I got a gift from US, why am I being charged high ‘custom duty’ in Jamaica?
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz,I love your question and answer sessions on your site. Can you help me with my problem?My uncle sent me a Blackberry phone and I had to go to the post office to collect it. When I went there they told me I had to pay approximately J$35,000 for the phone. I […]
Book Review: No Pit Too Deep
About the Book:This novel, though not based on actual events, depicts real life experiences. It is the hard-hitting, graphic story of Julienne, a young girl who experiences rejection, sexual abuse and the consequences of her choices. Her journey takes her on a downward spiral, deep into a pit of pain, hatred, and bitterness. Through all […]
Interview with Daun Ferguson on the “For the Love of You” Jamaica project
This week we interview leading South Floirda hairstylist and makeup expert Daun Ferguson. Each summer, since 2006, she travels to Jamaica where she donates her time to mentor the young ladies at the Windsor Girls Home in Ocho Rios. Last year she donated over $10K US worth of hair and feminine products to these young […]
Jamaica Emergency EXPORT programme needed! We have tried Crash Programmes for 50 years! Time to try real development.
Competing In Our Weaknesses While Giving Away Our Strengths; How To Reverse This Path To PovertyIt is past time that Jamaica used the best tasting coconut water in the world to maximize a potential that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) identified over a decade ago. How do I know that […]
Book Review: The Misadventures of Saucy and Her Mama
About Saucy’s Journey begins in Kingston, Jamaica and takes her to hustling, bustling Brooklyn, New York in the 1970’s. Share her experiences with her promiscuous, overbearing, distasteful mother, and her tentative, beautiful venture into a teenage love affair. See how faith and the power of love wins out over all as you experience the rise […]
Review: Jazz in The Gardens 2012
Jazz in The Gardens, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens Fla, March 17-18, 2012 Mayor Shirley Gibson knows how to throw a party, with a few (20.000-40,000 depending on who’s reporting) of her closest family and friends! She orders up the perfect cool weather, chiding the few raindrops that dared make an appearance; she calls on […]
Interview with Jamaican actor and film director Shelley Thunder
This week we interview Shelley Thunder a Jamaican actor and film director living in Norway. She made her first short film, Brother Man, in 2011. She is currently working on her second project “A Jamaican Love Story”. Here is our conversation with Shelley Thunder. How many years having you been living in Norway? How do […]
Immigration: Permanent Residence For Eb-1a, "Alien With Extraordinary Abilities.
Under Immigration law individuals can acquire permanent residence through family, their employer, and other specific categories that are too many to list in this present article. The main thing to know is that acquiring permanent residence under the EB-1A category is considered to be an employer-based green card process. As with family-sponsored permanent residence there […]
Should You Relax Your Hair or Not?
I get this question a lot mostly from persons who have a very beautiful head of natural hair. I generally ask a question to follow up, why do you want to relax your hair? The thing is, if you are considering getting a chemical process done to your hair you should have some reason for […]
My Jamaican exgirlfriend wont leave my house, I need to evict her…
QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz,I live in Spanish Town, Jamaica. I found you on the internet. I have a woman in my room I am trying to get out, but the police says I have to take her to court. She used to be my girlfriend, and up to now she does not want to work. […]