Principal at Kellits High School in Clarendon, Texal Christie, has encouraged students to travel with sanitizers necessary to lessen the likelihood of them contracting the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “We are encouraging the general hygiene – washing of the hands and all that. We also encourage students to carry soap and sanitizer and hand towels…
Minister of Health Dr. Christopher Tufton this afternoon appealed for calm while announcing that Jamaica has confirmed its first case of the deadly and infectious coronavirus disease 2019, (COVID-19). He told an emergency press conference in Kingston that the first confirmed patient is a young woman who arrived in Jamaica from the United Kingdom on…
As Jamaica continues to brace for the deadly and infectious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Ministry of Health this morning reported that one person is now in isolation. It added that the person is being monitored. “The person of interest presented at hospital on Monday, March 9, with some respiratory symptoms and checks revealed that…
Corporal Doran McKenzie, the soldier who committed a murder suicide in Portmore on January 12, was buried yesterday at his hometown of Ewarton, St. Catherine, amid an appeal for people to reflect on their own lives instead of pass judgment. The mourners, who number about 100, included McKenzie’s wife, his mother, sisters and other close…
Retired principal Girline Wilks yesterday sat on her veranda at Top Hill district in the Lluidas Vale Division, St. Catherine, reflecting on an illustrious career that earned her the admiration of men and women in education. “I stood out greater than some of the men,” she told The Beacon. “In those days, people looked up…
Poultry farmer Graciann Walker-Powell, who sold bag juice in the streets when she was a child, is now head honcho of a group that feeds more than 300 people each Thursday in her hometown of Linstead, St. Catherine. She is founder of the one-year-old feeding programme, which she has linked to the Linstead New Testament…
She usually works behind the scene, but was thrust into the spotlight recently when she was honoured in her hometown of Linstead, St. Catherine, for the enormous contribution she has been making to social development. “I was surprised because I normally work in the background; however I feel very honoured and appreciative of the award,”…
Regional Director at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Robert Williams, last evening appealed for adults in the Linstead area of St. Catherine to desist from having sex with children who are below the age of consent – 16 years old, adding that it is no excuse to claim that the children look like…
The Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) has been called in to investigate a case of alleged rape at Kellits High School in Clarendon. Principal at the educational institution, Texal Christie, told The Beacon that investigators were summoned because the school is not equipped to undertake the necessary probe. The incident,…
The Criminal Investigation Branch of the St. Mary Police Division has charged a man with breaches of the Larceny Act. The accused is 21-year-old a taxi operator Ricardo Jones, otherwise called ‘Dread Nut’, from Bamboo Walk in Retreat, St. Mary. The Jamaica Constabulary Force said: “Reports from the Gayle Police are that, about 8:25PM on…
The call has heightened for residents of Linstead in St. Catherine to stop littering the streets of the town, and for them to start discouraging other people from doing so. Councillor for the Linstead Division in St. Catherine, Herbert Garriques, made the latest appeal. “I am not very happy when I come out here in…
Principal of Linstead Primary and Junior High School, Gloria Johnson, was among 12 people awarded for community service on February 23 at Rose Duncan Park in Linstead, St. Catherine. Johnson, pictured above, has been serving in the current post for nearly nine years. She is Public Relations Officer of the Linstead Cluster of 32 schools,…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 30-year-old labourer Warren Atkinson, otherwise called ‘Worm’, from Red Hills Road in Kingston 19, has been charged in relation to a robbery that unfolded at Portmore in St. Catherine. The incident happened about 2:30PM on May 10, 2017. The JCF said Atkinson and two other men allegedly committed the…
On her first attempt in the speech competition hosted by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Cadeen Brown has won silver, which is her school’s first medal at the prestigious event. The Grade Six student of Garden Hill Primary School in St. Catherine copped the medal during the parish finals of the competition held on…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers have arrested and charged two residents of St. Mary with Illegal Possession of Firearm and Ammunition. They are 32-year-old plumber Nathaniel Robinson from Trinity in Port Maria, and 28-year-old Andre Grant – a driver from Fernandez Garden in Oracabessa. The JCF said the duo was arrested on…
By Dr. Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health The new Coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread to more than 60 countries, fueling widespread anxiety, as many consider the implications for public health. Here in Jamaica, we understand that anxiety and wish to reassure the public that we are, even now, enhancing our readiness for the very real possibility…
David Brooks, 27, has been honoured for his community work in an awards ceremony held at a public park named in honour of his great-grandmother, Rose Duncan – a community stalwart from Linstead, St. Catherine. The park is located in the middle of Linstead town. The significance of the venue is not lost on Brooks….
Amid claims that some residents are planning to protest over the prolonged water shortage affecting sections of Linstead in St. Catherine, one politician is appealing for residents to continue exercising patience, adding that the disruption in service is due to major improvement works underway. Councillor for the Treadways Division, Sydney Rose, said the water shortage…
By Garfield Angus, Jamaica Information Service (JIS) The year 2014 will forever be etched in the mind of Kasey Tulloch as, during his training to become a pilot, his world crumbled beneath him as a result of kidney failure, followed by a debilitating stroke. As the illness worsened for the then 20 year-old trainee, and…
While declaring that he is a proud representative of the Marcus Garvey People’s Political Party, Miguel Lorne urged residents of Linstead in St. Catherine to stop thinking that the People’s National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) are the only political organizations locally. “I want you all to rethink because, whenever we mention…
The football season in Westmoreland commenced on Saturday, February 29, with the official opening of the Westmoreland Football Association’s DTR Foundation/Chappa Auto Under-13 Development League. Eleven of the 14 affiliate clubs turned out for what coaches have described as a well organized start to the tournament. The day started with a dress parade that saw…
A St. Mary native who migrated to Canada nearly six years ago took a massive leap of faith in March 2017 when she started a non-traditional venture. She has been sourcing and delivering tasty Jamaican snacks and other treats ordered by people – mainly Jamaicans, in Canada and elsewhere. Shauntal Williams-Hylton said she discerned the…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers have arrested and charged a man for a double murder committed on Sunday, December 8 last year, at Mammee Bay, St. Ann. The victims are 24-year-old Jameal Ellis who is otherwise called ‘Munga’, and 32-year-old Oneil Wynter who is also known as ‘Pumba’. The accused is Mikey…
She won three medals during childhood in competitions hosted by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), and she is now helping several children to attain similar feats. Phylicia Ebanks has written more than 100 poems – some of which are recited by students who medal in the prestigious JCDC contests. She coaches competitors at Mountainside…
The Chapelton Police in Clarendon are probing the chopping death of 56-year-old shopkeeper Amos Adams, whose body was found at Dawkins Land in the Colonel’s Ridge area of the parish. The incident is said to have happened at some point between Friday night, February 28, and early Saturday morning when the body was discovered on…
