/r/Jamaica
Jamaican news, entertainment, music, sports, politics, history, culture, food, language, trivia, and general discussion.
The home for Jamaican redditors.
News, entertainment, music, sports, politics, history, culture, food, language, trivia, travel information, and general discussion.
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If you are reading this you are going to have a good day.
Looking for recommendations to go deep-sea fishing this month. Where might you recommend?
My Internet, friends what do you think about the controversial YouTuber sir p what do you think about him getting pulled out before the public I have no problem with us, casting our thoughts on opinion on somebody but threatening their life is a whole different sandbox but I donāt think anybody would want to be accused of playing in
I was just there last week, and I noticed that a lot of cars have dark tinted or reflective window tint on the rear/side windows and nearly half of the windshield tinted as well.
Is this something that Jamaicans do to cars aftermarket, or do your cars come from the factory that way?
Is there a dating site in Jamaica?? Recently separated and thinking of spending more time back home. Would like to have female company on my visits so just wanted to see if there was like a dating site or sumn.
Iām not Jamaican but half of my family is from Jamaica. My grandma left in her 20s I think. (Late 50s or early 60s) Recently we were having a conversation about old Jamaican heroes and she was going through the old Jamaican bills that were decommissioned and swapped to coins. We read up on the GOAT George William Gordon and Norman Manley. When we decided to read up on Marcus Garvey who is also considered a Jamaican hero and who it seems my Grandma didnāt know much about even know she knew the entire story of Gordon. We found out about his alliance with the KKK to work towards the goal of full White and Black segregation and how he hated mixed people, of which my Grandma and my entire Jamaican family is and Gordon is, as well as many Jamaicans.
Is there still positive sentiment for Garvey because of all the good he did for black rights and creating the black nationalist movement, even with the knowledge of his not so heroic ideology?
Is this a topic that varies in answer depending on who you ask, and also are most people even aware of Garveyās KKK ties and Antisemitism?
What are Jamaican peoples opinions on Biggie? he was an american rapper of Jamaican decent
Is there anyone who does hair braiding services in Kingston and Montego Bay, Jamaica, by coming to your house? I want them to come to me, I donāt want to go to them.
Something like Uber wax but for braiding
If you look at the names of some of Jamaicaās geography, you notice that a lot of places inherited the names left behind by the Spanish. Places like Port Antonio, Ocho Rios, and Montego Bay are Spanish names.
You would think after winning territory from a rival empire, you would erase all of its heritage. However, that doesnāt seem to be the case of Jamaicaās colonial past.
Do any of the phone companies offer call/text plans with no data? I can only see data bundles on Flow/Digicel sites which is useless to me. If I can get 200/300 minutes per month with no data, I would be much better off. Is there any such plan?
Hey there! Itās my first post on Reddit, so I donāt really know how to put it. In a month from now, Iāll go visit my girlfriend. Sheās Jamaican, we met last summer on a work and travel program. I should mention that Iām from Eastern Europe, so our cultures are hella different. She lives in a parish thatās close to Kingston or something like that. Hope Iām not wrong. What should I expect from Jamaica? Should I worry about something? About my safety? I heard that the crime rate is huge, but Iām not sure if itās like that everywhere or itās only mass media that and makes it look worse than it actually is. Plus, you could totally say that Iām not from there and that I come from a totally different place. A lot of things went through my head. Iāll be there for 2 weeks btw! Hope I didnāt offend with this post, Iām really curious about your answers.
I haven't been to Jamaica since 2015 after previously coming yearly for family.
What would be different now?
When I was there I remember Blue Hole not being that commercialised.
It pains me to see all of the violence going on. Most of it is from gang activity. Wipe out the gangs and the Island would be so peaceful. The crime is isolated into certain parishes. Concentrate the Jamaican military in those areas. I've heard that while the police often get into disputes with civilians, the army is one thing the gangs are afraid of. They have immense respect and fear for the Jamaican army. Declare a state of emergency and move in with the military. Once the crime is gone, economic opportunities will open up even more. Tourism will increase as well. It would be nice if tourists could travel the entire island without much worry about crime.
Dear brother and sisters,
I have inherited a house from my grandad who passed away, I have the title and the will.
I am born and raised in London and I am not a Jamaican citizen but I would like to sell the property without going to Jamaica as I will explain why -
My Jamaican family in Jamaica is wicked, they try to take money from my mum and keep asking her to come over to their house to visit and bring the will and title?Why would they need her to bring that just for a simple visit? My mum also lives in London, we don't have anyone in Jamaica that we can trust now since my grandad passed away.
We are renting the house out and my cousin is managing it, we cannot trust him as he overcharges us for repairs and paint, and has told potential buyers the house is not worth buying.
Anyway, as I have the house , I just want to sell it but I don't know the right steps and who to trust... I tried searching online and haven't found any sources that can help guide my particular situation, Does anyone have any recommendations or steps?
Thank you,
Love me some Jamaican Bun and cheese. From a Canadian-Guyanese man. šÆš² ā¤ļø
How can someone apply for jamaican citizenship if they were born there and are now a US citizen?