The first ackee tree in Jamaica was planted from a seed brought to the island by the captain of a slave ship in 1778. The fruit is not widely eaten but in Ghana the flowers are used to make a perfume and the seeds are used as a narcotic to catch fish. The seedling was taken to England by Captain Bligh and there the plant was given the botanical name, Blighia sapida. Its original name was ‘akye’ from Twi language of West Africa.
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Lascells & Pamela, brother and sister team who has come together after over twenty years in the tourism industry both in hotels and in the cruise employment, are now finding pleasure in making people happy, by showing off the beautiful tropical island of Jamaica. This is one of the many ways in which we choose to make a lasting impression on our visitors. Living in Ocho Rios, the tourism centre of the island for the past twenty-six years, it has become a pleasure to take our visitors through the curves and turns of Fern Gully, over the cool hills of Walker’s Wood and into the scenic plains of Jamaica, whether we go East, West, South or stay on the North coast. |