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Trelawny Gets Ready To Send Off Usain Bolt’s Father | What You Should Know [Video Included]

All seems set for relatives and friends to pay their last respects on Sunday, 4 May 2025, to Wellesley Bolt – the father of sprint legend Usain…

  • May 4, 2025
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Police Kill Man, Say Gun Seized In Linstead Days After Fruit Vendor Is Executed

Law enforcers have shot and killed a man at Banbury district in Linstead, St Catherine, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) confirmed, adding that a gun has been…

  • May 3, 2025
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Boyfriend Of Social Media Personality Slain In Linstead

A social media personality from Linstead in St Catherine is still in shock after the body of her boyfriend was found in one of Linstead’s most troubled…

  • April 28, 2025
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Funeral Date Announced For 3 Siblings Who Died In Fire [Video Included]

The remains of three siblings who died in a house fire at Walkerswood in St Ann will be laid to rest on Saturday, 24 May 2025, said…

  • April 25, 2025
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Kerdell Pinnock, 104, of Clarendon | OBITUARY

Kerdell Bailey Pinnock, 104, of Sandy River near Kellits in Clarendon, was born Friday, 28 January 1921, at Christiana, Manchester. She had five siblings – all of…

  • April 24, 2025
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Beacon Of The Day | Guy’s Hill Native Jamie Hay Is Best Cricket Player In St Catherine

From as young as he can recall, Jamie Hay has been following cricket closely with his grandfather Herbert Garriques, who is councillor for Linstead Division in St…

  • April 23, 2025
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FOUR YEARS IN A ROW | St Catherine Cricket Champion Declared (Video Included)

Several awards were handed out and victors declared at the end of a high-profile St Catherine-based cricket tournament, which Bridgeport Cricket Club won for the fourth consecutive…

  • April 23, 2025
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Murder Victim Nicholas Campbell Laid To Rest In Linstead – Relative Recounts Mental Health Struggle

The relatives of a 28-year-old mentally challenged man who was shot dead at Linstead in St Catherine are being encouraged to focus on the love and connection…

  • April 17, 2025
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OBITUARY: Nerissa Crooks-White, 103, Of Point Hill, St Catherine

Nerissa Crooks-White (Sister Jim and Mum), 103, of Point Hill district in St Catherine, was born to Ella White and Luther Crooks on a Saturday, 24 December…

  • February 27, 2025
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A Decent Youth Slain | Father Of 5 Girls Murdered Days After Dreaming That He Was Shot Dead

LLUIDAS VALE, St Catherine – Members of a grieving family here are advanced in preparation for the burial of their beloved Fitzroy Williams, who dreamt about his…

  • February 27, 2025
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WATCH | Why Relatives Throw Mass Zellie A Special Party

KELLITS, Clarendon – After listening to the tributes that his relatives and friends gushed in his honour, new centenarian Zelutha Mitchell, better known as Mass Zellie, did…

  • February 24, 2025
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OBITUARY: ANN-MARIE GRAY, 42, OF LINSTEAD

Ann-Marie Gray, 42, of Victoria district in Linstead, St Catherine was born 23 March 1982 to Hyacinth Ricketts and the late Dodley Gray. She attended Victoria Primary…

  • December 1, 2024
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PROMISE KEPT – Gospel Artiste Turns Concert Earnings Into Scholarships

LINSTEAD, St Catherine — Gospel artiste Alicia Spence has awarded scholarships to two outstanding students, fulfilling a promise that she had made. Jaeshawn Slowley and Jason Gray…

  • November 2, 2024
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The Spirit Of Christmas: Jamaican Writer Unveils New Book

KINGSTON – As the Christmas season approaches, Jamaican author Yvonne Morgan-McKenzie is bringing joy to readers with her latest release, Little T Meets Santa Claus/Father Christmas. The…

  • September 22, 2024
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BEACON OF THE DAY: Aliyah Sharpe – CXC Achiever Motivated By Mom’s Hard Work

KINGSTON – Aliyah Sharpe, who was crowned Miss Dunoon Park Technical High School 2023, has proven that she also is a model student in academics. She attained…

  • September 10, 2024
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VIDEO: Principal Leaves School Where He Made History, Says He Paid His Dues

Ottis Brown got gifts and heartfelt commendations while performing final duties as the first principal of the 10-year-old Cedar Grove Academy in Gregory Park, Portmore, St Catherine….

  • July 28, 2024
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VIDEO: Funeral Date Announced For Linstead Teacher

Relatives and friends will gather on Monday, 29 July 2024, to pay their last respect to 39-year-old public school teacher Cassandra Rigg, who died at the University…

  • July 26, 2024
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REMEMBERING: Merlyn Grant, 77, Of Linstead, St Catherine

Merlyn Grant (Miss Merl), 77, was born to Inez Murray and Frederick Grant at Jericho Road in Linstead, St Catherine parish, on Sunday, 15 September 1946. She…

  • July 20, 2024
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BOG WALK | Gang Members Killed, Cops Wounded As ‘One Order’ Violence Erupts

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said two alleged gunmen were shot dead and two guns recovered, adding that two police officers were shot and wounded this morning…

  • July 20, 2024
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State Of Community Concerns St Catherine Residents

By Jo’Ordine Tucker, Contributor The residents of Treadways, St. Catherine are concerned about the state of their community despite the re-election of Mr. Sydney Rose as Councillor….

  • April 28, 2024
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OBITUARY: Gladstone Harrison, 78, Of Lluidas Vale, St Catherine

Gladstone Lloyd Harrison (Valley and Pupa), 78, was born 14 April 1945. He is originally from Orange Valley district in Lluidas Vale, St Catherine. He later resided…

  • April 25, 2024
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Alicia Spence To Launch First Album

Alicia Spence will mark another milestone in her musical career when she launches her first album in a highly anticipated Gospel concert at Dinthill Technical High School…

  • April 25, 2024
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VIDEO: Boy Buried Second Time In Days

Twelve-year-old Omarco Brown, who died in a shooting incident at his Pusey home in Point Hill, St Catherine, has been buried twice in a week. His second…

  • April 3, 2024
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VIDEO: Miguel Willis Sent Off With Football, Moving Tributes

The grief was palpalble in the community of Lluidas Vale in St Catherine as people – young and old – journeyed from near and far for one…

  • April 3, 2024
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VIDEO: Heartfelt Tributes For Jamaican Who Dies 11 Days After Reaching Cayman

A rural community in Jamaica is still mourning after one of its natives died 11 days subsequent to his arrival in the Cayman Islands. Dwayne Butler passed…

  • April 2, 2024
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VIDEO: Massive Tourism Plan For Linstead – Proposed By Independent Candidate

An independent candidate who did not reap success in the Local Government Election yesterday is still hoping to one day being in a position to implement a…

  • February 27, 2024
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TWO MEN KILLED – One In Linstead; The Other In Guy’s Hill

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has disclosed the identities of two men who have been shot dead in the parish of St Catherine – one in the…

  • February 27, 2024
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EWARTON DIVISION: Tinling Confident PNP Will Retain Ewarton Division

Donald Tinling is oozing confidence ahead of the Local Government Election on Monday, February 26. He is representing the People’s National Party (PNP) in his native Ewarton…

  • February 25, 2024
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LLUIDAS VALE DIVISION: Grant Pushing For Victory Despite PNP Jitters In Lluidas Vale

Despite his party being faced with challenges in the Lluidas Vale Division in St Catherine, 36-year-old businessman Karl Grant is confident that he will win the area…

  • February 25, 2024
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VIDEO: ‘They Welcome Me’ – JLP Candidate Predicts First Victory In Lluidas Vale

Joel Williams is confident that the community-based work he has done in the past few years will enable him to emerge victorious in the Local Government Election…

  • February 13, 2024
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