Youth from inner-city gets surprise entry into medical school
Ninteen-year-old Quwayne Howell wants to become one of Jamaica’s foremost facial plastic surgeons. The young man, who hails from the…
Corliss is back | Philanthropist brings cheer to children in Top Hill
Whenever Corliss Oscar is in Jamaica, she makes her presence felt positively in her native Top Hill district, located in…
A gift to the future – Educator wants to establish heritage site in Linstead
Avis Harvey cannot be silenced about children and her immortal love for them. “I worked with children all my life…
Clarendon man charged for 3 murders
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a team of officers from the Area 3 Major Investigation Division has charged a…
LINSTEAD: Several communities to be without piped water October 31
The National Water Commission (NWC) said a scheduled power outage by the Jamaica Public Service Company will disrupt operations at…
St Ann woman charged with importing cocaine
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said investigators assigned to its Narcotics Division arrested and charged a woman following the seizure…
Man charged for death of student in Clarendon
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers in May Pen, Clarendon, have charged a man in connection with the…
St Ann man among 2 charged after drug bust in Westmoreland
A resident of St Ann is among two persons charged after Jamaica Defence Force coastguard intercepted a vessel off the…
The multi-talented, Dr Rakar Williams
The success he attained belies the struggles he endured while growing up in two contrasting places – Greenwich Town in…
BREAKING NEWS: Linstead schools reach semi-finals of daCosta Cup
Two schools from Linstead in St Catherine today advanced to the semi-finals of the ISSA/WATA daCosta Cup Football Competition, a…
Chess champions to rep Jamaica abroad
A group of national age group chess champions will represent Jamaica in a friendly invitational chess tournament in Budapest, Hungary,…
EWARTON: Fire destroys house; three children among persons displaced
Fiona Fuller was at church on Sunday morning, October 27, when she got the devastating news that her three-bedroom wooden…
Free treatment at University Hospital for children under 12
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has announced that, effective immediately, children 12 years old and younger can access free…
LINSTEAD: Photos indicate how businessman escaped murder
Photos received by The Beacon give a clearer idea of how narrowly businessman Wayne Stanbury recently escaped death in his…
Reasonable Force – Police fire back amid claim of abuse under SOE
The police are gearing up to tell the court that excessive force was not used when a constable beat a…
LLUIDAS VALE: Children salute mother who never saw them
Blindness could not stop Adassa Graham. She gave birth to six children after being struck by glaucoma; she previously had…
Cook-shop owner beaten by cop after missing closing time under SOE
A cook-shop operator from Lluidas Vale in St Catherine is nursing several bruises and mulling his maiden court appearance after…
Police charge man accused of robbing students at gunpoint
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers in St Ann have arrested and charged a man accused of robbing…
Young and ambitious – Brother speaks highly of murdered employee of prime minister’s office
Life will never be the same for two children left fatherless following the murder of 30-year-old Vaughn Rennalls, who worked…
Demero Hill – The stylish goalie of Dinthill
The teenager guarding the goal for Dinthill Technical High School, Demero Hill, is among the smallest in stature in this…
St Thomas woman finds reasons to share
Erica Beckford is always cognizant that many people are in need. But she got a rude awakening in 2009 when…
LINSTEAD: Unsung heroes repair roads ‘forgotten’ by politicians
National Heroes Day was like Labour Day for some unsung heroes who live in Bermaddy, Mullock and Ruxley districts in…
LINSTEAD: MP awarded for representation, accused of not representing
A day after Robert Pickersgill received a national award for public service and political representation, some persons in his St…
No more roadblocks, political reps urge residents of Linstead
Amid concerns that residents may return to the streets today to protest over poor road conditions, local representatives of the…
McGrath takes early lead in group
McGrath High School has taken an early lead in Group 4 of the ISSA/WATA daCosta Cup Football Competition. It was…
Dinthill starts quarter finals with win, thanks to Karim Bryan
Dinthill Technical High School from St Catherine secured a 1-0 victory at home yesterday, October 22, in the first encounter…
LINSTEAD: Taxi operators protest over bad road; several stranded
Taxi drivers who operate between Treadways and Linstead in St Catherine North West protested this morning, October 22, over the…
Plant more ackee – Linstead ackee fest gets big endorsement from gov’t
The agriculture ministry has commended residents of Linstead, St Catherine, for hosting the ackee festival a fifteenth time, adding that…
KELLITS: Cops searching for driver of crashed bus perhaps stolen
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers in Clarendon are still trying to locate a driver who fled the…
Post office gets face-lift
The Lluidas Vale Post Office in St Catherine received a facelift on Saturday, October 19, through the combined effort of…