My dead dad left a house in Jamaica for us and we cant live there
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, My dead dad left a will. One of the houses is to be shared for all his children of my mother. The other house is for my step mom who he later married and her children. The step mother is preventing us from entering the house left for my maternal siblings […]
Round Up JA! A look at the social media happenings of Jamaicans Yaad and Abraad for the week ending March 29 2013!
Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce: (Facebook)The positive side of spring, mangoes coming in! Have a great day fans:) Asafa Powell: (Facebook)Participating in hundreds of track meets gave me the opportunity to learn about different Cultures, and it made me a better person. I wouldn’t trade the time I competed for anything. Most importantly “I LOVE YOU MY […]
Jamaicans in Business: Gordon Swaby, CEO, EduFocal
At 14, Gordon created his first major website, and at 15, he created, perhaps the largest gaming website in the English speaking Caribbean, the now defunct advance-gamers.com. Gordon is the CEO and Founder of EduFocal.com. EduFocal is an interactive learning community. The company is focused on using technology to enrich the learning experience outside of […]
I need to add 96-yr-old mom’s surname to Jamaican birth certificate
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, My 96-yr-old mom is getting a piece of land as a deed of gift from her former employer. She never got married. However on her birth certificate her date of birth is incorrect and her last name is absent. Her national id is showing a misspelling for her name, and incorrect […]
Review: First Annual Kingston City Run, March 10, 2013
Jamaica, known as home of the world’s fastest man and the birthplace of many world class sprinters. With media focus primarily on our sprinters, I am sure many people around the world erroneously wonder if anyone in Jamaica runs further than 800 meters. Of course we do have middle and long distance runners, we also […]
Round Up JA! – a look at the social media happenings of Jamaicans Yaad and Abraad for the week ending March 22, 2013
Tessane Chin (Facebook) Happy anniversary my love @cuffestuff best two years of my life so far ups and downs included ❤ Marion Hall (Twitter: @LadySawDHQueen) You’re so used to me laying down allowing u to walk all over me that it shocked the hell out of you to see me standing up get used to […]
My mom died without a will for Jamaica property, my sibling took over.. HELP
Dear Legal Wiz, Good day to you. My mom had a house and she died . She did not leave a will. My other sibling took it over. What advice can you give me on how i handle getting my part. Dear Gee, Since your mother did not leave a will, you must consider […]
Round Up JA! – a look at the social media happenings of Jamaicans Yaad and Abraad for the week ending March 15, 2013.
Warren Weir: (Instagram: @Warren_Weir)#TBT collecting boys champs trophy in 2007 with @ramone_mckenzie and andrewriley http://instagr.am/p/W2D9mmzhh9/ ShellyAnnFraserPryce (Twitter: @realshellyannfp)Wishing all Champs athletes a blessed and injury free championship. Have no fear, your all champions:-):-):-) God speed. #TeamWolmers Cherine Anderson (Facebook)PARENTS…do not passion your fears to your kids. I have seen so many people/close friends afraid to […]
The transfer for title was void, can the Legal Council get my money from the lawyer
I paid huge sums for a property that I am interested in buying. I paid more than the deposit required, to the attorney of the landowners, because they did not have the money to do anything and needed to clear estate duty for several properties. After the landowner’s attorney lodged the transfer at the titles […]
Jamaica: Home to Prestigious Schools for Boys
Jamaica is fortunate to be the home of some of the most prestigious all-male high schools in the world. These schools enrich their curriculum by making sports a vital part of the learning experience, and they have produced many of the nation’s leaders. 1) Calabar High School This school is known for its motto: ”The […]