Alexandria
A Profile of St. Ann
Parish Name: St. Ann Capital: St. Ann’s Bay Land Area: 1,210.25 sq km (467.3 sq mi) Population: 173,232 History St. Ann was named after Ann Hyde, wife of James II, King of England and is [more..]
Entertainment
Alexandria
St Ann Reaping Benefits From New Highway
Initially, drivers were made to believe there would have been significant benefits in using the Mammee Bay-to-Kingston leg of the North-South Highway, but high toll rates might have put paid to that notion. However, there [more..]
Cultural
ID-54 Jerk Festival in Ocho Rios
INDEPENDENCE DAY (ID-54 years), Wednesday, August 6, will see St Ann’s first jerk festival at Turtle River Park, Ocho Rios with jerk being the style of cooking and not just for the usual chicken and [more..]
Entertainment
Special Emancipation Jubilee At Seville This Year
PROJECT consultant for the Seville Emancipation jubilee Joan Seagears says the cultural event this year will be special and should not be missed. The celebration, which takes place on the night of July 31 into [more..]
Cultural
Dunn’s River Falls gets another “Excellente”
DUNN’s River Falls and Park in St Ann has received the TripAdvisor 2016 Certificate of Excellence for a second-consecutive year. Now in its sixth year, the award celebrates hospitality businesses that have earned great traveller [more..]
Entertainment
Sturridge Hosts Bucksfield Fun Day
LIVERPOOL striker Daniel Sturridge returns to host the third annual Charity Family Fun Day, Football Tournament and Reggae Concert at the Buckfields Playing Field in Ochi Rios, St Ann, today. “I want to invite everybody [more..]
Entertainment
Imani Duncan-Price | Igniting energy in CARICOM
CARICOM has an opportunity to recapture the imagination of Caribbean nationals in a real way. This arises from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed to last September at the United Nations and the recent decision [more..]
Entertainment
Radio stations should give credit to musicians – Cooper
In the wake of the burning issue raised by reggae artiste Mr Vegas regarding artistes not receiving the relevant credit for their work, the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JARIA) chairman, Ibo Cooper, recently told The [more..]
Artists
R.I.P. – SQUINGY – Garden Parishes’ Prominent Disco Jockey
Always. Legend. [lg_image folder=”people/” image=”squingy.jpg” caption=”Squingy – Sound System Bass Odyssey” align=”center” display=”slide”]
Arts & Crafts
Bamboo Blu Restaurant – Mammee Bay
Bamboo Blu in Jamaica is the hidden jewel of Ocho Rios, located in Mammee Bay Estate, Mammee Bay, St. Ann along the beautiful Caribbean Sea amid swaying palms trees and warm sunny breezes. Bamboo Blu [more..]