States of emergency not the answer to address crime
Jamaican company brands, logos, as well as Brand Jamaica are now able to obtain global protection.
Okeeto DaSilva | Greater International Protection for Jamaican Companies
Jamaican company brands, logos, as well as Brand Jamaica are now able to obtain global protection.
Sykes Says Supreme Court Not Performing at Required Standard
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has indicated that the island’s Supreme Court has not been performing...
Nirvana Sued by the Baby from Nevermind’s Album Cover
More than 30 million copies of Nevermind have been sold worldwide. Spencer Elden, the man who was photographed as a baby on the album cover for Nirvana’s Nevermind, is suing the band alleging sexual exploitation. The cover depicts Elden as a four-month-old in a swimming pool, grasping for a dollar […]
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Indiana University’s Vaccination Requirement
Featured Image Above – From left: Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Briana Williams, and Shericka Jackson celebrate after the quartet won the women’s 4x100m relay gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Eight students asked the court for an emergency order, arguing that the risks of vaccination outweigh potential benefits for those in […]
Prisoners Lose Appeal on COVID-19 Protection
Featured Image Above – From left: Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Briana Williams, and Shericka Jackson celebrate after the quartet won the women’s 4x100m relay gold at the Tokyo Olympics. THREE Court of Appeal judges have thrown out an appeal of a judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit of five remand prisoners […]
Workers May Have Case Against Mandatory COVID Testing Without Legislation
Featured Image Above – From left: Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Briana Williams, and Shericka Jackson celebrate after the quartet won the women’s 4x100m relay gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Legislation mandating COVID-19 vaccination for certain categories of workers is likely to survive a constitutional challenge in court, but the Government […]
Stamp Office Logjam Frustrates Vendors, Realtors, Lawyers and Investors
Featured Image Above – From left: Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Briana Williams, and Shericka Jackson celebrate after the quartet won the women’s 4x100m relay gold at the Tokyo Olympics. KINGSTON, Jamaica – It was already a tediously slow process even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit Jamaica. Now, potential investors, realtors, […]
Jamaica – A Global Athletic Powerhouse (by Delano Franklyn)
Featured Image Above – From left: Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Briana Williams, and Shericka Jackson celebrate after the quartet won the women’s 4x100m relay gold at the Tokyo Olympics. “I am super happy,” declared Elaine Thompson-Herah, after she decimated the field in the 200m, at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, […]
Not an Easy Road for Buju (by Toni-Ann Smith)
Some weeks ago, Grammy winning, reggae/dancehall artiste, Mr. Mark ‘Buju Banton’ Myrie applied to The Department of Co-operatives and Friendly Societies (DCFS) to set up a charitable Foundation in his name, and of which he would be the Chairman. Buju’s request was denied as he was not deemed by the […]