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- Dunga hired again as Brazil soccer coach 9:50 AM
- Sailors investigated for gang-raping 11-y-o in Sri Lanka 8:57 AM
- Crash victims' remains reach Ukraine-held city 8:36 AM
- James Rodriguez signs 6-year deal with Real Madrid 8:25 AM
- PHOTO: Distribution of eLearning tablets begins 7:52 AM
- Father of murdered St James 10-y-o girl charged 7:43 AM
- Virus under control as Commonwealth Games village welcomes 1000 competitors 7:38 AM
- Gordon House not friendly to disabled 6:54 AM
- Rebels release train with bodies, black boxes from downed flight 7:50 PM
- Become compliant, Ministry warns overseas employment agencies 7:23 PM
- Health Ministry urges checks for travellers to chikungunya-affected countries 6:53 PM
- Hanna appoints Children’s Home Review Committee 6:31 PM
- Woman accused of killing six babies and storing their bodies face court 6:10 PM
- James Rodriquez’s volley voted World Cup’s best goal 5:11 PM
- Pregnant Wyoming teen strangled, boyfriend decapitated 5:04 PM
- FOREX: $112.70 to one US dollar 4:45 PM
- Possible changes in 100m line up for World Junior Champs 4:04 PM
- Webb wants Gold Cup at Caribbean venues 3:48 PM
- PHOTO: Jamrock Summer - 90days, 90ways 3:13 PM
- Adam Levine weds Behati Prinsloo 3:03 PM
- Two minors among 18 gang members arrested 2:18 PM
- Players must be held accountable for failure -- Burrell 2:05 PM
- Burrell pleads for assistance to improve football fields 1:48 PM
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Food
Guilt On the Go
If time doesn't allow for indulging in Guilt's scenic wrapped-verandah locale at the stately Devon House mansion in Kingston, then one can still delight in the eatery's decadent fare through its recently introduced Guilt "To Go" lunch menu. Guilt chef and owner Colin Hylton has packaged his creativ ... Read More
Fromage’s Summer Salads
The summer season is in full gear, which means breaking out the gym membership card and making the e ... Read More
Jamaicans Increased Snack Consumption During FIFA World Cup
You heard us correctly! The FIFA World Cup in Brazil which ended on Sunday with a win for Germany, ... Read More
Banyan-Catering - Room For Improvement
Receiving a WhatsApp message telling me about a new discovery, namely 'Banyan Catering' on Cargill A ... Read More
WineWine Module 101
The main challenge for anyone new to the world of wine is always to figure out what type and style of wine they like. Persons for the most part simply want to know what wine to buy or what wine to choose from a wine list. The solution is to try as many wines as you can, every opportunity you get. A lucky few had the opportunity to try some award-winning wines at a recent wine-tasting session hosted by financial services provider JMMB. Here is some of what was shared: Language of wine There a ... Read More
Everything Made Fresh
When Marlon Davis left the Jamaica Observer in 2007, starting an ice-cream venture was the farthest thing on his mind. Indeed, climbing the corporate ladder was his focus. Seven years later, Davis is a budding entrepreneur with ice cream as his latest venture. Davis has introduced the United States to the unique flavours of Jamaica. "In early 2012," he begins, "I suddenly started to develop a real craving for Jamaican stout ice cream. I couldn't find any so I decided to try and make my own. I ... Read More
Terra Nova's Fresh Take On Sunday Brunch
The Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel holds itself to a higher standard, and that heightened customer expectation of excellence rings true (and is delivered) with the hotel's revamped Sunday brunch. "We have slashed our prices but we haven't slashed the quality," the hotel's trusted food and beverage consultant Ardelle Dalla Costa shares with us when we pop in, minutes before the start of brunch service last weekend. Families with rambunctious children and couples are already queuing up, and seated o ... Read More
It Takes A Villlage
It's always a positive experience visiting the charming EITS Café nestled in the leafy refuge of the Blue Mountains in St Andrew. Michael and Robyn Fox are owners of the extensive 17 Mile Post belt, which is home to EITS Café, Mount Edge Guest House, and the Food Basket Farm. It is from this farm that Fox gathers the greens and herbs that compose the fresh salads and savoury entrées that have seen EITS Café win the Best Ethical Restaurant Award at this year's Jamaica ... Read More
VIDEO: Jamaica Tastes Multiple Victories
It was a bumper year for Jamaica at the Taste of the Caribbean Culinary Competition held in Miami June 28 - July 2. Team Jamaica took home several top honours in the prestigious culinary competition, winning 10 medals in all, four of which were gold. "This is the best showing Jamaica's ever had in terms of quality of medals," said Dennis McIntosh, president of the Culinary Federation of Jamaica, the governing body that helped prepare the Jamaican team for the competition. "We've won more indivi ... Read More
Jaja eyes a GOURMET CONDIMENT LINE
Culinary artist Oji Jaja is venturing into the condiment business. The supremely talented chef, who helms his Ashebre catering business, has bottled his first gourmet-styled condiment -- a spicy basil pesto. We had the good fortune to taste the exceptionally flavourful pesto last week at the farewell reception for Columbus Communications outgoing President Michele English, which Jaja catered, serving a smoked marlin pasta dish infused with his condiment creation, and naturally had to get the b ... Read More
THE 'CUP' RUNNETH OVER
This weekend the curtain comes down on the 20th staging of the FIFA World Cup Competition. The world's greatest show was held in Brazil with 32 teams, of which 23 are from wine-producing countries. ONLY WINE PRODUCERS WIN! Over the past 19 tournaments only seven nations have won the title; each of them are wine producing counties. Brazil, the third largest wine producer in South America, has won the World Cup a record five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament. I ... Read More
Team Approval
The Negril Suite at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel was where members of the Foska Oats family joined the Jamaica Tallawahs for a breakfast press conference last week Monday. It was the first official opportunity for the returning sponsors of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to interact with the team members. Senior Brand Manager at Foska Oats Tamii Brown said the company was gearing up for another eventful season fuelling the Jamaica Tallawahs. Thursday Life took the opportunity to gauge the crick ... Read More
Gatorade introduces GREEN MANGO
Gatorade Thirst Quencher will be introducing a new flavour to its line of drinks - the Gatorade Green Mango. The Green Mango flavour will be on offer for a limited time. The new Green Mango flavour comes at a time when the mango season is at its peak, and as such the producers of Gatorade Thirst Quencher have incorporated the flavour and taste of mango in the sport drinking. Gatorade, a popular thirst quencher and the number one recommended sport beverage in the world, helps to prevent dehydr ... Read More
'Good to the last drop!'
As the local coffee market expands beyond the expected confines of the Blue Mountains, Maxwell House's tagline 'Good To The Last Drop' — which was originally coined by the late United States President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt — became the catchphrase of those gathered at last Friday's instalment of Wealth Magazine's monthly corporate mingle at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Facey Commodity, which is a part of the Musson Group of Companies, has re-entered the java arena ... Read More
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