A family in the Kellits area of Clarendon is struggling to come to terms with the tragic passing of its loved one, 50-year-old Winston Pinnock, who loved farming and children dearly. Pinnock, pictured above, drew his last breath in Kingston Public Hospital (KHP) on Monday afternoon, January 21. That’s a day after the Eagle motorcycle…
More than 30 years of motorcycle driving culminated in tragedy for 50-year-old Winston Pinnock, who drew his last breath in Kingston Public Hospital a day after he sustained serious head injuries in a Clarendon crash on Sunday, January 20. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said the Eagle motorcycle, which Pinnock was driving about 5:30pm, crashed…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 41-year-old electrician Roan Wynter from Gordon district, Westmoreland, died as a result of injuries he received at his home yesterday, January 23. “Reports from the Whitehouse Police are that, about 1pm, Wynter was carrying out repairs to electrical wires at his home when he was electrocuted,” the JCF said….
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said two youngsters died of injuries they sustained in a motor vehicle crash on the Spur Tree main road in Manchester today, January 23. They are 26-year-old Adrian Wilson (pictured above) from Hatfield in Manchester, and 19-year-old Jamel Cox from Lincoln also in Manchester The JCF said: “Reports from the…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 33-year-old Kemar Williams from Last Street, Kingston 14, died as a result of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Spanish Town Road last night, January 22. It said: “Reports from the Denham Town Police are that, about 10:30pm, the driver of a Toyota Hiace mini-bus was…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 52-year-old farmer Vincent Graham, otherwise called ‘Dummy’, died as a result of injuries he received at his home when he fell from a wall last evening, January 22. His home is located at Bog Hole district, Clarendon. The JCF said: “Reports from the Frankfield Police are that, about 8:30pm,…
While declaring that persons hired to clean the public cemetery in the Lluidas Vale Division of St Catherine should do their job or be replaced, Councillor Hugh Graham noted that the existing cemetery is virtually full to capacity. He added that a parcel of land has been identified for a new cemetery to be created…
It was another big day and big occasion for Jose Marti Technical High School. Two groups of past students, on 10 January 2019, converged on the institution’s campus at Twickenham Park in Spanish Town, St Catherine, to make their annual contribution to the school’s anniversary celebration. The school, which Cuba gave to Jamaica as a…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 14-year-old Hannah-Kay Nelson from Scotts Hall in St Mary has been missing since yesterday, January 22. She is of dark complexion, slim build, and is about 157 centimetres (5 feet 2) inches tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Constant Spring Police are that, about 8am, Hannah-Kay was last…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 22-year-old Oshane Kerr from Annette Crescent, Kingston 10, was reported missing yesterday, January 22. She is of dark complexion, slim build, and is about 157 centimetres (5 feet 2 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Half Way Tree Police are that Kerr was last seen about two…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers have charged two men who allegedly used bomb scares to cause panic in downtown Kingston and Falmouth in Trelawny to distract from court cases in which they are involved. They are 53-year-old businessman Cardel Clarke from Top Town in Clarke’s Town, Trelawny, and 34-year-old District Constable Jason…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has released the identities of the two men whose bodies were found floating in Dallas river in St Andrew on Sunday, January 20. They are 25-year-old Akiele Davis from Lydford Housing Scheme in St Ann, and 25-year-old Reynold Kerr from Montego Bay in St James and Arcadia in Kingston 8….
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting another case of suspected suicide; this time in the parish of St Mary. The deceased is 55-year-old Byron Williams, otherwise called ‘Pirate’, from Rose End district in the parish. He allegedly committed suicide at his home. The JCF said: “Reports are that, about 8pm [yesterday], Williams was at…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 68-year-old Alphanso Stewart, otherwise called Stewie, has been missing since Monday, January 7. He is from Bushy Park, St Catherine. He is of dark complexion, medium build, and is about 183 centimetres (6 feet) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Old Harbour Police are that Stewart was last…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 50-year-old Winston Pinnock from Reckford District in Clarendon died as a result of injuries he received in a motor vehicle collision on the Dam Main Road on Sunday, January 20. It said: “Reports from the Croft’s Hill Police are that, about 5:30pm, Pinnock was driving an Eagle motorcycle along…
Commercial Services Manager at the St Catherine Municipal Corporation, Upton Fisher, said public cemeteries across the parish are overgrown partly because the Corporation is not making enough money through burial to ensure the facilities are cleaned regularly. He wants stricter policies regarding burial as well as an increase in burial fee. The current fee per…
The St Catherine Municipal Corporation has moved to repair graves that broke open at Lluidas Vale Cemetery in the parish. During a visit to the cemetery on the weekend, The Beacon counted four that were repaired recently. We also found one that has been undermined to the extent that one can look inside it. That…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 22-year old Marsha Lee Morgan from Meadowvale Close in Gregory Park, St Catherine, has been missing since Sunday, 18 November 2018. She is of dark complexion, medium build, and is about 165 centimetres (5 feet 5 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Caymanas Police are that Morgan…
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has commenced an investigation into allegations that some of its members kidnapped and beat a resident of Lluidas Vale district in St Catherine because of dispute that started over a woman. The Beacon has confirmed that personnel from the JDF visited Lluidas Vale on Saturday, and proceeded to the neighbouring…
After successfully staging the inaugural Total Surrender funday and concert, promoter and Gospel artiste Nicholet Brown said she is mulling the idea of making the event annual. She told The Beacon that a number of people have been requesting more. “I intend to make it an annual event, and to implore community members to come…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its investigators in Papine, St Andrew, have commenced a probe into the death of two unidentified men who were found floating in the Dallas river yesterday, January 20. Its Corporate Communication Unit said the men were murdered, but did not specify how. The JCF said both men are believed…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 16-year-old Quwayne Muirhead, otherwise called ‘Excess,’ has been missing since Friday, January 18. He is a student of Wilmot Drive in Drewsland, Kingston 20. He is of dark complexion, slim build, and is about 152 centimetres (5 feet) tall. The JCF said: “Reports are that Quwayne was last seen…
The cases of suspected suicide reported since the start of the year have risen to at least five. The latest person to die is 16-year-old Sydonie Johnson, otherwise called Shantie, from Newton district in St Elizabeth. She is suspected to have committed suicide at her home last evening, January 19. In relation to that case,…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force said murder is among charges laid against 20-year-old Federico McLean – otherwise called ‘Feather’, ‘Fedo’ and ‘Mopp’ – from Beaumont Road in August Town, St Andrew. He was arrested during a joint police/military operation in his community on January 12, and later charged with: – Murder – Conspiracy to murder –…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 65-year-old attorney-at-law Williams Hines, otherwise called Baldie, has been missing since Sunday, January 6. He is from Greenside in Falmouth, Trelawny, as well as Mona in St Andrew. He is of dark complexion, slim build, and is about 170 centimetres (5 feet 7 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 14-year-old Mona-shai Wolf from Gulf in Steer Town, St Ann, has been missing since yesterday, January 18. She is of brown complexion, slim build, and is about 168 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the St Ann’s Bay Police are that, about 9am, Mona-shai…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a motor vehicle collision claimed the life of a man on the Aenon Town main road in Manchester yesterday, January 18. The deceased is 30-year-old construction worker Leroy Campbell from Cufferidge district, St Ann. He is pictured above. The JCF said: “Reports from the Spaulding Police are that, about…
A senior citizen is suspected to have committed suicide yesterday at his home on Wild Street in Kingston, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said. He is 78-year-old Anns Simpson. The JCF said: “Reports from the Central Police are that, about 5:30am on January 18, Simspon was found by family members hanging from a length of…
Lucien Shawn Bembridge is unable to fend for himself as a handyman because of a swollen leg, and the excruciating pain he feels in his chest especially when he speaks. “Mi feel like a dead mi about fi dead,” he told The Beacon in an exclusive interview last evening. Things could have been far worse…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 15-year-old Ashanti Kelly from Riverside Drive, Kingston 20, has been missing since Wednesday, 26 December 2018. She is of dark complexion, slim build, and is about 142 centimetres (4 feet 8 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Duhaney Park Police are that, about 3pm, Ashanti was last…
