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Earlier this year, I said that the Government might have to revoke my Jamaican card. Well, as we are now fully into the swing of things as it relates to the Christmas season, I’m thinking they may really want to come for their card and deport me to somewhere far, far away. There are some …
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Jamaica’s accession to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 (‘the convention’) was subject to acceptance by various other countries. So far, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Japan, Switzerland, the United States of America and Uruguay have accepted Jamaica’s accession. This means that, if a Jamaican child is withheld by …
I’ve often prided myself on the fact that I’ve never got into a fight. There was one incident in prep school where punches were thrown, but it ended in like 10 seconds, so I don’t think that counts. But any brawls that led to bloodied lips, blackened eyes, and trips to the emergency room? Nah, …
Everyone’s road to marriage is quite different. Some people because of religion or personal goals, choose to abstain from all sexual relations until there is a ring on the finger. Others go ahead and experience the depths of their love with their partners. In a recent discussion, it came out that some people are of …
I know I’m old-fashioned, but recently I’m beginning to feel like I was born in the Dark Ages or something. There are certain modern trends that I not only wouldn’t follow, but I find them irritatingly idiotic. One of them is the trend of gender reveal parties. For the uninitiated, these are get-togethers that expecting …
Section 16(2) states that, “In the determination of a person’s civil rights and obligations or of any legal proceedings which may result in a decision adverse to his interests, he shall be entitled to a fair hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial court or authority established by law.” In a typical …
On March 16, 2015, in an article titled ‘Is a foreign court’s judgement enforceable?”, I discussed the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Miller v Miller [2015] JMSC Civ. 18. It turns out that the matter did not end there, because Mrs Miller, who had failed in her bid to enforce the …
I was hanging out one day this week (who knew I actually had time to do that?) when someone was playing a Michael Jackson playlist through their speakers. When a particular song, Beat It, was in full flight, I noticed schoolboys walking past where I was standing. They were all dancing to the song, but …
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St Augustine If travelling makes you happy, then I’ll be a grouch for a good long while. Recently I read an article online where The Daily Health Post said scientists believe travelling makes us much happier than material wealth. …
The saying that all men are dogs is an insult, to dogs. The sexual nature of the statement is the issue. People (i.e., a high number of women) believe that men, like dogs, hump everything that moves. To some extent, with dogs (the four-legged ones), that’s true. Have you ever been around them when a …
