• Wed, 19 August 2026

Fashion Advice – Leather Accessories: Raise Your Fashion Ranking

The Indians made their leather look more colorful and appealing to the eye.  They added beads on their boots and shoes, colorful dyes decorated the outside of their teepees, and feathers ornamented their leather head dresses.  The Indians found many ways to accessorize their leather. Today we have become accustomed to using leather for many […]

My ex divorced me by lying to the Jamaica Court and now I need child support

QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I found out that the man I married and live with used a paralegal to help him to get a divorce. When I checked the documents he submitted, I learnt from an attorney that an ‘affidavit of diligent search’ was submitted, although we live together with our five children. He went […]

International Journalists enjoy quick tour by JTB over Kingston Run weekend

A small group of journalists from the USA and Canada, who travelled to participate in the Kingston City Run were not disappointed when the main activities of the annual event slated for Sunday, March 15th, 2015, were postponed. The group was hosted at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston since arrival on Thursday, March […]

My brother in Jamaica wont act as executor.. what can I do from the UK?

QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, Morning I asked for advice a couple of years ago which I greatly appreciated. I have another question and need your assistance again. I live in England. My father passed away in 2012 leaving a will naming my siblings and me as benefactors. My mother passed in 2013. My brother is […]

A Conversation with Jamaican Young Adult Author, Melanie Schwapp

Melanie Schwapp was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Two short migrations at two key stages of her life opened Melanie’s eyes to the cultural and social discriminations in society, and thus began her quest for understanding through writing. At the age of five she moved to England with her family, where she was awakened to the […]

Please help my mom in Jamaica get peace of mind in her home

QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I need someone to go by my mom’s house just to check if all is well. She is sick, and living with my brother who harasses all the helpers we get. Eventually all the helpers leave, and my mom says for her peace of mind my brother should leave but he […]