Author: Steve Brown

As part of a new initiative aimed at reviving sales pressured by increased competition in the bread market, Consolidated Baking Company, which trades as Purity, has expanded its product portfolio by adding a new line of snack bars. The protein product, called Vybez Bar, was launched under the Miss Birdie brand earlier this year and is one of several products the company has recently launched, including Miss Birdie Rock Cake and Miss Birdie Amaaazin Cinnamon Raisin Loaf. Chairman and managing director Anthony Chan told the Jamaica Observer that the company would continue to leverage the value of the Miss Birdie…

Sales executives Rochelle Mills (left) and Alyssa Jones unveiled the BYD Song Plus DM-i Super Hybrid at the BYD Jamaica showroom, which opened on June 21. (Photo: Joseph Wellington) A year after announcing it had secured the regional master dealership for Chinese new energy vehicle brand BYD, ATL Automotive Group opened the first of two planned showrooms islandwide at the AC Hotel Kingston on Friday, June 21st. “BYD is one of the brands with great technology and as the transition to electric vehicles continues they are leading the way as the largest EV manufacturer in the world,” Adam Stewart, executive…

My passionate and obsessive relationship with curried goat meat began on the banks of the Rio Grande where my grandparents lived. My parents, aunts, uncles and cousins ​​would always return to their home town for Jamaican Independence Day with a feast specially prepared for our arrival. The backyard doubled as a slaughterhouse for a male goat that was specially selected and bred for the reunion banquet. This memory is interwoven with images of fresh male goat meat seasoned with Indian curries, freshly picked herbs and spices and expertly cooked over a pimento wood fire. My constant quest for curried goat…

Sonia Thomas, owner of Sonia’s Homestyle Cooking, is a smart businesswoman who focuses on consistency and great customer service. (Photo: Stacey Belnavis) Sonia’s Homestyle is open daily from 7:30am to 9pm and is located at 17 Central Avenue in Kingston. As soon as the restaurant opens, patrons start arriving to dine on their favorite Jamaican dishes. A look at the parking lot shows how serious Sonia’s Homestyle patrons are about their food. The restaurant prides itself on offering dine-in, take-out, curbside pickup and delivery. They’re leaving no stone unturned. Once inside, it’s impossible to escape the warmth of the staff…

Jamaica Observer’s Table Talk Food Awards judge, Stacey Belnavis, visited FitMeals and More and shares her dining experience. FitMeals and More is a health-conscious restaurant concept that combines nutritious and delicious meals. Founded with a passion for food and the desire to promote health through food, FitMeals was created to provide healthy meal options for busy people. The journey began with Tanya Ramson, who studied culinary arts and business management and understood the profound impact food can have on health and wellness. Despite her expertise, Ramson had struggled to lose weight for some time, which was the driving force behind…

Awards season is upon us, and the 25th awards ceremonyAs the Jamaica Observer’s Table Talk Food Awards take center stage today to celebrate and honor excellence in Jamaica’s culinary industry, Thursday Food takes a look at Argentina’s recently announced winners at the 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). The 2024 DWWA celebrated excellence in winemaking, receiving a record 18,143 entries from around the world. Known for its rigorous judging process, the distinguished judging panel was made up of 243 leading wine professionals, including 20 Master Sommeliers and 61 Masters of Wine, from 33 countries. These renowned wine professionals blind-tasted wines…

Police at the scene of a collision between a Toyota Probox car and a Mitsubishi Fuso truck at the junction of Drewsbury Street and Liguanea Street in St Andrew, according to a Jamaica Observer file photo. If Darryl Vaz gets his way, some of the millions of dollars raised from traffic tickets could be used to fund a massive public education campaign aimed at curbing carnage on the nation’s roads. Minister of Science, Energy, Communications and Transport Vaz called the rising number of road accidents and fatalities a national emergency, saying last week that the situation was only getting worse…

Bertrand Smith, Director-General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, was speaking at a recent World Maritime Day ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Bertrand Smith, Director-General of the Jamaica Maritime Authority, reiterated Jamaica’s commitment to fostering resilient marine ecosystems for future generations. Speaking at the recent World Oceans Day ceremony hosted by Earth Ambassadors at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Smith outlined Jamaica’s proactive measures in protecting the oceans, including the implementation of a global initiative supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the…

WASHINGTON DC, United States (CMC) — 9.3 million cases of dengue fever have been reported in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) so far this year, double the number reported in all of 2023, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). However, it reported that the case fatality rate remained below the regional target of 0.05%. “Although we have seen a significant increase in the number of dengue cases in the region this year, it is important to emphasize that, thanks to the efforts of countries and PAHO’s support, the proportion of cases that result in deaths remains low,”…

The 5th of May is celebrated annually as International Day of the Midwife. This year, the day was celebrated under the theme “Midwives – a Critical Climate Solution.” There is a common misconception that midwives are nurses, but this is not the case. A midwife is a person (male or female) who has completed a midwifery education program, usually two or four years in Jamaica, and has obtained the necessary qualifications to be registered and/or legally licensed as a midwife, to use the title of midwife, and to demonstrate competence in the practice of midwifery (International Confederation of Midwives (ICM),…