Warning, Warning, Warning!!!

Tilted JPSCo pole.

Please Note The Following:

1. Do not send information such as your passwords or PIN via WhatsApp. There is a bug in WhatsApp that allows your WhatsApp account to be linked to another person's account, and the linked account will get all your messages. I have had personal experience of very personal information coming to my account from another number. I contacted the person who owned the cell phone, and he nearly had a heart attack.
2. Do not click on links that you do not expect. Do not give any numbers that people ask you for, which are displayed on your phone when you click a link.
3. If you do not have antivirus software installed on your computer, then do not go to pornographic sites or sites that you are not aware of.
4. Do not do a Google search for your bank account site, for example, and then you are required to put in your full username and password. You could be giving your banking information to a site that mimics your bank's site.
5. Install antivirus software on your computer and your phone. You will need to pay an annual fee to install the programme.
6. Do not lend your cell to anyone. Not even your spouse or your parents. Let them get their own or buy one for them.
7. Make sure there is a password on your phone and also on your WhatsApp account.
8. Do not give your credit or debit card to anyone.
9. Do not allow persons to stand close to you at the supermarket cashier. They have machines that can read your credit or debit card information and grab it from your card. They can even photograph your credit card number using miniature cameras.
10. Do not engage in conversation with any stranger in a secluded area. Look out for those who say they are preaching the word of the Lord. I understand that they have chemicals that they can spray into your face. The spray will knock you out, and then they will relieve you of your possessions.
11. Only carry your vehicles to reputable garages to be fixed. Those who purchase a second-hand car have to be careful. The garage attendants can attach a tracker very discreetly and then track your car and steal it.
12. When there is a shootout, as happened in Mandeville Square recently, do not panic and start running all over the place. You cannot outrun a bullet. Take cover and stay low. Can you imagine the officer seeing you running and mistaking you for the criminal? The criminals should be the only ones running, with the police running after them.
13. Stay far from a JPSCo pole that seems as if it will fall.

I am sure that I left out some things, so please remind me by adding a comment or sending a WhatsApp message to (876) 816-5261. Bark Di Trute is here to help each of us. Please discuss these matters with members of your family and friends. It could save their lives.

Watch the video below and learn about the wrong things that bystanders do when there is a shootout between gunmen and police officers.

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Jamaica's Sick Morality On Display

 

The above billboard, placed in Rockfort, should not have been taken down. It is a reflection of society, and taking it down makes us look like hypocrites.

You might ask why it makes us look like hypocrites.

Many Jamaican men have little or no respect for our womenfolk, and many of the womenfolk have little or no respect for themselves.

Sex sells, and the next step is to put up a billboard with two people having sex.

We might have a man posing with this drink next.

We tolerate the dancehall. Many dancehall songs support the acting out of the sex act, just like carnival.

This is a country where men of the cloth sleep with other men and also minors, and in some cases, the women defend them. This is a country where a man sleeps with his three sons. This is the country where a don was convicted because of evidence that was left behind after engaging in certain sexual acts.

Jamaica needs to be cleaned up now. From the home to the school, to the community, to Gordon House and King's House. Then and only then will we have real prosperity.

The moral of this billboard for promotion and advertising: When you have no creativity, remember that sex sells.

It will be interesting to see how many comments this blog will attract. If Bark Di Trute were supporting certain immoral things, I would not have to be begging for support every day.

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Some Cuban Doctors Remain In Jamaica!

 JIS Press Release, May 8 2026

Dr. Christopher Tufton

More than 40 Cuban healthcare workers, formerly part of the bilateral arrangement between Jamaica and Cuba, have chosen to remain on the island and are now serving under individual contracts, according to Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Speaking with journalists at the Ministry in New Kingston recently, Dr. Tufton indicated that, prior to the recall of Cuban healthcare workers, approximately 278 doctors were engaged in the programme.

“Of that number… about over 40 decided not to return [to Cuba] and were given individual contracts… and are working in the [local health] system now,” he said.

Dr. Tufton noted that the Government has extended an invitation to additional Cuban healthcare workers who may wish to return to Jamaica under new contractual arrangements.

“Beyond that, all were offered a letter to say if they are interested, we’d be willing to re-engage them based on their own interests… but on the basis of individual contracts. Some have expressed an interest in so doing, even though they have returned [to Cuba]. So, yes, there is an open invitation, which we have set for the record… and we have received some information that some are interested. If they come, then we would be prepared to engage them,” he added.

The Minister further disclosed that some Cuban healthcare workers currently in Jamaica have applied for permanent residency after living and working in the country for several years.

“Some of them that are here on work permits have been here for a period of time and have expressed their interest to have permanent status… which is allowable under the law once you live here for a particular period of time. There are some that have been here five years, or even more in some cases,” Dr. Tufton added.

Meanwhile, he informed that the Ministry’s human resource (HR) strategy now extends beyond Cuba as Jamaica works to address shortages in critical areas of the healthcare system.

Dr. Tufton noted that Jamaica recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with India to facilitate collaboration in healthcare staffing, training, and professional exchanges.

“The Foreign Minister for India [His Excellency Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar] was here… and we signed an MOU… to among other things… include the possibility of rotation of clinical personnel coming here,” the Minister informed.

Dr. Tufton further disclosed that discussions are under way with Apollo Health System in India to support Jamaica’s expanding hospital network.

“Apollo Health System representatives visited and met with me, and we are now engaged in talks towards an agreement. They are a private health system in India, with connections all throughout the world. We intend to utilise them for a few things, including the possibility of helping us to ramp up the new hospitals which will open in Western Jamaica,” he indicated.

Dr. Tufton also pointed to additional arrangements with African countries, noting, “We have an MOU with Ghana, and there are ongoing conversations with Nigeria.”

Additionally, he emphasised that the Government is pursuing overseas recruitment initiatives to help address critical staffing shortages within the health sector.

“We have to solve the problem of healthcare worker shortage in some of the areas. There are some areas where we are critically short… and that is going to have to involve recruitment of labour externally,” the Minister added.

Dr. Tufton stated that Cabinet has approved the initiative, which includes the creation of a recruitment unit within the Ministry.

Editor's Note

The minister needs to tell us about a longer-term programme aimed at training medical professionals over the next ten years so that we can end up with a surplus of doctors.

Many Jamaicans want to do medicine, but they lack the funds to do so. Jamaica cannot lose if we set aside funds for medical training administered by the Student Loan Bureau. Even if these doctors migrate after fulfilling their bond requirements, their remittances will continue to make a difference.

We cannot spend another fifty years importing doctors when we can invest in the human talent here. This means the medical school might have to expand.

There are penalties for those doctors who do not return to Cuba. Minister, how would we get Cuba to allow doctors who are willing to work under the new contract to leave Cuba for Jamaica?

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Jamaica To Retain More Tourism Dollar In The Economy

JIS Press Release, May 11, 2026 

The Honourable Edmund Bartlette

Jamaica must significantly increase the amount of tourism earnings retained within the local economy by expanding the country’s supply capacity and strengthening local ownership within the industry, says Minister of Tourism Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Mr Bartlett further noted that too much of the wealth generated by tourism continues to leave the region, as Caribbean countries remain heavily dependent on imported goods and services.

He informed that he has been leading regional discussions on improving tourism’s supply side to ensure Caribbean people benefit more directly from the sector.

“I have been asked to chair their (Caribbean Tourism Organization) subcommittee on the supply side, which is what we’ve been talking about here in Jamaica,” the Minister said. 

Mr. Bartlett was addressing the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Speed Networking Event at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (May 7).

He disclosed that discussions have already been held with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) regarding support for a regional tourism demand study.

“They have agreed that they will fund a study on the demand of tourism in the Caribbean,” Mr. Bartlett informed.

He underscored that the greatest economic opportunities in tourism lie beyond hotel rooms and instead exist within the broader network of goods and services required to sustain the industry.

“The wealth of tourism is in the supply side. It’s what the people eat, it’s what they wear, it’s the vehicles that they drive in, it’s the transportation arrangements that are provided and it’s the attractions all around,” he said.

Mr. Bartlett further noted that Jamaica currently retains a higher percentage of tourism earnings than many countries in the region but pointed out that greater improvement is needed.

“The retention level of the tourism dollar in the region averages some 15 cents in the dollar. Jamaica is ahead of the pack, just below the Dominican Republic, but we need to go further,” he said.

The Minister indicated that Jamaica currently retains close to 40 per cent of tourism earnings and is targeting levels comparable to countries such as India.

“We are somewhere close to 40 per cent now, but we need to go to 50, 60 per cent. India has 60 per cent. They are the highest in the world,” Mr. Bartlett said.

He further stated that increasing local production and entrepreneurial participation will be critical to achieving that target.

Editor's Note

We need to stop emphasizing the number of tourists visiting Jamaica and focus on the sector's contribution. What is important is not just how much is retained per dollar, but also how much of that dollar is spent attracting and creating the appropriate environment for the tourists.

To what extent will the hotels have some of their work done by locals rather than importing labour?

Let the discussion begin here on Bark Di Trute because some parliamentarians spent more time quarrelling in the house and complaining about how parliamentarians are treated, rather than discussing the big issues which can move us forward as a nation.

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Kari Lake Nominated By Trump To Be Ambassador to Jamaica

Kari Lake

Kari Lake, of Arizona, is to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica. This means she will be empowered to make decisions on behalf of the government and to sign treaties. Although this title is used often these days, it means the highest status that an ambassador can be given.

Kari Lake is a former Fox 10 news anchor, a Republican candidate for Arizona governor (2022), a U.S. Senate candidate (2024), and a former senior adviser at the United States Agency for Global Media.

The nomination of Kari Lake is subject to a US Senate hearing and confirmation.

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