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Dennis Jones is a Jamaican-born international economist, who has lived most of the time in the UK and USA, and latterly in Guinea, west Africa. He moved back to the Caribbean in 2007. This blog contains his observations on life on this small eastern Caribbean island, as well as views on life and issues on a broader landscape, especially the Caribbean and Africa.

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Friday, October 12, 2007

Service interruption

In the age of the Internet, if you cannot get Internet access then there is no easy way to enter the information superhighway. That's been my problem for over a week, and the dear friends at Cable and Wireless, after saying that a technician would deal with the problem within 5 business days, have still to get someone to test the line, visit the premises or offer any hint that they will begin to assess the problem. When I read the stories this week about price capping and the very generous returns that C&W have been making I wondered who amongst the customers is getting real benefits. And when I read the recent press release about how C&W had improved broadband speed and value across the Caribbean (see link), I wondered when I would get that.

So, I'm borrowing a friend's computer and Internet access to just say that regular blogging service will hopefully be resumed soon.

So, with no phone working at home, no Internet working at home, it's time for more mobile phone use and scrounging from friends and neighbours.

Have a pleasant afternoon.

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