How to Find the Right Tenant for your Property
The most common complaint I hear from landlords surrounds rent delinquency payments. The next most common is the damage tenants cause to owners’ properties. Repairs to damaged properties can be costly. Likewise, when a tenant remains in your premises and does not pay rent, your cash flow is disrupted severely. How can you select tenants […]
AFJ and the Pocket Rocket Foundation Enriching the Lives of The Youth
The American Friends of Jamaica, Inc. (AFJ) is pleased to announce the launch of an online fundraising campaign in collaboration with the Pocket Rocket Foundation (PRF). The two week campaign begins on Monday, July 11, 2016 using the hashtag #ShellyAnnGivesBack. With a target of U$25K, the objective of the campaign is to optimize donations from […]
Assassin A.K.A. Agent Sasco Drops New Video for “Stronger” Featured on His Recent Album Theory of Reggaetivity
Assassin a.k.a. Agent Sasco’s latest single “Stronger” is visualized through a story of struggle and progress. Driven by the spirit of perseverance, Sasco acts as an agent of positive change on “Stronger.” According to The FADER, the video “offers inspiration for hard times” and “feels right on time.” Sasco tapped into his passion project of […]
63 Jamaican Athletes Headed to 2016 Rio Olympics Lead by Bolt and Fraser-Pryce – Complete List
A total of 63 Jamaican athletes are preparing to travel to Rio de Janeiro to participate in the 31st Olympic Games, which are scheduled from August 5 to August 21, 2016. The total includes 34 women and 29 men, and 44 will be making their first Olympic appearances. Jamaica’s representation includes six-time Olympic champion Usain […]
She’s a Beauty Queen, Doctor, and Dancer – An interview with Miss Jamaica 2015, Dr. Sanetta Myrie
Dr. Sanetta Myrie got the attention of the world when she entered the Miss World Pageant with her gorgeous dreadlocks. She now hold the titles Miss World 3rd Runner Up 2015, Miss World Caribbean 2015, and Miss Jamaica World 2015. Dr. Myrie practices medicine at Mandeville Regional Hospital in Jamaica. Her other passions are dance, culture, […]
Stray Cat from Jamaica Now a Canadian Citizen – Over $100,000 paid to fly the cat to Canada
When Canadian Barbara Adhiya found a black cat on the grounds of the Moon Palace resort in Ocho Rios and realized it was sick and injured, her impulse was to get him the care he needed. She had no intention of adopting the feline, but after getting to know him better and seeing what a […]
First Responder Marlon Brown Saves Lives
Marlon Brown was caught in a traffic buildup, as he headed for work, in a taxi, on the Landovery main road in St Ann on March 1 this year. His first concern was about how the delay would affect his commute to St Ann’s Bay. A firefighter, based at the St Ann’s Bay fire station, […]
No land after 28-year loan, I need to sue for my money
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I loan my husband’s family over thirty thousand American dollars. They kept telling me that I would get land for the money. In fact up to last year they told me that the probate was just coming through for their father and that I would get the land soon. I have […]
Jamaican “Queen of the Birmingham Markets” Clarabell Tomlinson Dies at 76
Jamaican born Clarabell Tomlinson, known as the “Queen of the Birmingham Markets,” has died at the age of 76. The popular Tomlinson provided many people in this UK city with their first taste of Caribbean fruits and vegetables, which she sold at a market stall for 35 years. Her family is committed to carrying on […]
Police shootings of young black men prompts Bahamas to Issue Travel Advisory for U.S. – Is Jamaica Next?
The recent shootings in the United States have prompted the Bahamas to issue a travel advisory for the U.S. In the advisory, the nation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted the heightened tensions in some American cities arising from recent shootings of young African American men by police. The Ministry is advising all Bahamians traveling to […]