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 […]
Philippo Baptist Erected in 1827, the church is named after the eminent Baptist Missionary James Phillippo. He was instrumental in the formation of Sligoville, the first free village formed in Jamaica for ex-slaves. He remained there for fifty years. The remains of his body are buried in the churchyard as well as that of his […]