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Counting the Cost! – Can you afford it?

June 23rd, 2018

I am not really a ‘techie’ person so buying the latest gadgets do not fascinate me as they do others. However I must admit that the newer models of phones are quite attractive. The prices for those phones however seem out of reach of the average consumer. Prices for Smart Phones The idea of a [...]

Are you a good customer? (Part 1)

April 16th, 2018

Recently I was stuck in a long line to pay for gas at a local Rubis gas station. I had a lot of things to do and as I waited I could feel that other motorists were also becoming increasingly irritated with the long wait. The reason behind the delay in service turned out to [...]

Consumers embrace technology!

August 8th, 2014

Do you remember when if you needed to call someone you had take out a huge phone? We jokingly refer to those types of phones as ‘fridges’ as a reminder of their unwieldy size. It was not so long ago that only a few people had access to computers. Now of course persons can not [...]

Science & Technology, the formula for international success!

April 7th, 2011

Well it’s that time again, the annual J.P.S. sponsored Science & Technology Expo was held on April 7, 2011. The theme of the expo was, ‘From Natural Resource to Creative Enterprise’. The admission was free. The expo was held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. I wonder though [...]