Jamaican Opposition Leader, Portia Simpson Miller, Opposes Trinidad Boycott
Jamaican Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller believes that a boycott against goods and services provided by Trinidad and Tobago is unnecessary because diplomatic solutions can be applied instead. Simpson Miller has joined her peers in rejecting calls for restrictions on trade with T&T, which have arisen due to alleged maltreatment of Jamaican nationals by T&T […]
Jamaican Student, J’Nae Peart, Wins International Schools Essay Competition
Jamaican student, J’Nae Peart has won the 2016 Trust for Sustainable Living International Schools Essay Competition. J’Nae is a student in the 6th Form at Immaculate Conception High School. She was the top-prize winner in the Secondary School contest and was the winner of the overall competition grand prize out of a total of […]
Traveler Alert: Pregnant Vacationers Beware
It was late 2013 when I started reporting in my now expired online news program, on the proliferation of the Chikungunya virus in the Caribbean region. Many of my viewers were Jamaican, and they were more amused by the name of the virus than concerned about its possible implications. A few months later when it […]
How to Avoid the Chaos of Living in Gated Communities
By the Commission of Strata Corporations’ own admission; the management of most gated communities or Strata Corporations, has deteriorated from a free-for-all, to chaos and confusion. The Commission was not as colourful in its description as I am, but its own investigations, which targeted Strata Corporations, revealed as much. I was among the 50 or so members of […]
Grandson of Haile Selassie Visits Jamaica
The grandson of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I is making a visit to Jamaica. Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie is accompanied by his wife, Princess Saba Kebede, on a three-day visit during which they will participate in the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the visit made by his grandfather to the island in 1966. The […]
Former Trinidad Minister, Gary Griffith, Calls Jamaicans “A Burden”
Gary Griffith, a former national security minister in Trinidad and Tobago, wants the government to stand up to Jamaica’s requests to CARICOM to bring legal action against the country concerning its policy of deporting Jamaican nationals. According to Griffith, over 20,000 Jamaicans live in T&T illegally, becoming a “burden” on the state. Dr. Manorma Soeknandan, […]
I live in New York, but need to rid my Jamaica house of hooligan tenant
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I am going away to my job in the USA (in New York). I need to start the proceedings for rent owed to me and the house because on top of owing me the tenant is a hooligan. She is acting as though she is not supposed to pay any rent […]
“They Make Amazing Food!!!! ” – SMILE JAMAICA PHOTOS
Our feature “Smile Jamaica” highlights some positives about Jamaica and Jamaicans. We asked the question “what do you love about Jamaicans?” at the South Florida Jerk Festival. – Photo by X. Murphy “I love Jamaicans because they make amazing food and love kite flying.” The “Smile Jamaica” series is open to anyone who loves Jamaica and/or […]
Jamaica Ranks Third in Number of Facebook Users among Caribbean Nations
Social media is popular all over the world, and nowhere more so than in the Caribbean. Among the nations of the Caribbean, Jamaica ranks third in number of Facebook users. There are 677,960 people using Facebook in Jamaica, and while that is an impressive number, it is just under half the number of Jamaicans who […]
The Nooses on the Internet – America is still pretty racially divided
Theoretically I understand racism. Someone hates someone else because of the color of his or her skin. But as empathetic as I profess to be, every now and again I read or see something that shocks me into the more visceral reality. One that only North American black people could possibly understand. Those of us […]