Manager’s cheques – a thing of the past?

April 21st, 2011

We all know that writing large cheques may be beyond the average Jamaican. However, there are some transactions in business and large purchases such as homes that might necessitate such cheques. Effective April 1, 2011, the Bank of Jamaica has informed all banks that they are to use same day electronic transfers instead of writing [...]

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Should user fees at hospitals be removed?

January 11th, 2011

Nobody likes getting sick and going to the hospital.  However, in Jamaica if you get sick, you also have to hope that you have enough money to either pay for it privately or travel abroad.  The wait at the public hospitals is worsened by the inadequate staff and overcrowded conditions. After waiting for a long time without seeing a [...]

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The School Squeeze

July 25th, 2010

After the dust settled, parents of students who passed the GSAT exams for prestigious high schools faced a new problem. Many high schools have mandatory summer school for their new students.  To make matters worse, they also added hefty registration costs.  Parents were ‘up in arms’ when they were told they had to pay these [...]

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