Giving Up Your Privacy for Your Property
The next time you contract with a Realtor or real estate agent to purchase or sell a property, be prepared to answer myriad questions about your identity and your source of funds. This interrogative exercise is a mandatory obligation of real estate dealers under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering Prevention) Regulations 2007 and POCA Amendments 2013. All this is a part of the government’s […]
“Christmas and Grand Market!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked the question “what is the one thing you miss about Jamaica?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “The one thing I miss about Jamaica is Christmas and Grand Market.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves […]
Friendship with Jamaican Connected Ted Cruz to Island Business and Politics
Jamaican David Panton invited his Princeton and Harvard Law School roommate with Cuban ties, Ted Cruz, to join a business venture on the island. Although the business dissolved in 2003, the connection represents a digression from Cruz’s movement from Ivy League colleges to a clerkship at the United States Supreme Court to the U.S. Senate […]
Day 24 of 365 Things to Do, See & Eat in Jamaica – Rick’s Cafe in Negril
If you’re looking for a great place to watch the sunset, be sure to visit Rick’s Cafe at the western end of Negril. The cafe is located on the cliff top, and people from all over the world come here to enjoy one of the best sunset views anywhere. Established in 1974, Rick’s Cafe is […]