top of page


Pioneering Leadership on AI Governance in the Commonwealth Caribbean: Lessons from Trinidad and Tobago
*Image credit: World Bank Blogs (2025) Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly establishing itself as the centrepiece of the Fourth...
Amanda Quest
May 263 min read
Human Rights, AI Ethics and the Rule of Law must be central to regulating FRTs
The JCF’s stated intention to roll out facial recognition technologies (FRTs) reflects a desire to modernize policing efforts. While...
Amanda Quest
May 32 min read
Laws criminalizing abortion undermine women’s right to a dignified life
In many Commonwealth Caribbean countries, the state dictates when and in what circumstances a woman can have an abortion, if at all. To...
Amanda Quest
Apr 153 min read


The Rule of Law and AI Ethics: A dynamic, rights-based framework for regulating Facial Recognition Technologies
*Image credit: The National Judicial College While AI systems have proven beneficial to humankind in several ways, their deployment has...
Amanda Quest
Mar 304 min read
Is the Jamaican consumer’s “beacon of hope” truly impartial?
Last year, I came to the ineluctable conclusion that the taxpayer-funded Consumer Affairs Commission of Jamaica (CAC) is truly useless in...
Amanda Quest
Feb 124 min read
Much to do about Consumer Rights Protection in Jamaica: An open letter to the Consumer Affairs Commission of Jamaica
Dear Consumer Affairs Commission of Jamaica, I write as a deeply concerned Jamaican consumer to express my sheer dissatisfaction with...
Amanda Quest
Feb 54 min read
Much to do about Consumer (Rights) Protection in Jamaica: An open letter to Adam Stewart
Mr. Stewart, I am writing to express my sheer disgust with the handling of an ongoing issue by ATL Automotive/Autobahn Limited (“ATL”)....
Amanda Quest
Dec 30, 20245 min read
Letter to the Editor: Still further development of the law in the area of consumer rights protection urgently needed
On September 19, 2024, the Jamaica Gleaner reported that the Supreme Court of Jamaica had ruled against automotive juggernaut ATL...
Amanda Quest
Oct 12, 20243 min read


Tackling the misuse of Deepfakes in Jamaica
*Image Credit: WIRED. With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have increased in...
Amanda Quest
Aug 19, 20245 min read
Conceptualizing GIs as a pathway to sustainable development in Jamaica (Part 1)
The connections between Geographical Indications (GIs) and sustainable development are increasingly becoming a focal point of discussions...
Amanda Quest
Mar 22, 20247 min read


"Resistance is Futile": Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Legal Practice
* "AI in Legal Practice". Image Credit: Lego Desk. Copyright © 2022 Lego Desk. In recent times, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
Amanda Quest
Nov 30, 20225 min read


Capital Punishment and its Refusal to Die: Views from Jamaica
*The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Image credit: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (www.jcpc.uk). Copyright © 2022...
Amanda Quest
Sep 21, 20225 min read


Who "owns" commissioned work?
*Image credit: Intellectual Property Office- Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs, Trinidad and Tobago. Copyright...
Amanda Quest
Aug 13, 20225 min read


Leveraging Intellectual Property to promote Growth, Innovation & Increased Competitiveness for MSMEs
"Bank on your IP for Credit" by Amanda J.D. Quest. *Image credit: Amanda J.D. Quest and Acrocreates. Copyright © 2022 Amanda J.D. Quest. ...
Amanda Quest
Aug 8, 20225 min read


Watching spaces, surveilling faces…in Jamaica? (Part 2)
*Image credit: The Verge. Copyright © 2022 The Verge. Over time, calls for the regulation of FRTs have intensified due to growing...
Amanda Quest
Aug 8, 20226 min read


Watching spaces, surveilling faces…in Jamaica? (Part 1)
*Image credit: EDRi. Copyright © 2022 EDRi. In July of 2020, the Jamaica Gleaner reported, to little fanfare, that high-tech CCTV...
Amanda Quest
Aug 8, 20225 min read
bottom of page