Charlemont High VP, Jennifer Gidden, Dies At Age 62
Jamaica has lost one of its most endearing and dedicated educators, Jennifer Gidden, vice principal of Charlemont High School.
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Hanover Scholar Earns Several Scholarships For Various Universities Overseas
By Jamar Grant, Jamaica Beacon Journalist Tiana Dinham from Maryland district in Hanover has been accepted into 13 university campuses
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Couple Giving Inner-City Students Opportunity To Win Over $100K
Jamaican-born philanthropists Linval Taylor and his wife Menervah are awarding a summer project grant valued at over $100,000 in cash
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Linstead | Man Killed Hours After Sister
A brother of the woman slain yesterday at Linstead in St Catherine has been shot dead. He is Neil Needham,
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Linstead | Woman Killed Execution-Style Years After Father And Brother
A mother was shot dead execution-style before daybreak today at her home on Venecia Drive in Linstead, St Catherine. She
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Linstead | Man Escapes, Leaving Four Guns And ‘Police’ Cap Behind
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed that four guns and 89 assorted rounds of ammunition were seized today (May
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Alanzo Johnson Helping Youths Fulfill Their Dreams Though Struggling With His
Despite not having access to certain opportunities, 25-year-old Alanzo Johnson has been helping to create pathways for those in need,
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Linstead Youth Delivers Valedictory Speech In USA Days Before Father’s Funeral
With the ink barely dry on his valedictory speech, Lemar Archer is now preparing the eulogy to deliver at his
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Miss May, Like Her Mother, Hits 100 Years
At 100 years old, Enid Forbes, better known as Miss May, moves around with a walking stick, but her memory
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VIDEO: Wife Declares Love As Mass Vernon, 87, Is Laid To Rest In Lluidas Vale
Amid tears and laudatory tributes, relatives and friends gathered to pay final respects to Vernon Theophilus Lowther, affectionately called Mass
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LINSTEAD | Charlemont Principal Challenged As 44 Tablets For Needy Students Go Missing
Pressure is mounting for Principal of Charlemont High School Garth Gayle to give an explanation regarding the disappearance of 44
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LINSTEAD | Police Find ‘Missing’ Girl While Searching For Guns
The Linstead Police in St Catherine have made a breakthrough in the case surrounding a female child who had been
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CROFTS HILL | Residents ‘Arrest’ Two Of Their Own For Alleged Goat Stealing
Militant residents of Crofts Hill in Clarendon went in search of alleged goat thieves yesterday morning, resulting in the arrest
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A Dream Comes True | Maxine Simpson Launches Skills Training Programme In McNie
Maxine Simpson is ecstatic about fulfilling her five-year-old dream of training people in and around McNie district, a farming community
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A SAD DAY | Worthy Park Estate Worker Dies Days After Being Injured
Four days after being injured on the job at Worthy Park Sugar Estate in Lluidas Vale, St Catherine, Clinton Reid
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Linstead Party Promoter Dies In Highway Crash
The entertainment fraternity in Linstead, St Catherine, has been hit by another tragedy. Sabrena Taffe, also called Brena, a party
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EWARTON | Goat Thieves Narrowly Escape, Leaving Woman And Baby Behind
There was high drama late yesterday afternoon in Ewarton, St Catherine, as residents tried frantically to apprehend thieves travelling in
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LLUIDAS VALE | Injured Worker Needs Blood; Trade Union Calls For Protective Gear
Clinton Reid, who was critically injured on the job at Worthy Park Sugar Estate in Lluidas Vale, St Catherine, on
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EWARTON | Car Reported Stolen; Broken Glass Left Behind
The motorcar pictured above reportedly was stolen shortly before noon today from a premises near Unity Club (also called The
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Akiva Henry – From Telephone Operator To Admin Professional Of The Year In St Ann
Always seeking ways to advance herself, Akiva Henry has grown from being a telephone operator to a top administrative professional,
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LINSTEAD | Residents Recover Stolen Car, Nab Suspect
A taxi operator is breathing a sigh of relief after residents joined forces and located his motor car, which was
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LINSTEAD | Police Nab Suspect In Time And Patience Shooting
The Linstead Police in St Catherine have taken a suspect into custody in relation to the non-fatal shooting of a
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LLUIDAS VALE | Man Seriously Injured At Worthy Park
A man remains hospitalized in critical condition after being injured this morning when a tyre he was pumping exploded at
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CROFTS HILL | Businessman Found Murdered In Bushes Is From St Ann
Police have identified the businessman whose body was found yesterday in bushes along the Longwood Main Road in the Corner
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LINSTEAD | Bermaddy Primary Happy For Furniture From PTA
Merriment and gratitude filled the atmosphere at Bermaddy Primary School as the public institution received 40 pairs of desks and
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Linstead Postman Loses Another Bike To Thieves
A postman, Everol Grant, has lost a second motorcycle to thieves within less than three years. He said he parked
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Riversdale Man Missing
A 38-year-old chef, Andre Marsh, from Top Crawle in the Riversdale area of St. Catherine, has been missing since Monday,
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Ewarton Businessman Shot Dead, Employee Wounded
UPDATE: The man who fatally shot a business operator and wounded a bartender last night at Cotton Piece district in
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Cops Identity 10th Murder Victim In Linstead
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has released the identity of the man who was shot dead today (April 21) in
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Guy’s Hill Man Reported Missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 32-year-old tiler Joseph Lindsay from Dillon Town on Hamilton Street in Guys Hill, St
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