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The suspense writer from Point Hill| Rowena Campbell-Thomas
She recalled locking herself in pit latrines and hiding under beds to write during childhood. Rowena Campbell-Thomas, the author of four books, has earned her place in the annals of great Jamaican writers. The island’s Ministry of Education recently approved her third book – The Adventures of ‘Big Rat’ –......
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LARGE ABROAD: Spanish Town youth aims for national football in Grenada
Born to a 13-year-old Spanish Town mother 24 years ago, Nigel Fleary, who survived the...
WRITER: Students being blocked from graduating at Queen’s School
Dear Beacon, I am concerned as to the psychological trauma The Queens School for Girls...
LETTER: Mi a bawl fi Linstead
Dear Beacon, When I was growing up in Linstead, St Catherine, I usually have no...
Letter to the Editor | Everton Pusey inspires me
Dear Sir, I read the May 1, 2019, article about Mr. Everton Pusey and his...
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I am not missing; I moved out
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