Screening a difficult tenant in a country like Jamaica?
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I am trying to rent mothers property in Jamaica and have requested the following details:- 1. previous landlords contact details, but prospective tenant replied moving from birth place so unable to provide 2. previous employers contact details, but tenant replied she owns her own business 3. requested bank statements in order […]
Why Women Shouldn’t Be Responsible For ‘Fixing’ Men
I have low expectations of men, which is great considering that expectation is a root of heartache. These days, nothing that comes from a man’s mouth really surprises me. Regardless, recent admonishments I’ve heard of women make my blood boil. Women need to raise the bar. If you don’t want us to act like dogs, […]
Tax on Jamaican Remittances Leaving US Considered by Congress
The United States Congress is considering imposing a two-percent tax on money that Jamaicans send home to their families. Mike Rogers of Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District has proposed HR 1813, the Border Wall Funding Act of 2017. Under the bill, a charge of two percent would be imposed on monies that individuals send from the […]
Jamaican American Named Best and Brightest at US University
Jamaican American, Jade Mulvaney, a marketing and information systems major who recently graduated from at the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida, has been named the Best and Brightest student of 2017. Among Mulvane’s achievements: being followed on Twitter by former United States President Barack Obama. She says that now that Obama […]
BCASCA launches Inaugural Palm Bay Caribe Film Festival
May 5, 2017, PALM BAY FL – The inaugural staging of the Palm Bay Caribe Film Festival scheduled for June in celebration of Caribbean American Heritage Month, was officially launched on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at the Brevard Caribbean American Sports and Cultural Association (BCASCA) in Palm Bay. The intimate event was attended by a […]
Jamaican Woman, First Female Chief Usher at White House, Fired
Angella Reid, who was born in St. Thomas in Jamaica and who was the first woman to serve as chief usher in the United States White House, has been fired from the position by the Trump Administration. According to reports from the CNN television network, Reid was abruptly let go this week. She had been […]
Jamaican Basketball Player Named Serbian League MVP
Jamaica’s Kimani Ffriend has been named the Most Valuable Player in the Serbian Basketball League. Ffriend, 39, had an average of 22 points and 11 rebounds per game for the Superleague Dynamic team. His outstanding performance accumulated 672 points for the 26-week season and the MVP title. During the 2017 season, Ffriend was MVP seven […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending May 5 2017
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending May 5, 2017. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com. For past Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Podcasts please visit our archives.
Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean News Stories for the week ending May 5th, 2017
—————————————- THIS WEEK’S TOP NEWS STORIES —————————————- PRIVATE EARLY CHILDHOOD INSTITUTIONS TO GO PUBLIC, SAYS GOVERNMENT The Jamaican government will convert private early childhood institutions to public operations, according to Senator Ruel Reid, Minister of Education, Youth and Information. The conversion process is slated to start in September 2017 at the Jamaica House Infant School. […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – “Faith: How Much?”
At one point or another we’ve all done it. Struggling under the weight of a situation, and facing a crisis of faith, we’ve prayed words to the effect, “Lord, increase my faith.” I’m reminded of the narrative in Mark 9 in which Jesus met a man whose son had a “dumb spirit,” and who, when […]