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On black hair, grooming policies and “respectability politics” in post-colonial Jamaica
*Image Credit- Comrade Sister: Women in the Black Panther Party (ACC Art Books, 2022). It has been over three years since the outcome of...
Amanda Quest
Jun 11, 20247 min read


AN “IMMORTAL LIFE”, A LEGACY OBSCURED: THE CURIOUS CASE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
*Henrietta Lacks circa 1940s. Image Credit: The Henrietta Lacks Foundation. My first encounter with the remarkable story of Henrietta...
Amanda Quest
Jun 5, 20247 min read
Conceptualizing GIs as a pathway to sustainable development in Jamaica (Part 2)
Making the Case With the catapulting of “Brand Jamaica” to astronomical heights of renown— a feat achieved primarily through the vaunted...
Amanda Quest
May 18, 202410 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
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