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Little Ochie Seafood Restaurant in Alligator Pond closed by health department

Published:Wednesday | May 11, 2022 | 10:35 AM
The popular restaurant was closed due to breaches of the Public Health Act. -File photo.

The popular Little Ochie Seafood Restaurant in Alligator Pond in Manchester has been ordered closed by the health department.

The order took effect on May 3.

The Southern Regional Health Authority says the closure was ordered as a result of breaches of the Public Health Act and its regulations.

It did not disclose details of the breaches.

Note: In a previous version of this story, an inaccurate photo of then Little Ochie restaurant in Mandeville was published. We regret the error. The Southern Regional Health Authority, in its release, did not specify the location that was ordered closed. 

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