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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 varies depending on the consumption level of the household as well [...]

The Toll Road Tales

June 30th, 2011

Driving by at 100 miles per hour as your tires seem to float over smooth asphalt is an experience not often enjoyed on Jamaica’s roads. The construction of the toll road created much controversy but for the most part it certainly helped cut travel time on smoother road surfaces. Have the toll roads really proved to be worth [...]

Will consumers benefit from Digicel acquiring Claro?

March 16th, 2011

By now everyone knows that Digicel has acquired American Movil, otherwise known as Claro. It has been said that exchange is no robbery and so these two heavy weights in the telecommunication industry have inked a deal that leaves them satisfied. There has been a lot of speculation that Claro had steadily been luring customers away from [...]

Jamaican Vacation

August 5th, 2010

Since the economic squeeze shows no sign of letting go, families have had to ‘downsize’ their vacation plans. I have always been a believer of the idea that if we enjoy Jamaica then we will be more willing to protect it. Of course, the cost to stay at some resorts makes them unreachable for the average [...]

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