U.S. Doctors to Perform Jamaica’s First Liver Transplants

Two children in Jamaican will be the recipients of the first liver transplants to ever be performed in the island country. Physicians from Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE are scheduled to travel to Jamaica in July to perform the procedure for two boys, one age nine-months and one age 13-months. The surgeons, […]

5 Dishes to Try When Visiting Antigua

The cuisine of Antigua includes saltfish, rock lobster and other seafood that is plentiful in the Caribbean. The local diet has evolved over time to include foods from Jamaica like jerk chicken an from Trinidad such as roti. Restaurants have also started to offer Middle Eastern foods such as kebabs, and Chinese eateries are becoming […]

Pumpkin Ketchup Hits Supermarket Shelves in Jamaica

Tomato ketchup is common around the world, and now the manufacturing firm of Sankhard Company wants to offer Jamaicans a tasty alternative to the popular condiment. The company is using locally grown pumpkin to produce a ketchup. The firm is owned by Richard and Sandra McLeish, a husband and wife team that wants to expand […]