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LIME Call Charges Plummet!!

June 10th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer Are exorbitant cellular phone rates a thing of the past? Well that is what it seems like as the cost for making calls on a cellular phone has seen significant decrease over the last couple of months. The

Cellular Phone rates fall as Consumers’ celebrate!!

June 4th, 2013

Recently, consumers have been besieged by a number of negative reports about the state of the Jamaican economy. At every corner, there are more bills to pay and more money needed to pay them. Even using the cellular phone was becoming irritating as

What you need to know before you rent a car!

May 28th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer Recently the rental car industry has been featured prominently in the news. There has been much concern by the police at the ease in which cars are rented by unscrupulous persons who use them to aid them in

How safe are credit cards?

May 25th, 2013

I have always thought that credit cards were relatively safe. I guess I felt this way because before the cashier swiped the card for payment, the consumer’s signature was checked against some form of identification. I felt this security feature made it harder for

Will You be getting the Blackberry Z10?

May 22nd, 2013

Remember the days when a cellular phone was so huge it looked as if you were talking into a radio? In fact, they are fondly referred to as ‘fridges’ because of their unwieldy size. Back then, the sole function of those phones were to

Farmers Market – A Well Deserved Treat for Consumers

May 21st, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer As the end of the month approaches, the average consumer is faced with the often insurmountable challenge of trying to stretch their pay cheque to cover all their bills. After the bills are paid then of course

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