Squatter is trying to be a landlord and evict me
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I live on a piece of land and recently found out that the man who is collecting my rent is not the owner. He is a squatter. The owner is new and gave them the go ahead to remain there for a while. Now this squatter turned landlord is threatening to […]
Caribbean Bar Association and F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association Host a Community Immigration Forum, March 16, 2017, West Palm Beach
On Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 6:00 p.m., the Caribbean Bar Association (the “CBA”) in partnership with the F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association (the “Cunningham Bar”) will host a community immigration forum to address the recent changes in immigration policy and law by the Trump Administration and provide important advice and information to the […]
45 things a girl thinks when a guy does not text her back!
45 Things a girl thinks when a guy does not answer her texts: Omg he hates me. He hates me. No he doesn’t hate me. His phone probably died. Omg that douche he’s ignoring me. He’s definitely ignoring me. flipping idiot No he probably lost his phone He didn’t lose his flipping phone he’s a […]
Muhammad Ali’s Son detained at Florida airport on return from Jamaica
Muhammad Ali, Jr., 44, was detained for several hours at an airport in Florida as he returned from a trip to Jamaica. According to his friend and attorney Chris Mancini, the son of boxing legend and activist Muhammad Ali, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has a United States passport. He was held for questioning […]
Our Stories: My nephew benefits the most from my income- Hardio
In this installment of Our Stories, reggae artiste, Hardio explains why his nephew benefits the most from his income….For many people, Jamaica is pictured as an island paradise – white sandy beaches, a beautiful and vivacious culture, rich and wholesome food, and attractive people. And while that image is not far from the truth, if […]
British-Jamaican Among Winners of 2017 Brit Music Awards
“Shout Out to My Ex” recorded by the girl group Little Mix was the winner in the Best Single category at the 2917 Brit Awards in London. One of the group’s members is British-Jamaican Leigh-Anne Pinnock, who was born in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, but considers Jamaica to be her second home. Pinnock has Jamaican and Barbadian […]
Rohan Marley and Lauryn Hill Welcome Birth of Grandchild
Lauryn Hill, American singer/songwriter, and Rohan Marley, businessman and son of reggae legend Bob Marley, are celebrating the birth of their first grandson Zephaniah, the child of Zion David Marley, 19, and his girlfriend, whose name was not given. The baby’s name was chosen from the Bible verse Zephaniah 3:16 “In that day it shall […]
Listen to the Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending February 24, 2017
This is a Podcast of the Jamaica & Caribbean Weekly News Summary for the week ending February 24 2017. The JAMAICA WEEKLY News Summary Podcast is brought to you by Jamaicans.com.
CaribbeanTales Flow into Production: Leading Film producers begin production on three new pilots
Three of the Caribbean’s leading film producers will now develop pilots for their original TV series projects, via funding from Flow and CaribbeanTales Media Group. With $40,000 funding for each project, production work will begin on Battledream Chronicle, a sci-fi/drama animated series created by Alain Bidard, which is based on his groundbreaking multi-award winning feature […]
WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL – A Comma, Not a Period
Every now and again I receive a forwarded e-mail that contains something useful. This one, a PowerPoint slideshow titled “25 Beautiful Short Phrases,” was really good. One of the phrases that ‘jumped’ out at me was “In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma, but never let him be a period.” That, […]