• Wed, 19 August 2026

12 Questions for an Expat in Jamaica – Jennifer Tickle from the United Kingdom

We are continuing our Expatriate living in Jamaica series with a conversation with Jennifer Tickle an international school teacher who moved there in August 2014 . Jennifer tells us about her experience living in Jamaica, including advice to other expats who may consider moving to the island. What is the funniest thing that happened to […]

Immigration: Requests for Evidence, Notice of Intent to Deny, and Denial Letters

When you have filed your immigration petition the last thing that you would want to receive from Immigration would be Request for Evidence (RFE) letter, a Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) or a Denial letter. However the likelihood of receiving one of these infamous letters from Immigration is quite common. In this month’s article […]

When will I get my Formal Order from the Jamaica Court?

QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I asked someone to get my formal order and to pay for the bailiff’s service to get possession of my house. The judge gave the person in my property, till March 15th to remove. The man hasn’t given me told me anything further even now. I cant take the bus all […]

A Conversation with Jamaican Young Adult Author, Suzanne Francis-Brown

A Conversation with Jamaican Young Adult Author Suzanne Francis-Brown

Suzanne Francis-Brown writes both fiction and non-fiction relating to Jamaica’s history and heritage. A journalist by training and more recently a historian, she has published several books. Children’s fiction titles include The Mystery of the Golden Table (Arawak 2000); Searching for Pirates: A Port Royal Adventure (Arawak, 2001); Marcus Garvey. An Illustrated Biography (with Jean-Jacques […]

Why do I need to send my cousin a letter from USA to get out his tenants?

QUESTION: Dear Legal wiz, Before leaving Jamaica for home in the United States, I gave my tenant notice. My cousin who brought them on the premises is going to be responsible to take them to Court. I therefore asked him to sign the notices with me. Its now five months later and my cousin went […]

A Conversation with Jamaican Young Adult Author, Carol Dunn

Carol Dunn was born in the garden parish of St. Ann, where she spent her early childhood amidst a lush and textured landscape that gave wings to her imagination. Having been brought up on adventure books, bedtime stories and fairy tales, she used to envision buried treasure in hollowed out tree trunks, and goblins hiding […]