Yardies, at home and a farrin' (Part 6)

[Mrs. Palmer 5]

You know it's sad, but true how differently Jamaicans get treated at some of the resort...When we got married at the RIU in Ochi back in October my husband was getting SOOOO pissed because he felt like some at the front desk weren't responding to his requests...and when he would have me come and ask the same thing, then things got taken care of alot quicker...and then on our wedding day we provided 3 lists (1 for the security booth, 1 for the wedding coordinator, and 1 for the front desk) of our Jamaican guests which weren't many. Anywhoo, the coordinator had already talked to the people and whatnot, but they STILL refused to let our guests on the property, despite reading their names to the wedding coordinator over the phone!! I was pissed because some were actually in the wedding party (who had already had passes paid for them), and the others were of course coming just in time for the event...The wedding coordinator apologized profusely for the guards rude behavior, but I was just disgusted...My husband and I complained about the way residents were being treated, and she upgraded us to a King Suite---complete with a nice jacuzzi and beautiful view!!

[Mrs. Palmer 5]

Does anyone know what countries a Jamaican citizen can travel to without a travel visa? I think Cayman is one, but are there others?

Without a visa, Jamaican nationals can actually travel to many countries. Places where a Jamaican national may visit for an unlimited time without a visa would be: Antiga, Barbuda, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cyprus, Dominca, Fiji, Gambia, Great Britain, Grendada, Haiti, Honduras, Ireland, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Peru, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Jamaicans may travel without a visa but are limited to no more than a 6 month visit to: Barbados.

Jamaicans may travel without a visa but are limited to no more than a 3 month visit to: Bermuda, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino, South Korea, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey.

Jamaicans may travel without a visa but are limited to no more than a 1 month visit to: Argentina, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Monaco, Papua New Guinea, Uruguay.

Jamaicans may travel without a visa but are limited to no more than a 2 week visit to: Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, St. Maarten.

That is NOT correct....

Follow this link, to the JA visa webiste. This is printed by their government. Hope this is helpful.

http://www.congenjamaica-ny.org/visas.htm

Roxcie

This seems to apply to foreign nationals who are trying to enter into Jamaica, and doesn't say what the requirements are for Jamaican nationals into other countries (as best I can tell...but I prolly missed something). What I did was just type in the name of the country that I wanted to visit with my husband and typed in "entry requirements), and it will usually tell you who can and cannot be admitted into their country without a visa...and for the record...Jamaicans DO need a visa to enter the Caymans

[*JG* 2]

Yah.....I had to really scour the net to find what I did find. The JA website seemed useless to me.

[Unruly Gal 0]

Does anyone know what countries a Jamaican citizen can travel to without a travel visa? I think Cayman is one, but are there others?

Without a visa, Jamaican nationals can actually travel to many countries. Places where a Jamaican national may visit for an unlimited time without a visa would be: Antiga, Barbuda, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cyprus, Dominca, Fiji, Gambia, Great Britain, Grendada, Haiti, Honduras, Ireland, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Peru, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Jamaicans may travel without a visa but are limited to no more than a 6 month visit to: Barbados.

Jamaicans may travel without a visa but are limited to no more than a 3 month visit to: Bermuda, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino, South Korea, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey.

Jamaicans may travel without a visa but are limited to no more than a 1 month visit to: Argentina, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Monaco, Papua New Guinea, Uruguay.

Jamaicans may travel without a visa but are limited to no more than a 2 week visit to: Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, St. Maarten.

That is NOT correct....

Follow this link, to the JA visa webiste. This is printed by their government. Hope this is helpful.

http://www.congenjamaica-ny.org/visas.htm

Roxcie

This seems to apply to foreign nationals who are trying to enter into Jamaica, and doesn't say what the requirements are for Jamaican nationals into other countries (as best I can tell...but I prolly missed something). What I did was just type in the name of the country that I wanted to visit with my husband and typed in "entry requirements), and it will usually tell you who can and cannot be admitted into their country without a visa...and for the record...Jamaicans DO need a visa to enter the Caymans

Thanks, everyone for the info. I've also left an email for the Jamaican embassy to see if they have an updated list. I'll let you know what I find out.

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

You know it's sad, but true how differently Jamaicans get treated at some of the resort...When we got married at the RIU in Ochi back in October my husband was getting SOOOO pissed because he felt like some at the front desk weren't responding to his requests...and when he would have me come and ask the same thing, then things got taken care of alot quicker...and then on our wedding day we provided 3 lists (1 for the security booth, 1 for the wedding coordinator, and 1 for the front desk) of our Jamaican guests which weren't many. Anywhoo, the coordinator had already talked to the people and whatnot, but they STILL refused to let our guests on the property, despite reading their names to the wedding coordinator over the phone!! I was pissed because some were actually in the wedding party (who had already had passes paid for them), and the others were of course coming just in time for the event...The wedding coordinator apologized profusely for the guards rude behavior, but I was just disgusted...My husband and I complained about the way residents were being treated, and she upgraded us to a King Suite---complete with a nice jacuzzi and beautiful view!!

Mrs. P...that's what I'm talking about. That was the type of room I was given also, since they didn't have our room ready. It's insulting. I'm paying just like the other guest, so don't treat me any differently. Always heard remarks made after my back was turned...then they would get cussed out in PATWAH! All I would hear is, ma'am, please calm down there's no need for that let's go somewhere else and talk...mi like..chat bout wah..seh wah u afi seh rite eerrrrr mi wah everi badi fi hear. Yea man...mi kind a mad and crazy all in one...but mi believe in fairness...don't treat me differently because you A$$'SUME I'm a LOCAL.

[*JG* 2]

Why treat anyone at all differently? We are talking about paying guests....whether for the day, the night, the week.....and they are in the service industry. Shouldn't they just treat everyone the same?

It makes me so mad.

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

Why treat anyone at all differently? We are talking about paying guests....whether for the day, the night, the week.....and they are in the service industry. Shouldn't they just treat everyone the same?

It makes me so mad.

They should, but they don't. Once at Half Moon, Marcel went for a walk and the security guard was following him around. He said he had the guard walking all over the place. At times he started to jog and the guard was walking faster and faster. Marcel decided to walk back to the hotel room and I met him in the hallway. He finally turned round and ask the guard if a look im a look him. Guard had nothing to say. Another EDIAT!

[dancehallquana 5]

You know it's sad, but true how differently Jamaicans get treated at some of the resort...When we got married at the RIU in Ochi back in October my husband was getting SOOOO pissed because he felt like some at the front desk weren't responding to his requests...and when he would have me come and ask the same thing, then things got taken care of alot quicker...and then on our wedding day we provided 3 lists (1 for the security booth, 1 for the wedding coordinator, and 1 for the front desk) of our Jamaican guests which weren't many. Anywhoo, the coordinator had already talked to the people and whatnot, but they STILL refused to let our guests on the property, despite reading their names to the wedding coordinator over the phone!! I was pissed because some were actually in the wedding party (who had already had passes paid for them), and the others were of course coming just in time for the event...The wedding coordinator apologized profusely for the guards rude behavior, but I was just disgusted...My husband and I complained about the way residents were being treated, and she upgraded us to a King Suite---complete with a nice jacuzzi and beautiful view!!

Mrs. P...that's what I'm talking about. That was the type of room I was given also, since they didn't have our room ready. It's insulting. I'm paying just like the other guest, so don't treat me any differently. Always heard remarks made after my back was turned...then they would get cussed out in PATWAH! All I would hear is, ma'am, please calm down there's no need for that let's go somewhere else and talk...mi like..chat bout wah..seh wah u afi seh rite eerrrrr mi wah everi badi fi hear. Yea man...mi kind a mad and crazy all in one...but mi believe in fairness...don't treat me differently because you A$$'SUME I'm a LOCAL.

and that is exactly what I was thinking.. How do they KNOW u are native Jamaican?? Some of your examples, they haven't even heard u talk or anything.. I have been told I have been told I look Jamaican or African which I am neither, but I guess I might have some features that may look like I am, so although they shouldn't treat anyone the way they treated u, they certainly shouldn't based on an assumption. CRAZY!!!!!!!!! i don't blame u girl.. they need somebody to put them in their place for that rudeness.. brite self!!! LOL

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

You know it's sad, but true how differently Jamaicans get treated at some of the resort...When we got married at the RIU in Ochi back in October my husband was getting SOOOO pissed because he felt like some at the front desk weren't responding to his requests...and when he would have me come and ask the same thing, then things got taken care of alot quicker...and then on our wedding day we provided 3 lists (1 for the security booth, 1 for the wedding coordinator, and 1 for the front desk) of our Jamaican guests which weren't many. Anywhoo, the coordinator had already talked to the people and whatnot, but they STILL refused to let our guests on the property, despite reading their names to the wedding coordinator over the phone!! I was pissed because some were actually in the wedding party (who had already had passes paid for them), and the others were of course coming just in time for the event...The wedding coordinator apologized profusely for the guards rude behavior, but I was just disgusted...My husband and I complained about the way residents were being treated, and she upgraded us to a King Suite---complete with a nice jacuzzi and beautiful view!!

Mrs. P...that's what I'm talking about. That was the type of room I was given also, since they didn't have our room ready. It's insulting. I'm paying just like the other guest, so don't treat me any differently. Always heard remarks made after my back was turned...then they would get cussed out in PATWAH! All I would hear is, ma'am, please calm down there's no need for that let's go somewhere else and talk...mi like..chat bout wah..seh wah u afi seh rite eerrrrr mi wah everi badi fi hear. Yea man...mi kind a mad and crazy all in one...but mi believe in fairness...don't treat me differently because you A$$'SUME I'm a LOCAL.

and that is exactly what I was thinking.. How do they KNOW u are native Jamaican?? Some of your examples, they haven't even heard u talk or anything.. I have been told I have been told I look Jamaican or African which I am neither, but I guess I might have some features that may look like I am, so although they shouldn't treat anyone the way they treated u, they certainly shouldn't based on an assumption. CRAZY!!!!!!!!! i don't blame u girl.. they need somebody to put them in their place for that rudeness.. brite self!!! LOL

Quana;

like I said they A$$'SUME... Check in is usually around 3pm. We got there at 3:30 was told room was ready...then told 5 mins later to give them a few minutes 4pm roles around no key...but I see people who came in after us were getting keys. So, my girlfriend goes to ask what's going on they told them that our room will be ready soon. I was like HELL NO I want to know how the HELL these people who came in after us and you have rooms for them. Either give me my KEY or give me ALLLLLL my money BACK. Supervisor walks up...oh, miss, I'm sorry, I thought you were sitting there waiting for someone...#######. We was just at the front desk.

Quana...mi just gald seh mi daddy built a house out there. I find myself at resorts mostly for weddings (almost 100% of the time) and sometimes just to kickback and get away from family and it hurts me to know that I'm a Jamaican and to stand in line and watch the front desk be rude to another Jamaica. It pisses me off. It's like the customer service changes like the flip of a light switch. Oh, let me not be proffessional since a one yardie.

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

DAVE AND TONISHA are together in New York...she said he got the EAD stamp and she's very happy. She says she'll check in later....I THINK NOT!

[dancehallquana 5]

DAVE AND TONISHA are together in New York...she said he got the EAD stamp and she's very happy. She says she'll check in later....I THINK NOT!

yep I won't hold my breath LOL I have a feeling she will a lil preoccupied for the next day or 2..HA

[SupportOAFJF 0]

OK...not all workers in Jamica treat Jamaicans the same way...don't u'll think it's alot of conditioning ? (and mi no want nobdy jump dung mi throat tideh) i've noticed the "lighter" or "whiter" ur skin the better ur treated. It's just a form of racism in my opinion. and plus who a give the bigger tips and possibly get an "opportunity". U know i always say i never new any kind of racism until i got to this country..when i lived in JA black man, chinese, syrian, indian, japanese...we were all just JAMAICANS.....never knew the separation.

How can they demand someone out of their cars who is just arriving and checkin in? dem no know how many ppl booked the place.

Mi yaadies ..who memba dis or obversed it some place "let in di brownin" yup mi a deh a front all di time

[*JG* 2]

Interesting theory on the opportunity and tips thought, Kim. My only thought on that is if we are talking about the front desk and secuirty, are you guys tipping the front desk people and security gurards? I never have.

[SupportOAFJF 0]

and plus yuh know wah tuh.....some a di workers dem a prepare dem selves fi a "battle" with the fellow yardies...so it's almost a "guard" ...once dem hear di patwah mixed with the jamaican "look" or yuh amongst JA ppl it go off...mi no know..mi do it more time to...as soon as mi hear Jamaican mi a prepare fi disaster

[SupportOAFJF 0]

Interesting theory on the opportunity and tips thought, Kim. My only thought on that is if we are talking about the front desk and secuirty, are you guys tipping the front desk people and security gurards? I never have.

si JG..mi no stay a resorts only go dung dem place fi di day and so..don't have much experience with dem..and personally i don't tip workers who i believe work on a set salary or make descent....like the cleaning crew i will tip..front desk no affi lift a straw...security already a get paid to do a job....