Conversation with Michael Williams from the Jamaican Ski Team – The road to 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
This week we have a conversation with Michael Williams from the Jamaican Ski Team. Michael is hoping to represent Jamaica in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Michael has been a member of the National Alpine Ski Team since August 2011. He represented Jamaica in the Participated in World Alpine Championships in Schladming, Austria. […]
The valuation number we have to pay property taxes in Jamaica seems wrong?
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I sent monies to pay for my property taxes and it turned out someone I dont know paid it all. We went online to check the property as the Titles office claim they can’t find the title based on the valuation number we gave them What do we do? Clara McCarthy […]
Top Ten Jamaican Celebrity Quotes of the Week: "Who Said What?"
“The only man that can bring an end to my status is me as a star of track and field in the next couple of years is me, and I’m a phenomenon, a serious competitor – a legend for my generation. Believe me, my time isn’t up just yet” – Usain Bolt, speaking to the […]
“Is Tessanne Chin really Jamaican” – 5 Things to tell your Non-Jamaican Friends When They Ask
Jamaica’s Tessanne Chin has “wowed” the world, while “tearing” up the competition on The Voice. As a Jamaica living abroad your non-Jamaican friends and co-workers are now going to ask questions. It is the typical questions you hear when their perception of what a Jamaican should look like is challenged. Here are some examples of […]
My Jamaican lawyer doesnt help, can you? Trying to sell a house in Jamaica.
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I live in Miami, but visit Jamaica twice per year. Tenants who live in my house at Vineyard Town did not pay the electricity bill for a while, and I had to pay off over J200,000.00. Now one of them, a teacher stopped paying rent. I took her to court […]
Having a Party? Make It Jamaica Style! – How to have a Jamaican Themed Party
Now is the perfect time to invite your friends to a Jamaica-themed party, complete with tropical decorations, traditional foods, and lots of reggae music. The Jamaican theme can be carried throughout your party planning, beginning with the invitations. Jamaica is a tropical island known for its beaches and the warm Caribbean waters and for its […]
Top Ten Jamaican Celebrity Quotes of the Week: "Who Said What?"
“I am against that! Yuh haffi leave that fi dancehall and places where children won’t be” – Do you know which Jamaican Celebrity said that this week? See our top ten Jamaican Celebrity quotes to find out! “I am against that! Yuh haffi leave that fi dancehall and places where children won’t be. The bus […]
Conversation with Nadine Drummond, Director/Producer of “The Children of Zion” documentary
Nadine Drummond is a producer at Al Jazeera Network where she specializes in international and breaking news. Her new film “The Children of Zion” is a documentary about the pioneering Jamaicans who built the oldest Rastafari settlement in the world in southern Ethiopia. The London native born to Jamaican parents holds degrees in law and […]
Conversation with Dr. Delroy Brown – A Son of Jamaica’s Dry Harbour Mountains Returns to the Soil…in Brooklyn!
Dr. Delroy Brown’s successful dentistry practice is a few blocks away from the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Central Brooklyn. In our conversation, he discusses his roots in the Dry Harbour Mountains of St. Ann, his transition to the United States, the impact of thoughtful and caring mentors on his life, his […]
Two contracts filed but summons is for one of the contracts
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I went into two separate contracts with a friend in Jamaica. She fell through on both. The total sum was US$300.00. I visited the Court office, and to file my claim I wrote up the papers, but then the summons I got to give the lady only said US$200.00 the sum […]