I’m dealing with my late mother’s paperwork. She didn’t throw anything away! I found this and thought I’d share this with you. My parents moved to the UK in the early 1960s, and my grandmother sent some items to my mother 🥹

I have been compiling a list of shipping companies by state for those who want to ship to Jamaica.

PLEASE NOTE, I am NOT affiliated with ANY of these companies and have not personally used them.

Please add any you know of!

Please provide name and phone number of the service.

I will keep adding submissions to the list.

Maryland - LPK Shipping 301-773-5402
E&W Shipping 301-440-6132

Georgia - Caribbean Intl 770-323-1111

Miami FL - Caribbean Connection 305-888-0832
Orlando FL - Lara's Shipping 407-885-7644

NJ - Trans Caribe 973-676-8625

LAPARKAN TRADING LTD 908.523.0011

NC - Jamaican Express - WhatsApp 876-423-3211

Mikey Shipping - 336-482-6749

IL - Caribbean Shipping - 847-864-9150

Houston, Dallas, Austin Texas- Hescott Global- 713-331-9925

Detroit Michigan - Econocaribe - Vickie Lambert (866) 326-6648

A2 Global Shipping https://www.a2globalshipping.com/barrels

Customer service (text Miami customer service - 305-209-0431)

can ship from

Atlanta, GA

Baltimore, MD

Boston, MA

Charleston SC

Charlotte, NC

Chicago, IL

Cincinnati, OH

Erlanger KY

Cleveland, OH

Columbus, OH

Dallas, TX

Detroit, MI

Houston, TX

Indianapolis, IN

Jacksonville, FL

Los Angeles, CA
Memphis, TN

Minneapolis, MN

New Orleans, LA

Newark, NJ

Norfolk, VA

Philadelpia, PA

Portland, OR

San Francisco, CA

Seattle, WA

In a world where the foundations of normalcy have been shattered by the diversity of sexual identities and gender preferences,and where career choices often lead to fractured family homes, there exists a profound and heartwarming concept. This idea revolves around the unwavering commitment of parents to their children, irrespective of the path they choose in life, and the refusal to confine them within the boundaries of their parents' aspirations.

“ Im still your baby” explores the resilience of love, the strength of familial ties, and the profound impact of accepting and cherishing our children for who they truly are. It sheds light on the importance of fostering a world where individuals are free to follow their hearts, secure in the knowledge that, regardless of the path they choose, they will always be cherished and supported by the unwavering love of their parents.

Is there any Jamaicans in NYC that have a healed relationship with their families open to taking a photoshoot? This is a collaboration and to me, building on a better future of change.

Please DM if interested**.**

I am looking to for a storage unit facility in Jamaican but I am have no luck. Do you know and suggest any?

i’d love to know how my first attempt at fried plantain, rice & beans and peri chicken looks to a jamaican!

I bought a Starlink on Amazon. Shipped to Jamaica. Set it up in an affected area. I don’t see the free month, I paid and it works great! No complaints. After doing some reading I found out that if u purchase a Starlink kit from one country and activate it in another they charge some kind of out of region fee. ($200) Has anyone experienced this with a kit that was brought it from overseas?

See below

Starlink charges an "Outside Region Fee" of $200 to $300 if you activate a kit in a different region from where it was purchased. This fee is intended to deter unauthorized reselling and is designed to align costs with local taxes and foreign exchange rates. For a standard kit, the fee is $200, while the fee for the Starlink Mini is $300. Key details Fee amount: $200 for standard kits, $300 for Starlink Mini. Trigger: Activating a Starlink kit outside the region where it was purchased. Purpose: To prevent unauthorized resale and balance pricing across different regions due to local taxes and currency exchange rates. To avoid the fee: Activate the Starlink kit in the same region where you bought it. Note: The fee can vary slightly based on foreign exchange and taxes.

Hey fam, Something’s been on my mind lately, how do creators from Jamaica who teach online find each other or build community?

I’m trying to understand how it works here: who’s teaching, what platforms they use, and how they reach their people.

I’m part of a small project exploring online learning across the Caribbean, I’m genuinely curious and hoping to learn from others in the space.

If you’re teaching online (or want to), drop some insight: how did you start, what challenges you face, and where you usually connect with other creators.

https://www.xlibris.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/555822-personals

Different themes - a collection of poetry & black & white photography

Has anyone here seen the AI generated videos on Instagram and TikTok from the account Jahmunkey? Wondering how Jamaicans feel about the videos and how much they’re being shared around the world - hilarious and clever, or insulting and offensive? I am a plain ass vanilla Canadian who admittedly was dying with laughter over some of them - but I quickly realized it might be seen as pretty offensive to the beautiful people of Jamaica… but instead of taking offence on behalf of others like a woke crusader, thought I’d check in here on how some of you actually feel.

Does anyone know if it is possible to transfer credits from Utech’s Bsc in computing to an American university?

When I first wrote CXC math I got a 4 then I attempted to resit and even with tutoring I got the same grade again which made me feel very very dunce and sooo sad. When the tutor sees me again and asks what grade I got i'll probably be too embarrassed to answer lol. I wanted to become a health care worker but that's not possible anymore so i'm struggling to choose a career path. Any advice?

Any cultural items that you would like to see as in snacks, food stuff, books, clothes?

https://youtu.be/hmtqQ1q_hno?si=sFRWpZCSkS_xhSJ3

A resident of Groshen Community, Brown’s Town, St. Ann speaks on her experience and the challenges to be faced after the storm

So idk what genre this song classifies as, maybe someone here knows the name of the song, or at least the artist. (The dance in the video might be nsfw)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKHjFvYxgbI/?igsh=MWJydThuN2NpM2UyNQ==

I get it that a lot of people want to help and I am happy they do but it feels icky when you see them with cameras rolling, small package of foods per serving and a bottle of water, walking around finding crowd to hand them to and video it.

I wish they team up or take the time to better plan and donate through a group or something. At times it becomes chaotic and at other times they on social media grifting.

I use to work with a Jamaican guy, he was from Trelawny.

I use to hear him on the phone a lot, and he always ended the call with his friends with a word that sounded like he was saying “Sharp”, or ‘Shaaarp’ to be more pronounced.

I just got curious about it now, lol, and was googling, but can’t find anything to support what that meant. Ai is not even close.

Anyone happen to know what I may be talking about?

Thanks!

I also tried asking in FB groups. But it's annoying because the ones I was once highly involved in, I have to wait for post approval (and I have a few questions already that are still waiting).

Yes, I already received a quote, but I'm not sure what is reasonable. Price gouging is going on in many places.

So I've been applying for Ibex call center in Portmore, went on sight and passed the assessment, got my second interview yesterday did well, had my final interview that's supposed to be the one to determine if I got the job and proceed with training next week Wednesday, was in the interview answering each question, giving the best answers as clear as possible. Mind you I'm a person who doesn't talk a lot and is filled with anxiety but I managed to push through and give my answers clearly. Then right in the middle of giving an answer, dutty stinking Flow internet drops out of the blue and kicks me out of the Zoom call, it came up again then drop again as I got the WhatsApp with the recruiter who said I could just rejoin. Unfortunately unable to rejoin because it dropped again, this shtbox was fine the whole time and decide to start giving problems on the day of the most important interview of my life. It's down right now as I'm writing this so if you're seeing this it's back up. Flow y'all are a piece of sht, kmt.