Fall 2017 by Jamaican American Club

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Jamaican American Club Newsletter FALL 2017

A Life Less Stressed In Jamaica Jamaica is an island paradise and it is home to a huge population of expats. As a professional in the shipping industry that gets a chance to try out living in new locations, I wanted to give Jamaica a try because it’s the type of well-known place that few people have experienced for more than just a short vacation. I wasn’t disappointed by my experience and have a lot to say about the time that I spent in Jamaica. I was captivated by the sights and the Jamaican culture. I don’t like living a rushed life, and in Jamaica that’s never an issue. You can sit back, relax and take your time as you go through your days. I reached a point where I was booking all my available vacations to Jamaica to get back here and enjoy the relaxed experience once again, and that’s when I finally decided that it made the most sense to just make the move so I could enjoy

life a little fuller by living here at least for several months at a time during the year. A Life Less Stressed While I was expecting life to be like a tropical vacation (this is Jamaica after all) that hasn’t really been my experience since moving here. I keep up with my regular work tasks, and in my down time I talk with my neighbors and my new local friends and I check out some of the sights and entertainment that’s going on in the Ocho Rios area. There are clubs, dances and bars to visit at night, and plenty of pickup beach volleyball games. I joined up with a volleyball team since living here, and it’s been a lot of fun and a way to make some great new friends. My life in Jamaica is a lot like my life in the US was. I still enjoy the same things, I just take life a bit slower now. Not only that but I’ve

had to get used to spending a bit more money on common items such as tooth paste and body wash, and with the power randomly shutting off and taking a bit longer to come back on. Yes, electricity can be a little intermittent at times, but once you get used to it, it won’t really feel like an issue at all. Making the Move Happen Moving to Jamaica wasn’t as hard as you would expect. My company helped me go through the process and I got everything set up and ready to go within just days of deciding that I wanted to make the move. I had to figure out what I was bringing along for the trip, Continue on page 2

Trivia What is Jamaica's cona nectionWhat to isCaribbean football aka soccer to the world cup? Answer is on page 8

Written by Ross Campbell

TABLE OF CONTENT  A Life Less Stressed In Jamaica page 1  Trivia page 1  Book club page 2  Tirade On Youth Constitution And Rights page 3

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In this guide, we will re-introduce you to the idea of tallawah and how it can help you reach your goals and dreams in all areas of your life. Let’s start by taking a look at what tallawah is. Tallawah is the ability to grip something firmly, it is staying determined, and being persistent. A tenacious person will set a goal, make a plan, and then work at it until he or she reaches the goal.

Book Club Dr. Livingstone Thompson’s Jamaica in the 21st Century provides a rich dig into what he describes as “a selective archaeological enterprise” of his commentaries published in the Daily and Sunday Gleaner newspapers between 2003 and 2007. This compendium not only shines a spotlight on the socio -economic and cultural issues that dominated public discourse during that specific period but also helps to put in

It’s easy to see how tallawah and working on increasing your own ability in this area will help you in all areas of your life. Increased tallawah will help you get more done at work. You’ll find it easier to work through even the hardest tasks, get projects finished on time, and with that earn the respect of your boss and your peers. Hopefully, your tallawah will translate into moving into higher positions and earning higher wages. Visit: http://www.tallawahon.com

Continue from page 1 but working with professionals to ship my items was simple, making the move a smooth one. Bringing Over My Belongings When I decided to move to Jamaica I knew I didn’t want to leave all my belongings behind. While I wasn’t planning on bringing my entire house, I wanted to bring a good selection of my items to my new home so they would be readily available when needed. That’s why I immediately started looking at shipping options and how difficult it would be to ship from the U.S. to Ja-

maica. Vehicles are quite easy to ship it turns out if they are within four years old or less and they are titled and registered in your name. If you can prove those things it's easy to ship in a car, and you can bring up to one personal vehicle every three years that you live in Jamaica. When I shipped my Volvo over, I was fortunate to find a shipping cost of less than $2000 and that included import taxes and the shipping fees. My car shipped into the Port of Kingston and from there, I arranged to pick it up and drive it the hour and a half to my

There’s a lot to like about life in Jamaica, but you’ll have to go through the steps to properly ship the items to the country before you can start making use of them.

new home in Ocho Rios. That worked out well as I enjoy traveling to Kingston to shop and check out the local restau-

https://www.a1autotransport.com/ship-car-to-jamaica Bringing furniture was even easier to accomplish, and for most of the items valued at under $1,000, there was no need to do much of anything at all. I spoke with a shipping professional that helped me figure out exactly what I should do. Anything over $1,000 in value must be cleared with a licensed Customs Broker, which makes the transfer more expensive, but it also protects your belongings during the transaction. I shipped my bed because I’m a difficult sleeper and I didn’t want to go on a search for a new bed in Jamaica. I also shipped my computer and

printer and a few other small household items and mementos from back in the U.S. There’s a lot to like about life in Jamaica, but you’ll have to go through the steps to properly ship the items to the country before you can start making use of them. While it’s not always the paradise that many people make it out to be, as a matter of fact, I believe it is far better than just paradise because the people surrounding me are always such a pleasure and they seem to make Jamaica

such a fun place to live. I also enjoy living in a relaxed atmosphere where I can feel calm and stress free and with living conditions that I absolutely love, but even this charming life here in Jamaica took some time to become accustomed to. Now, I simply can’t imagine life without Jamaica, even when I need to return to the states or travel to other homes that I stay in during my extensive travels with work. Jamaica has become part of my heart and soul, and is one of those places I dare say, will always remain part of my life.

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Tirade On Youth Constitution And Rights There are fundamental right that all human beings have that can not be intruded on except in cases of dire emergency of the state. Today I still see why we are backward in the respect of human rights. Call it whatever you will. Soft hearted, criminal hugging, fighting against authority but there are limits and when these limits are overstepped that is where the rule of law comes in with the highest being the constitution which govern the land. Our children learn at an early age not to read. Yes not to read. Reading requires a yearning for knowledge and explanation in facts not word of mouth. The first thing a good citizen learns is what is the rights and responsibility of the individual to the state. The second is state’s functions and accountability to the citizen. The first persons to feel this

uniform or does the rules of the school end at the gate or does the constitution only cover those above a certain age or with enough money to care about intangible as rights. As old rules are applied to a new generation, they will rebel unless given compelling rational reasons that empower them to respect rules that are intrusive to their everyday activities. Frankly, most young are thinking that

Personally if they were my children, I would get it in writing and sue the school. I would not even follow to even have a discourse because as educators they should also be teaching the students what are their rights and responsibilities in order for them to become functional citizens of Jamaica . Defend your rights at all cost is how I was brought up. Some may term it aggressive; some may term it uncompromising or even rude. But the moment the door is open for the abuse of your rights it’s a slippery slope. We love to talk about caring for the children but personally its

intrusion of their rights are not the upper class or the middle class who have the luxury of the legal profession to answer their calls and question and lash out like a morey at all who intrude, it is the poor. The Nazis did not start with the rich they started with the poor. This tirade is based upon the role of school once the child is out of school in their uniform but it is just one of many where the state or private entities in Jamaica invade the constitutional rights of Jamaicans. To the best of my knowledge all Jamaican including teens have a right of freedom of movement. How is it then legal for a school to force children out of a supermarket because they are in their uniforms. The students come from the poorest areas. The supermarket offers the cheapest prices hence the large number who purchase from the

the law or rules don’t apply at this age hence the disorder we face in present Jamaica where the majority is under the age of 35. These are not the 60’s, 70’s or 80’s, even the meekest is aggressive now for a simple thing as their rights. The hardest part of the whole thing is to take the illogical argument that its for their own good to give up right to a higher group hence the aggression as the higher group usually does not have a good moral argument as to why only we

all talk. Build their minds to understand who they are, what they are, where at in the globalize world, how the rule of law exist to create equity between the rules of society and the constitutional and natural rights of the citizen of the state. Teach the constitution in High School as Mandatory.

Written by Carol Lawton

supermarket. The supermarket did not even care until a “representative from the school “showed up forcing them out. If that was my business I too would sue them for loss of earning from potential customer based upon their directives. Can a school override the individual right of freedom of movement just by virtue of the student putting on their

Frankly, most young are thinking that the law or rules don’t apply at this age hence the disorder we face in present Jamaica where the majority is under the age of 35.

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Contact: Jamaican American Club PO Box 62 Elk Grove, IL 60009-0062 USA Www.JamaicanAmericanClub.org

Jamaica is the first team from the English-speaking Caribbean to qualify for the Football (Soccer) World Cup. This was the 1998 championship.

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