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Gas Prices Continue to Rise – How can consumers cope?

May 6th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer I know what you are thinking why am I again referring to gas prices? Well for one it seems as if each month I buy less gas for the same amount of money. Surviving on less is

Consumers brace for increase in water bills

May 5th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer The slogan on my water bill reads, ‘A small price for a big service’. I wonder what qualifies as a ‘small price’? These days nothing is small and certainly not my water bills. The average water bill

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

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

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

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

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