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Published:Tuesday | April 18, 2017 | 12:00 AMRasbert Turner

Tucked inside the seaside Port Royal community is the seafood oasis call Beach View Restaurant and Bar.When the Food team visited recently, there was a delightful selection of dishes on display. Roasted conch, fried lobster, kebabs, fried fish...

Published:Tuesday | March 28, 2017 | 1:19 PMRasbert Turner

The Intrigue Fine Dining and Grill in Portmore St Catherine, has become a household for many who have come to enjoy their tasty dishes.When Food visited the venue which is located along the busy thoroughfare of Caymanas main road, it was busy...

Published:Wednesday | March 15, 2017 | 12:00 AMRasbert Turner

Foodies who wanted to begin the Lent season in fine, palatable style made their way to Cecil's Car Park, Martin Street, Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Ash Wednesday for the sixth staging of the Cookout and Family Fun Day.When Food visited the...

Published:Tuesday | February 28, 2017 | 12:00 AMRasbert Turner

Opened with a breath of fresh air, the Biters Garden Restaurant and Lounge continues to excite palates evolving from a cafe into a full fledged restaurant.The much-talk-about restaurant is located at Shenton Bog Walk in St Catherine, and continues...

Published:Tuesday | January 10, 2017 | 12:00 AMRasbert Turner

Persons who traverse the corridor between Clarendon and St Catherine, are blessed to have the Brother-in-Law Restaurant and Lounge as an oasis for fine foods.Located in Sandy Bay Clarendon, the eatery caters for the discerning taste buds. The menu...

Published:Wednesday | November 16, 2016 | 11:27 AMRasbert Turner

SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine:When a close friend of Chad Beckford died as a result of renal failure because he could not afford treatment, Beckford decided that he would set up a clinic to assist patients with the same ailment."Even now when I look...

Published:Thursday | November 10, 2016 | 3:21 PMRasbert Turner

Today is nomination day for the Local Government Elections, to be held on November 28, but the People's National Party (PNP) is not confident that it can retain the St Catherine Municipal Corporation."The electors have got fickle and unpredictable,...

Published:Saturday | November 5, 2016 | 12:00 AMRasbert Turner

The St Catherine South police said that the female who was shot and killed in an attack on Friday is believed to have been the target. Joan Scott was one of three persons killed in Grange Lane, Portmore.Dexter Blake was the second victim. The third...

Published:Tuesday | August 2, 2016 | 12:00 AMRasbert Turner

Residents of Dunbeholden in Portmore, St Catherine, are mourning the loss of three of their own.The bodies of Richard King, Alfred 'Fred' Suckan, and McGray 'Ed' Surgeon were removed from a cave in the Salt Pond area by fire personnel yesterday...

Published:Friday | July 8, 2016 | 12:00 AMRasbert Turner

The Waves Nail Bar, situated in the rural town of Linstead, St Catherine, is deemed by residents to be the answer to total nail care.The facility, which occupies Shop 19C Samms Mall, has been touching the lives of many since opening its door in...

Published:Saturday | June 25, 2016 | 1:21 PMRasbert Turner

The Jamaica Constabulary Force is today mourning the fourth cop to be murdered across the island since the start of this year, even as detectives hunt two men who they want for questioning in connection with the latest killing.The body of 52-year-...

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2016 | 9:36 AMRasbert Turner

The police have revealed that criminals last year collected an estimated $400 million in extortion money in Spanish Town, St Catherine.According to head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force Counter-Terrorism and Organised Investigation Branch, Senior...

Published:Saturday | June 11, 2016 | 1:24 PMRasbert Turner

Samuel Hibbert travelled in his wheelchair to join more than 500 persons from communities in and around Old Harbour Bay in St Catherine for a health exposition staged by the Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP) last Thursday."This is a very special day for...

Published:Wednesday | May 18, 2016 | 12:00 AMRasbert Turner

Eight members of the Rose Hall Seventh-day Adventist Church in St Catherine were honoured by the church on Saturday.Pastor Daniel Pink and several other members expressed thanks to their peers who have served with distinction in the areas...

Published:Wednesday | May 11, 2016 | 11:04 AMRasbert Turner

Eden Renal Services, located at Unit 18 Oasis Shopping Centre in Spanish Town, St Catherine, is making a meaningful mark on the lives of many who suffer from dreaded kidney diseases.The facility, which opened its doors in October 2015, has been a...

Published:Saturday | April 16, 2016 | 1:59 PMRasbert Turner

A St Catherine family is mourning the loss of two members after a motor vehicle accident left a brother and sister dead.They have been identified as 15-year-old Chevelle Ashly Lewis and her 24-year-old brother Germaine Lewis, an information...

Published:Wednesday | March 23, 2016 | 12:00 AMRasbert Turner, Gleaner Writer

Thirty-four-year-old Jamaica Defence Force soldier Ludane Henry died early this morning when his Honda Integra motorcar crashed into a parked garbage truck on the Linstead Bypass in St Catherine. He is the second soldier to be killed in a motor...

Published:Tuesday | March 15, 2016 | 1:08 PMRasbert Turner

Food was aplenty at the Harrison's Preparatory School for its Jamaica Day celebrations recently.When Food visited the 37 Canal Drive, Spanish Town, institution, the delectable scent of various dishes caressed the senses.There was an array of dishes...

Published:Thursday | February 25, 2016 | 2:16 PMRasbert Turner

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for South West St Catherine Clifford Everald Warmington caused quite a stir, after he called a member of the Jamaica Defence Force an a**hol*. The incident occurred about 11:40 am at the entrance of the Old...

Published:Sunday | January 17, 2016 | 12:00 AMRasbert Turner

The police have now closed a section of the Bog Walk gorge in St Catherine where a trailer carrying liquid petroleum gas (LPG) overturned into the Rio Cobre this morning. The police say the truck hit an embankment and overturned into the river...

Published:Saturday | December 19, 2015 | 12:00 AMRasbert Turner

The recently refurbished lock-up at the Spanish Town Police Station failed its first major test yesterday as five men managed to escape from the facility.They have been identified as Durvan Coleman, a murder accused of Clarendon; Akram Hall of...

Published:Wednesday | December 2, 2015 | 10:24 AMRasbert Turner

Perched along the Linstead Bypass in St Catherine is the picturesque oasis called Biters Gardens Restaurant and Sports Bar.The spacious establishment has a touch of modern chic infused with rustic elements.According to manager Oniqueka Honeyghan, "...

Published:Sunday | November 29, 2015 | 12:00 AMRasbert Turner

TREDEGAR PARK, St Catherine:A collaborative effort by the St Catherine North Police and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Comet 2 has resulted in the donation of a printer to Tredegar Park Primary School.The donation...

Published:Wednesday | November 25, 2015 | 3:45 PMRasbert Turner

Nestled in the rustic fishing village of Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine is a gastronomic getaway for lovers of fine seafood - Repooh Fish Restaurant and Bar.The setting is an oasis that is always abuzz with its wide array of dishes."We really cater...

Published:Wednesday | November 11, 2015 | 10:36 AMRasbert Turner

LLUIDAS VALE, St Catherine:After more than a decade of having to buy trucked water, residents of Cassava Pond district in Lluidas Vale, St Catherine now have the commodity back in their pipes.The change came recently when Minister of Water Robert...

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