Fruits & Veggies

[TAH]

Vi,

I do not find anything funny at all with this. More sad in my perspective. Since when is saving a dollar worth risking the agriculture of another country? Do you have so little regard for another country that you will disregard their laws in order to save a buck?

The ones who say it is illegal to bring fruits or vegetables to Jamaica are called the Jamaica Customs Agency. Since they wrote the laws and they are the ones to enforce it, I tend to use them as the source. The penal code associated with this is located in both the Customs Act and the Customs (Amendment) Act 2014. Here is the link to the wording on the Jamaica Customs Agency website:

https://www.jacustoms.gov.jm/customs-legislations

You may consider it ludicrous, but if you follow the number of eco-systems effected by invasive species, pests and diseases world wide then you would never call it ludicrous.

You say you asked for clarification about this. Bnewb posted a link for you from Jamaica Customs and you dismissed it. I gave you information and you dismissed it. Others have chimed and have also been dismissed. It seems that if the clarification doesnt agree with your experience so that you can bring in items that you should not, then it is dismissed.

Ludicrous? Interesting word...

See, this comment is what I'm talking about above. It's how you handle things. Again, I get having a responsibility to inform, but a modicum of respect would go a long way. Vi has contributed a lot to this site over the years.

[sammyb]

See, this comment is what I'm talking about above. It's how you handle things. Again, I get having a responsibility to inform, but a modicum of respect would go a long way. Vi has contributed a lot to this site over the years.

TAH

This is me "liking" your comments

[HarryS]

See, this comment is what I'm talking about above. It's how you handle things. Again, I get having a responsibility to inform, but a modicum of respect would go a long way. Vi has contributed a lot to this site over the years.

Another "like", or +1 or whatever the kids nowadays call it to all of TAHs comments in this thread.

It's not easy to have a dissenting opinion here, and there's never any grey area. Heels get dug in, and it's not a conversation - it's about being "told how it is".

I've had my comments deleted, received a temporary ban, and had the truthfulness of my actual, real world JA experiences called into question on more than one occasion (it is not libel or slander if what you're saying is truthful and actually happened!), while having my words, after being deleted, twisted and used to mock and make fun - and it's why I also rarely have much to share here. I have found that there are Facebook groups that provide as much, if not more information, without the censorship and holier-than-thou attitudes that are sometimes found here.