Immigration: Two-Year Conditional Green Card
The Two-Year Conditional Green Card is an interesting immigration status. Usually individuals who receive their two-year green card are excited about their new status but they usually are not aware of the requirements of filing their I-751 application to safeguard their status. In this month’s article we will answer some of the most common questions […]
Book Review: New Beginnings
About The BookNew Beginnings is a contemporary rags to riches tale set in the island of Jamaica. It gives us tantalizing glimpses of the Jamaican inner-city life along with the completely opposite lifestyle of the rich and famous. It also touches on the decisions that one girl has to make between two completely different lifestyles […]
Book Review: The Preacher and The Prostitute
About The Book Maribel struggled to forget her past, when she dabbled in prostitution, made porn videos and was a nude poster girl. She became a Christian and made a decision to use her singing talent to glorify God. However, she quickly realized that a young, single, attractive, talented girl was never going to remain […]
Event Review – Readings In The Park, Kingston Jamaica
On July 20, 2012 as the hot Friday afternoon turned to cool evening and the rush of day transformed into an audience quietly being seated in front of the lilac glow of a huge, softly-lit crescent of a covering over the stage at Emancipation Park in New Kingston, decked with black, gold and green, boldly […]
A “SimStar” is Born: An Interview with a Aspiring Tennis Star Simone Vranov-Brown
This week we interview a vibrant young lady who makes her mark on the tennis court. Born to a former Jamaican Olympian and a mother from Denmark, Simone Vranov-Brown is an aspiring tennis star whose determination and discipline are bound to make her a household name. Simone is ranked 219 in the US and 43 […]
CARIBBEAN NEWS SUMMARY for the week ending July 20th, 2012
WEBB LOOKS TO FUTURE FOR CONCACAF—07/14/12 Jeffrey Webb, the new president of CONCACAF, wants to move the Gold Cup tournament out of the United States and introduce a women’s tournament as well. Webb is focused on new initiatives for the organization, which has been plagued by scandal in recent years. Webb says an investigation into […]
Book Review: JAMAICA WRITES 50 – Great Reads for Jamaica’s 50th
About the Book:This is a book of fifty reviews of Jamaican texts from the past seven years, It covers poetry and fiction as well as non-fiction and the reviews appeared in the local news-papers, The Sunday Gleaner and The Sunday Observer. The reviews are succinct and informative: they serve well as pieces of literary criticism […]
Book Review: Disposable People
Ezekel Alan draws on his personal memories to create a compelling and emotionally charged story of Kenneth Lovelace as he grows up in a darkly superstitious, crudely sexual, poor and increasingly violent village in rural Jamaica. About the bookTen year old Kenneth Lovelace often went to bed without dinner. Instead of feeling hunger, however, what […]
Conversation with Kitty Fashionz Swimsuite designer, Jamaican Candice Peart
This week we have a conversation with Candice Peart the owner of Kitty Fashionz. Candice is a young, ambitious, woman, aspiring to show her creativity through various art forms. In June of 2008, Candice began designing clothing and found she had a passion for swim wear. Candice’s brand for her swim line, has been featured […]
A Conversation with Jamaican Rapper Five Steez
This week we interview Jamaican Rapper Five Steez. He is a true MC that has surprisingly risen through an obscure Hip Hop scene in Jamaica, the land of Reggae, to capture ears and minds all over the world through years of mixtape releases, performances and televised music videos. With the city of Kingston as his […]