Stages of Me – Jamaican Book Review
About the Novel Stages of Me is an urban romantic thriller that revolves around the disintegration of the intricately interwoven lives of members of three starkly different New Jersey families. With elements of sex, betrayal, infidelity and murder, the story is gritty and unflinching but at its core is one that is predicated on love […]
Is Life Really Good? : Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 51
My mother was ecstatic about the engagement. We were planning to get married once she completed her residency to become a doctor was finished but that did not stop my mother from planning. She estimated her residency would be finished in 2 years as she was in an accelerated program and did some of the […]
Beware Of Notarios And Immigration Service Providers
As an immigration attorney I often meet clients who hired a Notario to provide them with legal assistance. These clients are often in my office because their immigration cases have been denied and/or they are now in removal proceedings. After reviewing these clients’ cases it is usually difficult, if not impossible, to resolve their cases […]
How I traveled to Cuba from Jamaica – Trip Report Part 2
We awoke at 7.00am to get an early start before our city tour. Our package included breakfast so we headed to the hotel’s main restaurant. The restaurant was packed. It was a buffet style continental breakfast except for the eggs. One of the things we enjoyed was the gentleman who cooked our eggs. He seemed […]
U.S. Agency for International Development and Le Levier Expand Rural Access to Credit for Agriculture, Economic Growth
On Monday September 28, USAID Acting Director for Haiti Alex Deprez and Jocelyn Saint-Jean, Director General of Le Levier Federation of Savings and Loan Cooperatives, signed an agreement under which USAID will provide $3.7 million in loan guarantees to Le Levier. Under the agreement, Le Levier will now be able to provide $7.5 million in […]
BOJ- Bankers or Jokers?
IN ANNOUNCING the latest one percentage point cut in its benchmark rates last week, Jamaica’s central bank said it could take the action because of the slowdown in inflation and the relative stability in the foreign-exchange market following the volatility late last year and in the early months of 2009. A glad dat BOJ feel […]