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Can my neighbour sue me for Jamaica cash pot monies?
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, A woman from my neighbourhood gave me a summons to go to court. She said I owe her $1510.00 for trusting her cash pot and that I took $600 worth of goods from her. I do not know her as selling anything, and as far as I can remember when I […]
Selma – The Movie Review
Selma’s deceptively idyllic opening soon gives way to the depiction of racism taken to a terrible zenith on that terrible Sunday – September 16, 1963 when the lives of four Sunday school children – Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Denise McNair were sacrificed. Another child, Sarah Collins, lost her right eye in […]
Jamaican-born Chosen to Head U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency
Major General Vincent R. Stewart of the United States Marines was selected to be the 20th director of the nation’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), as well as the commander of the Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (JFCC-ISR). Major General Stewart attended Kingston College before entering the U.S. Marine Corps in 1981. […]
Three Things You Should Know about Private Lenders, Before You Borrow
My last article titled ” Three Little Known Ways to Fund your Real Estate Deals” elicited from readers, some probing enquiries about private lenders. I received calls and emails introducing me to various real estate projects. In each instance, the burning question was how to get connected to sources of private funds. Because […]
I have no money to pay bailiff to kick ‘her’ out of my house!
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I got an order in the Court to finally get rid of the troublemaker in my house. I do not have the money to pay the bailiffs and they told me that they cannot act without payment. I also won the case for outstanding rent, and its not a lot, so […]
10 Things You Should Not Do When You Get Into A Car Accident In Jamaica
A car accident can be one of the worst experiences to have to endure, and if you’re in Jamaica, things might get a bit more complicated. Here are a few things you should never do if you get into a car accident on the island. Don’t stop in certain areas. Stopping after a car accident […]
Melissa Rowe, PCC: Everyday People – Highlighting Jamaicans who are doing extraordinary things in the world.
From the Hills to The Mother Land and Back: A Jamaican-Canadian Woman’s Story of Overcoming and Achieving. Melissa Rowe, PCC, MSW was born in Beeston Spring, Westmoreland in 1945. At the time of her birth, she became number seven of what would eventually be fourteen siblings in her family. As the middle child of an […]
10 Questions with Marlon Hill, Partner on delancyhill joining Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel, L.L.P
Marlon Hill and Michelle Delancy, who were the main principals of the law firm delancyhill, are now partners at Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel. This week we speak to Marlon Hill about the recent merger and the benefits to the Caribbean Diaspora. 1. Is Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel, LLP (HM&B) now the largest law firm owned […]
Please clarify how to date my notice to the tenant in Jamaica
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I served a notice on a tenant that my wife brought into my property. The court said it was bad and wrote another one by filling in the little forms that you buy in the bookstore. When I went to take out the summons, another court staff worker told me the […]