Returning Residents Guide - A Complete Safety & Security Guide to Coming Home to Jamaica

86 Section 6 – Cooking Gas & Household Services Cooking gas is delivered in cylinders (Petrojam, IGL). Order by phone or th ...

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88 Section 11 – Practical Checklist ✔ Apply for JPS and NWC within first week. ✔ Install backup systems: tank, solar, generator. ...

89 Setting Up Service To apply, you’ll need: o TRN (Tax Registration Number). o Government-issued ID (passport or Jamaican driv ...

90 Private disposal services are available in some gated communities. Section 3 – Internet & Telecommunications The Big Th ...

91 Section 5 – Postal & Courier Services Jamaica Post Reliable for local mail, slow for overseas. Private Couriers DHL, F ...

92 Section 7 – Bureaucracy, Patience & Documents ...

93 From Frustration to Freedom Utilities are rarely glamorous, but they are the real test of whether your return to Jamaica feel ...

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95 Part 3 – Settling In 3.1 Finding Your Community – Churches, Clubs & Groups Why belonging comes first Returning isn’t only ...

96 How to choose well (and avoid “over-joining”) Start with purpose. Do you want service, friendship, spiritual growth, fitness ...

97 Boundary with care: “I wish I could help this time; funds tight as I just moved. Next month let’s look again.” Following up: ...

98 Core veg: callaloo, pak choi, string beans, pumpkin, cabbage. Fruit: banana, papaya, mango in season, citrus in winter month ...

99 Inverter fridges and efficient appliances consume less over their lifetime. An approach, not a number: rather than promisin ...

100 Friday: one treat, guilt-free—budget for joy. Month-end: look at three lines only—utilities, fuel, groceries. Adjust one ha ...

101 3.6 Closing: From “back” to “belong” In these four chapters we move from the practical (where do I go?) to the profound (whe ...

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103 Housing & Lifestyle Buying a Home – Navigating the Market Principle: buy with process, not impulse. Build a small “deal ...

104 Cost Who typically pays Notes Property tax adjustment Buyer/Seller Prorated at closing. Strata/HOA letter & arrears Sell ...

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