Country Info
- Kingston
- Capital
- Jamaican dollar (JMD)
- Currency
- 2,665,636
- Population
- JM
- Country Code
Jamaica Slideshow
Jamaica
Travel Blogs from Jamaica
First 2 days
... ones so we wouldbe less of target for crime. I talked to a guy about international rates and apparently there not bad for callingfrom jamaica to the US. It is J$1000 a month for 1000 minutes also did i mention my phone has a flashlight on itI also ...
Jamaica, no problem!
... a local guy popped up with goggles on his head. The conversation went something like this: Diver: Yah mon, I'm a diver. Welcome to Jamaica. Us: Thanks! Diver: So you wanna buy some shells? These are special shells that never age mon. Us: No thanks, we ...
Cruising
This ship i cruised to many ports. Mostly bahamas however during some storms we had the chance to Hide in Jamaica. Dope is not as cheap as people say it is Just was ...
VBS - Closing Day
... . Even so, the ministry continues via Cornwall Court Baptist Church doing follow-up ministry. It is Emancipation Day here in Jamaica (when they celebrate their emancipation from slavery in 1838) so several of the children were not able to attend today - ...
Blue Mountains NP - Wild Flower Lodge
... ; For more information about the Blue Mountains and for help in planning a trip, check out the following websites. http://www.great-adventures.com/destinations/jamaica/bluemo.html http://www.jamaicans.com/tourist/thebluemountains.shtml Safe ...
VBS - Day Two
The second day already? The Lord blessed us with 42 children today - lots of new faces!! It went well again - the Lord is using us as His hands, feet and voices to reach these children, their families and the community of Cornwall ...
Git 'R Done
... sure. The agency I'm working with, NERHA, is an arm of the Ministry of Health, and there are 4 Authorities in Jamaica, covering different regions, the others are Western, South, and Southeastern, and the other engineers in my training class are assigned ...
VBS - Day Three
Wow - halfway through already! Today the Lord blessed us with 41 young ladies and gentlemen (including several new faces) to hear the gospel presented throughout the lesson time. This has been a wonderful week so far and we are already a ...
Well, the weather didn't cooperate.
We're skimming Jamaica, or as far off as we can be. Seems the remenets of the huricane make it impossible to dock. The rain is in drizzels, but the swells are noticable. There are more seminars planned today. They have to give us ...
We Have Arrived
... discuss a few things and then most of us hit the beach. You read that correctly - we hit the beach; it is Jamaica afterall. We also did some other local touristy types of things and pretty much relaxed and continued to mentally and spiritually prepare ...
Happy New Year! (better late than never...right?)
... with the residents. I thoroughly enjoyed being in the country, talking with the residents, and deepening my understanding of Jamaica and the dire garbage situation here. I got the impression from some of the respondents that they appreciated ...
The Joy of a Runner's High
I did it!! I successfully completed my first half-marathon!! I say successfully because I aimed to run the entire distance in 2 hours and 30 minutes, and I did it!!! The entire experience was truly unique. It all started at 5:15am when I crossed the ...
cold red stripe
... worldwide site http://www.gthhh.com/ Portland is a beautiful place, and in my opinion it is the most beautiful parish of Jamaica. The Blue Mountains, the soft sand beaches, the coastline with its big surf... Well, this was just a quick update, ...
2 goals, 13.1 mi, 1 research study, and 9 months
... littering, burning, and illegal dumping in open lots, gullies, and bodies of water are still very common practices in Jamaica. Plastic and Styrofoam containers line the roads, bags of garbage are ripped open by dogs and scattered everywhere, scurrying ...
Runaway Bay
Leaving Tweed Heads on a bright morning, I dared to drive in shorts - we must be getting warmer! Through the busy towns of Tweed Heads and 'Coolangatta', we rejoined the 'Pacific Hwy 1' and continued north. As we passed through Coolangatta we crossed the ...
Air Jamaica
Juste un petit coucou de notre vol entre la Barbade et Los Angeles. Nous avons pris la superbe compagnie Air Jamaica avec escale en Jamaique. Domage qu'on ai pas eu le temps de visiter. Rien que le vol etait sympa avec du reggae tout du long et plus ...
VBS - Day One
Day One of our VBS ministry has now come and gone. The various details have been worked out and flexibility remains key - as it does anytime, everywhere. The Lord blessed us with a great core group of 25 kids to start off the week, ages ...
Jamaica mon!
Hey there, after Trinindad we flew into sunny Jamaica. We flew into Kingston and ate some of the Thai food outside of Asia! Kingston`s a rough place, especially downtown, but we didn`t go there. There`s a lot of beggars, touts and dealers on the streets ...
Relaxation at the beach
Waking up on the 18th was easy as we had an early night previously. The early morning monsoon that struck the coast, left air humand and sticky. It was a good day for the beach. The lady recommended a good beach that was in walking ...
VBS - Day Four
WOW - Day 4 already! This has been an awesome week!! Even though we were expecting more children, the Lord has truly blessed us with a wonderful group of young men and women to minister to. We had 39 in attendance today - and a total of ...
The beautiful Carribean
Yo Mon, all I have to say is we`re in Montego Bay in the Carribean staying right on the beach in perfect weather. We`re heading over to Negril for a while after Mo bay, to relax in the sun a little ...
Clive the Security Guard!
... a 12 year old sniper - with wounds to back up his story. The night kicked on, Matty and I were on the balcony smoking 1 joint (its Jamaica, so we had too - haha) when there was a knock at the door! We were all thrown into a bit of a panic as there ...
Jamming to Jamaica
... a bit disappointing to be only three miles from Kingston and not be able to see the city first hand. Upon arriving in Jamaica I realized that my mental image of the Island was not the reality. Towering out of the ocean were gigantic ...
MoBay or Bust
... ganja filled the air, along with someone playing one of Puff Daddy's old jams. This is what I learned about Jamaica this morning: #1: Everything grows in Jamaica (ackee, guave, grapes, sugar canes, bananas, ganja, etc...) #2: ...
Jamaican Wedding and Holiday
07/03/07 - PAGE UNDER HEAVY CONSTRUCTION!!! We arrived in Jamaica on 23rd October 2006. Our aim was to get married and enjoy a family holiday and thats exactly what happened! My family and I (including extended family) stayed at The Royal ...