How do I obtain a transit permit for bringing cremains to Jamaica

[JohnNYC]

Ya Mon! Please write down your wishes or make sure someone that you trust knows what you want. My family member's will did not specify what he wanted done with his body. Thank goodness he told me more than once to, "burn my a$$ and scatter the ashes at sunset off Negril".

We tossed a few shots of Appleton off the boat. But, being true to family form we drank the rest of the bottle.

This is exactly what I want, and mention it often. Play a little Bob or Gregory, drop a spliff if the water before you leave, and I’m good until you return.

[Kold Ass Mofo]

This is exactly what I want, and mention it often. Play a little Bob or Gregory, drop a spliff if the water before you leave, and I’m good until you return.

amendment to my will:

Upon death fax the documents to these folks:

St. James Health Department
Ph: 1-876-979-7820-4
Fax: 1-876-979-7802

Email: saintjames@wrha.gov.jm
St. James Montego Bay PO St. James, Jamaica WI

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Call Andre for wheels and help with the docs:

http://luxuriouscaribtoursjamaica.com/

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Sunset cruise, snorkeling, pick up more beer at Ricks, yadda-yadda:

At sea Ceremony aboard SS Dr. Bill and crew. (Parked north of Coco La Palm)

Dump my molecules in the sea. Rinse, repeat.

[hackwriter]

amendment to my will:

Upon death fax the documents to these folks:

St. James Health Department
Ph: 1-876-979-7820-4
Fax: 1-876-979-7802

Email: saintjames@wrha.gov.jm
St. James Montego Bay PO St. James, Jamaica WI

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Call Andre for wheels and help with the docs:

http://luxuriouscaribtoursjamaica.com/

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Sunset cruise, snorkeling, pick up more beer at Ricks, yadda-yadda:

At sea Ceremony aboard SS Dr. Bill and crew. (Parked north of Coco La Palm)

Dump my molecules in the sea. Rinse, repeat.

Thanks to you for the conversation and guidance.

I finally got through to the St. James Health Department today after 5 phone calls where the person I need to talk to wasn't there. These calls will probably cost me about 30 bucks at $1.99/minute.

It looks like the only way to do this is to have someone on the Jamaica end pick up the permit. They will accept e-mailed death certificate and cremation certificate and generate the permit. BUT....they don't handle the payment. I asked about a USPS International Money Order, and they can't do that. The payment has to be made to the St. James Municipal Council. Googling this, I found St. James Municipal Corporation, which seems to be the same thing (http://www.stjamesmc.gov.jm/) at 19A Union St. in Montego Bay. They did not know if the council can accept an international money order, so I need to follow up on that. If they can, then all I have to do is find someone (Andre, as suggested?) to pick it up and there are no money issues.

If I could work out the money thing, and they could get a receipt from the council that the payment was made, they could e-mail me the permit. What remains to be seen is whether Customs would require the original, in which case we are back to square one.

Option #2 is to see if the hotel can handle this, i.e. charge the fee to my credit card and send someone, perhaps a driver dropping someone off, to pick it up. This might be the best option.

Anyway, there are further steps to follow. Logistically, it's still a crapshoot, because someone from my party would have to stay behind with the ashes until the permit can be brought to that person and who knows how difficult that will be.

I will have to talk to my sister and brother-in-law and see how willing they are to hassle with this. I'm starting to think these ashes may yet be buried in my backyard.

[JohnNYC]

Another option, although not ideal, would be to have someone from your party go ahead a few days earlier for these arrangements. After all the hassles, I’m sure it will be well worth it. You will have a beautiful ceremony.