Jamaicans in Business: Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy, co-founder of Tea and Honey Blends
This week we speak with Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy, co-founder of Tea and Honey Blends, a hair care company that manufactures and retails natural hair care products for women of color. The company launched in December 2009 and has expanded its distribution to include salons, beauty boutiques and Internet sales. Dr. Tashni-Ann Dubroy also serves as […]
Interview with Jamaican Filmmaker, Toni-Ann Taylor
This week we interview Jamaican Filmmaker, Toni-Ann Taylor. She is working on her first feature film “A Way Out”. The film is about two young men, living on different sides of the track who switch lives with each other. Here is our conversation with Toni-Ann Taylor. Where in Jamaica are you from?I am from Portmore, […]
Student-athletes transfer dilemma in Jamaican high schools
As the debate rages on regarding the transfer of athletes in the high schools system for the sake of playing for a coach/team/school there are a number of issues which must be addressed. The transfer story is old – dating back to at least four decades It is not exclusive to Jamaica Parents are as […]
Immigration: Will There Be Immigration Reform?
Now that the Presidential Election is over the incessant arguing and speculation about immigration reform, i.e., “amnesty” is now back on everyone’s minds. In his first four years President Obama created the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, provisional I-601 waiver process, and prosecutorial discretion in removal proceedings. Consequently, based on these achievements it is […]
A Conversation with Yohan ‘the Beast’ Blake
The second fastest man in the world, Jamaican sprinter Yohan ‘the Beast’ Blake, not only runs for medals, he runs for causes too. The 100 and 200 metre Olympic medalist recently led a Food For The Poor 5K Walk/Run for Hunger held at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, Florida. A shining example of hard […]
My niece and nephew need their milion dollar Jamaican house left by their mom
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I need some advise here. My sister died here in America and left a house and the house is in her young son and daughters name. My sister’s ex-husband is living in Jamaica and he rent the house out, but he is not living in it. The kids are both American […]
CARIBBEAN TECHNOLOGY NEWS SUMMARY for the week ending November 16th, 2012
JAMAICA RANKS FOURTH IN CARIBBEAN FOR INTERNET USE—11/10/12 According to a survey by Internet World Stats, more than 50 percent of the 2.87 residents in Jamaica either use or have access to the Internet. This represents about 55.1 percent of the population and puts Jamaica in fourth place among Caribbean nations. Only the Dominican Republic, […]
Reggae’s Terminal Illness and grim prognosis
Reggae music is approaching middle age and as such should be enjoying the perks, privileges and entitlements that are part and parcel of middle age status. Is this the case? Even if you are looking at the genre through rose colored glasses, it’s impossible to ignore the remnants of a terminally ill entity that is […]
Book Review: The Mother of Us All: A History of Queen Nanny
About the book Queen Nanny was the leader of the Eastern or Windward Maroons of Jamaica, escaped slaves who established towns in remote parts of the island and defeated attacking armies from the British Empire from 1655 to 1739. In this exciting book, Karla Gottlieb analyzes the importance of Queen Nanny from cultural, military, historical […]
Conversation with Mike Johns Founder and President of Digital Mind State
This week we interview Mike Johns, the Founder and President of Digital Mind State, the Los Angeles based company that bridged wireless technology and hip-hop culture. A true liaison between urban youth culture and the mobile industry, Johns has been successful at building and maintaining profitable business relationship with some of the biggest company names […]