Jamaicans in Business: Marcia “Faye” Bent , Statutory Fingerprinting & Notary, Inc.
This week in our “Jamaicans in Business” interview series we feature Marcia “Faye” Bent owner of Statutory Fingerprinting and Notary, Inc. She founded the company in June of 1995. Here is our conversation with Marcia “Faye” Bent. Q: Are you a business person or entrepreneur or both? (Business person – Starts a business bases on […]
Choice Hotels Eyes Return To Trucks And Caicos
A major global lodging company is looking for new franchisees in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) with operations in more than 30 countries, signaled its intention to return to the British dependency and is sending a high level team to Providenciales the week of November 12 to meet with […]
Celebrate 50 Years Of Music And Sizzling Entertainment At Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival
From Ska to Rocksteady and Reggae to Dancehall, Jamaica has journeyed though 50 years of non-stop musical prowess that has taken the world by storm and organizers of the 11th annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival will recreate and showcase this journey on the Main Stage at beautiful Markham Park in Sunrise on November 11, 2012.
How long does it take to remove a Jamaican’s name from the title?
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz,Good morning, I have a question, I have a lawyer in the US and my mom have a house in Jamaica, my dad passed away and my mother is left on the title. My lawyer is doing the title exchange, but it have been awhile and no response. How long does it […]
What legal process can force my family in Jamaica to show me a will by a Jamaican?
Hi Legal Wiz,A family member has dies and left a will (we believe); how can family members who believe they may be beneficiaries get access to a will if the executor does not provide it? Just wondering if there is a legal process to compel a will to be disclosed to family members. Thanks. Kevin […]
I need my name on the title my Jamaica dad died and left to me
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I am in the United Kingdom, but got the will of my deceased father probated. He would like for me to inherit his property. All I need to know is how can I now get my name on the title? Noel Anderson RESPONSE: Dear Noel, Its good to know you got […]
The Language Of Commerce – Patois vs English
As expounded on by aspiring social worker and Pre-University student Nikita Connoley, reigning champion of the Honey Bun School days Sing-A-Thon, it seems an elegantly and entertainingly resolved conundrum, affirmed by other recent developments such as the completion of a Patois Bible (New Testament) and the upcoming Language Awareness Day at the Edna Manley College.But […]
Quotable Caribbean – October 30, 2012
“Nations around the world are focusing on travel and tourism. Why? Because it is a revenue producing department. Just look at Brand USA, which has been successful bringing 50 different states – including California and Florida who have their own large advertising budgets – together. It has also been successful in increasing awareness of the […]
Immigration: Obtaining Permanent Residence "Green Card" Without a Family Member or an Employer
This month we have received a number of questions about obtaining permanent residence “green card’ without an employer or a spouse. It appears that a large number of individuals are now becoming more interested in submitting a self-petition for their permanent residence without involving a spouse or having to find an employer. The self-petition permanent […]
Book Review: The Girl From The Lane
About the BookThe Girl from the Lane is a fictional a love story that is set in the Caribbean island of Jamaica during a time that regional historians recorded as marking a period of pivotal social, economic and political change in the island. The story is set in the transient socio-political period of the late […]