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Jamaica Public Service, Again

I’m so angry I could scream. I received my electricity bill from the Jamaica Public Service Company and once again the amount is staggering…a whopping five thousand plus dollars. This is just a measly $174 less than the previous month. The funniest part of it is the following: - I foolishly put in fluorescent bulbs since they claim that it lowers usage. - During the period billed we had 9 1/2 hours of power outages. Granted this is an estimate because it just covers the period when someone was home and was able to record the outage time. I knew there were outages when no one is home because I have an old fashion fax machine that spits out pieces of paper each time the power goes and returns. - We rarely leave an outside light on anymore So my question to JPS is: What am I to do to have my electricity bills at a reasonable rate? In the past two years my bill has jumped quite a lot. I really would love to know why this is happening. Sadly, consumers in Jamaica do not have much recour...

Everyday Life

Well, Jamaica once again escaped the full force of a hurricane. For this I’m grateful, but my heart goes out to my fellow Caribbean people in Haiti, Cuba and the Caymans. I trust that Florida is not as badly affected like last year. It is scary that the first real hurricane of the season as proven to be so deadly. My heart goes out to England, especially those who have lost loved ones. Oh for a world where we all love and respect each other regardless of colour, race or creed. I applied for a job a few weeks ago. It was at somewhere that I used to part-time. Funny enough the night after I sent in the application I dreamt that the manager in charge of setting up interviews was not going to call me. Before you ask, yes, I have the qualifications for the job. Well, that is now on hold, so I wont know for a while if my dream will come thru. Ah well, God has a bigger plan for me; I just need to be patient and wait upon Him. Now, if only I could get a break so that I can stay home and write ...