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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..]

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..]

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Back-to-school amnesty for St Ann vendors

ST ANN, Jamaica — Chairman of the St Ann Parish Council Desmond Gilmore announced on Thursday, that the Council will be giving all registered vendors in the three major markets in the parish a back-to-school [more..]

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..]

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Crowd Funding Gutter Cleanups

I was walking up main street in Ocho Rios sometime last week, admiring all the offerings from cigar selling shops to money exchange sites and underground money exchange personnel (Dollars Man), when just close to [more..]