Population 76,000 (ESSJ 2010) INTRODUCTION The parish of Trelawny is developing rapidly, with the opening of the largest shipping pier in the Caribbean, new attractions, educational institutions housing solutions, and businesses. The sleepy, historic town of Falmouth in Trelawny recently came alive with the opening of Jamaica’s most modern port, the Falmouth Cruise Ship Pier. Constructed […]
The Golden Table The legend of a large golden table which rises occasionally from the bottom of Jamaican rivers and ponds is perhaps the most widespread in Jamaica. One such story surrounds the Rio Cobre River. A St. Catherine planter, hearing of the richness and beauty of the Golden Table, decided he would take it […]
Prime Minister Bruce Golding Though Orette Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica was born in Clarendon, he has been mostly associated with the parish of St. Catherine where he spent most of his years. He was born at the home of his godmother, Mrs. Winnifred Stuart (the mother of Mrs. Percival Broderick) where his mother […]