Home Loan Modifications
This has quickly become the best option for homeowners facing foreclosure. Although it is not the only option for homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure, it is an option that can save your home while putting you in a mortgage you can afford. So, how does a loan modification work and who is eligible for it. […]
Caribbean Wellness Day 2009 – British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands staged a number of activities to celebrate Caribbean Wellness Day 2009. The schedules of community activities by district for the British Virgin Islands were as follows: Anegada Heart Healthy Walk from the Fire Station to the Botanic Garden ( White Bay) and back at 5:30 a.m. Softball Game at the Recreation […]
Are you a complainer?
Do you spend most of your work time griping about almost everything in the organisation? You complain that the temperature in the office is too hot and when the temperature level on the air conditioning unit is adjusted you complain that it is too cold. Today you commend the chef at the canteen for a […]
Meet Rohan Freeman, The First Jamaican To Climb Five Of The Seven Summits In The World
Meet Rohan Freeman, a Jamaican who has climbed five of the seven summits in the world. Freeman is the first black male and the first Jamaican-born climber to accomplish this amazing feat. Let’s cheer him on as he tries to complete the next 2 summits carrying the Jamaican flag. Here is my conversation with Rohan […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Civilized Anti-Crime Initiative Offers Hope for a Brighter Future
In these hard times the news from Jamaica is not always encouraging, but once in a while I hear or read about something that lifts up my spirits. Recently, for example, a friend sent me a video titled “Heal Jamaica,” and it moved me so much I used it in the next day’s “By George” […]
Montserrat & surrounding islands to benefit from the opening of Caribscan, a diagnostic imaging company
Residents of Montserrat now have one less medical reason to leave Montserrat. In fact, according to the Government Information Unit (GIU), Residents of Montserrat and surrounding islands will benefit from the opening of Caribscan, a diagnostic imaging company, which will reduce the number of people that must travel abroad to receive medical scans. Caribscan is […]