Should you buy imported or locally produced products?

November 11th, 2018

There has been a recent report about imported chicken entering the Jamaican market.  This has led to a rather interesting question – should you buy local or  imported products? Local Products vs Imported Products Producers of local products often have a strong customer base.  These customers have been buying the product for generations and will [...]

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Smoking cigarettes – Watching your money go up in smoke!

June 12th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer As a concerned consumer there is one product that really grabs my attention and that is the cigarette. I have never bought a cigarette, but that does not mean I have never smoked. That’s because even though someone else has chosen to smoke a cigarette, if I am [...]

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Are you able to save money with the CAC's list?

March 20th, 2009

The Consumer Affairs Commission publishes a monthly choice list of basic food items.  Does this list help you to save money?

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