Minnesota Football Fans Get Jamaican Food Option at Stadium
Four new food vendors have been made available to fans at the West Plaza area of TCF Bank Stadium in response to their requests for more food choices at Gopher football games. Included in the new dining options are jerk pork, Jamaican beef patties, jerk chicken cooked Kingston-style and flavor-enhancing sauces from the Pimento Jamaican […]
Exploring Jamaican Food: Otaheite Apple
The Otaheite apple is known by a variety of names – Coco Plum, Malay Rose Apple, Mountain Apple and Ethiopia (which is most likely a corruption of the original name) Apple. It came to us from the Pacific Islands and thrived in Jamaica. This apple is mainly eaten raw and ranges from bland to tangy to very […]
Jamaican Violet Moss Brown, World’s Oldest Person, Has Died at Age 117
The oldest person in the world, Violet Moss Brown, died on Friday, September 15, 2017, at the Fairview Medical Center in Montego Bay. She was 117 years old. The announcement of her death was made by her son Russell Brown, 85. According to new reports, Moss Brown had been at the center of a disagreement […]
Jamaican Banana/Plantain Farmers Achieve GlobalG.A.P. Certification
Fifty-two Jamaican banana and plantain farmers have achieved GlobalG.A.P. (Good Agricultural Practices) Certification, following a series of capacity building training along with local and international audits. GlobalG.A.P. is an international pre-farm gate standard certifying food safety, and quality covering the entire production cycle from planting until the produce leaves the farm. Making the announcement at […]
Usain Bolt Predicts His World Records Could Be Unsurpassed for 15 to 20 Years
Jamaica’s eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt is confident that the world-record times he set will remain unbroken for decades. Bolt is the only sprinter to win the 100-meter and 200-meter track titles at three consecutive Olympic competitions. He retired following the World Championships in London in the summer of 2017. Bolt holds the word […]
