Archive for Jamaican Facts
Jamaican Immigration Experience> Shared
My pal John Casey is an Retired American living in Montego-bay Jamaica. John writes monthly for an on-line forum called Jamaicans.com, and often covers topics that I beleive are useful for people considering a move to Jamaica. I get weekly emails from people who arrive in Jamaica for a Holiday, and for whatever reason go [...]
Falling In Love With Jamaica
John Casey a retired American lives in Montegbay Jamaica and writes monthly for an on line Website. I felt that his article captured how many feel after a vacation to Jamaica, and wanted to share. Here goes. “A Jamaican Love Affair” By John Casey john_casey@cwjamaica.com Jamaicans.com The lure of Jamaica is very powerful. Who wouldn’t want to [...]
Rainy & Dry Seasons in Jamaica
In Jamaica we have Man rain, Woman rain, and Pickney rain. What exactly does this all mean to a non-Jamaican? It may mean cool temperatures in the hills and mountains ( December Christmas Breeze), van eating potholes (hurricane season/rainy season), brownish water from the taps( dry season), watery fruits and vegetables(rainy season) and a damn [...]
Facts on Kingston Jamaica
The following information is a Post I did for Talesmag. It is called “The Real Post Report on Kingston” Please visit this site for more on Expats, http://www.talesmag.com June 2009 Updated January 2010 The contributor has lived in Kingston for almost four years, a first expat experience. Her husband is Jamaican. Travel time To Jamaica: [...]
Haiti I Am Sorry >By Trinidadian David Rudder
This past week while sitting at my desk in Kingston Jamaica, I experienced the tremblings of an earthquake. It was a most unusual feeling, because I had never had such an occurrence in my life before. My initial feeling was ” is this really occurring” and then ” yes it’s an earthquake” Little could I [...]
A Closer Peep at Jamaica>
The following realistic videos show snippets about what is good in Jamaica. I am often asked, “what do I like most about Jamaica? ” My initially answer is usually, that I love the food, the beautiful scenery of the countryside and the rhythm of the Jamaican people. The mountains, valleys and beaches are the best [...]
Both Sides of the Story> Shared Comments
My informational blog was officially launched on on May 13th 2008. I started writing a few things earlier in the year, but was truly intimidated to share. Anyhow, I finally got the courage to go public and started advertising that the site was available at several other websites where I think expats visit. What has [...]
Questions; About Future Moves To Jamaica
For the last year and a half, I have been a volunteer mentor with various on line expat exchange services, where I answer questions for expats seeking information about Jamaica. Not sure when the idea first popped into my head to do this, but I realized early on that I get tremendous enjoyment when assisting [...]
A Jamaican Day; Plus Hurriance Advice
I awoke this morning thinking, “Oh boy, what will I share with my readers today” as I vowed to never write the, “and I scratched my head this morning” post. I keep reminding myself that people considering moving to Jamaica, need good solid advice on what to do, and advice on what life would be [...]
More on Hurricanes in Jamaica > Dean 2007
I realized after the last post, that I should have expanded more on hurricane season, as it could be an issue if one is unprepared. The following comment was posted after the last hurricane information blog post: “Good to be prepared for hurricanes, as the season comes every year. Add to the list a wind-up [...]
