Conversation with Jamaican-American Artist, Andrea Cauthen
This week we have a conversation with Jamaican-American Multi-Media Artist and Photographer , Andrea Cauthen. As a photographer Andrea’s goal is to capture images in the hopes of communicating the realities of our ever changing world. Her approach is to always photograph with honesty and integrity respecting the image in front of the lens. Andrea […]
I am going to Jamaica, and want to take out a claim for J$33,000 in Kingston
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I am going to Jamaica, and will be in St Elizabeth. However, someone in Kingston owes me $33,000.00 for an item I took down for them on my last visit and they still have not paid me. People in Jamaica think we over here work so that we can pick up […]
My grandmom died and my aunt wants to evict me from where I built
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, My grandmother has been taking care of me since I was a child. When I turned 18 years old, she gave me a piece of land. A lot of my other relatives also got a piece of the land and built houses on it. On my piece there was a house […]
15 Documents You Must Have to Get a Mortgage Quickly In Jamaica
Financial institutions are eager to advertise the competitive mortgage interest rates they offer their customers. The frustration many purchasers encounter because of the length of time it takes to complete the mortgage application process is a fact less publicized. It is usual for purchasers to experience a wait time of up to four months, after […]
Can I get Letters of Administration without money in Jamaica?
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, If I have no money to hire a lawyer, can I still apply for Letters of Administration have question rather than comment and would appreciate receipt of an answer. Can one submit a request for a letter of administration without the use of an attorney? Barry Angel RESPONSE: Barry Angel, The cost of […]
Create a Plan to Cover the Necessities of Retirement
What’s going to happen when your paycheck stops? It’s one of the biggest questions that people nearing retirement have. It’s difficult for people to imagine what life will be like when they start to withdraw money from their hard-earned savings. For many, the feeling of anxiety often comes from trying to determine whether they have […]
My title is lost, but I need to get the squatters out of the house
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, Imagine I am allowing someone to stay in my house in Jamaica and my nephew tells me that the house is damaged. I fly down to Jamaica and the Court tell me they need to see the title before I can get a summons processed to get this person out of […]
Review: Stefhen Bryan Has a Story to Tell! – One-Man Play, "Doodu Boy"
Markdown:Thank goodness the title was not an indication of the production I saw on Saturday July 12 at the Soho Playhouse downtown. The penultimate show in the current run of Jamaican Stefhen Bryan’s Doodu Boy was 94 minutes of intimacy, poignancy and heartbreak as on a stark stage, Bryan brings to life the story of […]
‘The Good Samaritan’ gets paid too, in Jamaica court
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I have a kind heart, so I wind up being taken advantage of all the time. It dawned on me that maybe there is something I can do, and so I am asking you to assist. On many occasions I do work for people, and then they wind up telling me […]
Immigration and Criminal Convictions
In this month’s article I want to briefly touch on the incarceration and detention of so many of our immigrant community. Recently I attended a meeting of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) and I discovered some alarming statistics. “BAJI’s statistics discovered that immigrants of African descent are racially profiled by local police and […]