable to my daily life. Fast forward

Do consumers know how to protect themselves online?

August 16th, 2015

Often if you ask anyone if they think they can protect themselves, the answer is yes. There is always a likelihood that you will be able to fight off an attacker depending on their size or if they have a weapon. For most Jamaicans being

All-Inclusive Hotels – Worth the cost?

August 10th, 2015

For those of us who are languishing in Kingston’s hot dry weather it is like being hit with a blast of cool when we get a chance to take a trip to the country. Country trips are an inherent part of summer vacations in Jamaica.

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