Archive for Useful Jamaican Links
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 [...]
Jamaican Newspaper & News Links
Some essential links for anyone considering a move to the island or for keeping abreast on current issues: Bookmark these links and do your research wisely. The Jamaica Gleaner The Jamaica Observer Caribbean 360.com Jamaicans.com addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Ftransitionsunshine.info%2F2010%2F05%2Fjamaican-newspaper-links%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Jamaican+Newspaper+%26%23038%3B+News+Links’; addthis_pub = ”;
Questions Being Asked by a Future Expat Manager
See Answers under each question: as I am answering directly from an email sent to me. I need to decide over the next 5 days to take a job offer (to move to Kingston Jamaica as an expat with a foreign company, in a role as company manager) or to not move and take up [...]
More Jamaican Links> History & Map
History http://jamaicans.com/info/brief.htm Map http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/jamaica_pol68.jpg http://www.jamaica-netlink.com addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Ftransitionsunshine.info%2F2008%2F04%2Fmore-jamaican-links-history-map%2F’; addthis_title = ‘More+Jamaican+Links%3E+History+%26%23038%3B+Map’; addthis_pub = ”;
Charitable or Educational Institutions and Organisations
The Tax Administration maintains a list of approved institutions and organizations established and operated for charitable or educational purposes: http://www.jrs.gov.jm/taad/charitable_organisation.htm Visit the Online Telephone Directory for making contact with these organizations. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Ftransitionsunshine.info%2F2008%2F03%2Fcharitableeducational-institutions-organisations%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Charitable+or+Educational+Institutions+and+Organisations’; addthis_pub = ”;
Education/ Schools Links
Ministry of Education & Youth 2 National Heroes Circle Jamaica, West Indies (876)922-1400 This information may be helpful for individuals researching schools in Jamaica. I strongly recommend doing a pre-arrival trip where you visit the schools or facilities, before you fully relocate and enroll your children. I have had clients tell me, that their children [...]
Online Telephone Directory
I find this site to be extremely helpful and utilize it almost daily. Once you arrive at the home page, click on the the link to the Online Telephone Directory in the left hand side bar. This will then show a listing of many businesses across the island, with phone numbers included. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Ftransitionsunshine.info%2F2008%2F02%2Fon-line-telephone-directory%2F’; [...]
