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Category: Safety In Jamaica

  • 4 Safety Tips For Traveling With Young Children

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      If you are planning a family holiday, here are a few safety tips to consider before you fly.   Car Seat, Harness or Belt?   Familiarise yourself with your airline’s rules regarding child safety restraints before you go. If your child will have their own seat, but is still very young, many airlines won’t…

  • When Normal Turns Dangerous in a Heartbeat

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    Normal situations in Jamaica can turn ugly and dangerous in no time flat and that’s just a reality.  This was one of a handful of times in Jamaica that I really felt  that my race and where I’m from played a major part.  Jamaica can be a lonely place in times of trouble. The first…

  • In The Eye of My First Tropical Storm

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    The summer of 2016 marked my first near-hurricane experience in Jamaica.  I’ve always just missed the big storms, sometimes even by mere days but that summer I was right in the middle of one.  I had planned to write about this a long time ago but each time I thought about it the Caribbean was…

  • Be Aware of Your Surroundings

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    It’s not very often that I post something that could deter people from exploring Jamaica but a good dose of common sense never hurt anyone either.  Here’s a little story about something that happened to me in Jamaica recently which immediately sparked fear into my soul for a brief moment, which is very rare. A…

  • The Night the Lights Went Out on Jamrock

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    One week ago this evening (April 17, 2016) I was eating dinner in my villa with a few Jamaican friends when the lights inside slowly dimmed and then went completely out.  This is nothing really out of the ordinary in Jamaica.  There are often brief power outages in random areas and pretty much everyone is…

  • Jamaican Police AGAIN!

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    Random Spot Checks in Jamaica I’m waiting for my honorary badge as a member of the Jamaican Constabulary Force!  Either that or a free pass to Jamaican jail. This is a quickie post about being pulled over YET AGAIN in Jamaica, only this time I was alone and wasn’t doing anything wrong….or so I thought. …

  • My First Car Accident In Jamaica

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      The Accident So not only was this my first car accident in Jamaica, it was my first accident in my whole life!  After it happened I was so disoriented I couldn’t find my way out of Montego Bay. I was driving back to Ocho Rios after visiting a friend in Negril over the weekend…

  • My First Traffic Violation in Jamaica

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    I’m STILL laughing about this one!  I got pulled over for my first time yesterday in Jamaica – for not wearing a seat belt.  First of all this is the funniest thing I’ve ever heard because I’ve never seen anyone wear a seat belt here, second the only other time police have paid attention to…

  • Guarding Your Money & Belongings

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    I’ve been toying a long time with the idea of including a safety section on this blog. The main reason I didn’t is because I’m trying to highlight all the great things about Jamaica and that it’s really NOT as bad as what people think. However, I’d be a fool to say that there’s nothing…