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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


Spotlighting Female Genital Mutilation: An International Crisis of Epidemic Proportions
The practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) presents one of the most persistent threats to the lives girls and women in the 21st...
Amanda Quest
Dec 31, 20237 min read

Bank on your IP for Credit
* "Bank on Your IP for Credit". Image Credit: Amanda JD Quest and AcroCreates. Copyright © 2022 Amanda JD Quest. Over two decades ago,...
Amanda Quest
Dec 12, 20225 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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