COVID UPDATE: High schools re-opening June 8 for CXC exams
Prime Minister Andrew Holness this evening announced that there will be a partial re-opening of secondary schools, starting June 8.…
COVID UPDATE: Five more people allowed at weddings and funerals
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the government is allowing an additional five people to attend funerals and weddings, bringing the…
COVID UPDATE: Taxis no longer required to carry less passengers
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said motorcars licensed to operate as taxis are again being allowed to carry as many passengers…
20 years later – Man seeks help to remove eye that was bitten by dog
A man who grew up at Lluidas Vale district in St. Catherine, Maldeanne Bedward, is facing a huge challenge to…
Clarendon man charged with murder
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its detectives in May Pen, Clarendon, charged a man with murder on Monday, May…
PHOTOS: Councillor appeals for materials to finish house for needy resident of Bog Walk
Elected representative of the Bog Walk Division in St. Catherine, Peter Abrahams, has made an appeal for persons especially in…
Patrina Nelson: I Almost Died In Bog Walk Gorge
By Patrina C. Nelson (Teacher and frequent user of Bog Walk Gorge) I have been commuting to work via the…
Javaughn Taylor: Where did the male tears go?
By Javaughn Taylor (Young pastor at Central Gospel Chapel in Alleppo, St. Mary) Society has groomed our boys from a…
Jamaican woman, raised in Portmore, appointed to highest court in Florida
Judge, who was born and raised in Jamaica, gets historic appointment in Florida Renatha Francis, who was born and raised…
COMMUNITY FOCUS: Young business owner gives back to Kellits
A young man who operates a small business in Kellits town, Clarendon, installed two kilometre sign boards on Labour Day…
EWARTON: First call centre worker who tested positive released from hospital
The first employee of Alorica call centre in Portmore who tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is among…
LINSTEAD: Councillor urges farmers to tackle water problem in group
He stated that, when the farmers come together, he would be in a better position to make representation on their…
COMMUNITY FOCUS: Kiwanis club shares with residents in St. Ann
The Kiwanis Club of Charlton-Alexandria in St. Ann has distributed care packages to a number of needy families, shut-ins and…
Guy’s Hill man reportedly commits suicide after woman is chopped
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a man is suspected to have committed suicide in the Guy’s Hill area of…
DEVASTATED – Family reacts to death of politician, who is a native of Linstead
Former Mayor of May Pen and Councillor for the Mineral Heights Division in Clarendon, Milton Brown, has died. He passed…
CHAPTER CLOSED – Westmoreland resident dies at age 110; her daughter still alive at 91
The community of Williamsfield in Westmoreland has lost its eldest resident, Albertha Davis, who died of natural cause at age…
COVID CHRONICLE – Ewarton farmer suffers major loss, turned back at parish border
Cedrick Ramsay is making 93 percent less profit from farming this season – his biggest single loss in the 30…
PHOTOS: Linstead car stolen in Spanish Town
A car owner from the Linstead area of St. Catherine has turned to the public for assistance in locating a…
LINSTEAD: Young farmer gets help after big losses to theft and dry season
A young farmer from the Linstead area of St. Catherine has received much-needed financial assistance from philanthropists in the United…
Riversdale mourns tragic end
Relatives and friends of 19-year-old security guard Ricardo Stephenson are devastated by his tragic death yesterday morning (May 21) at…
Old Harbour resident missing for months
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) yesterday said 42-year-old Marvin Lyn, who is otherwise called ‘Mackerel’, from Old Harbour Glades in…
Riversdale youth dies in Bog Walk crash
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a man died in a two-vehicle collision shortly before 8 o’clock this morning, May…
VIDEO: Lluidas Vale actors hit big audience with clear message against gun violence
After the young actors posted their video, Masicka shared it on his Instagram page yesterday – attracting 60,819 views within…
Record of birth found – Linstead mom breaks silence about not registering, schooling son
Verna Davis, otherwise called Valrie, said severe hardship is what prevented her from registering the birth of her 24-year-old son,…
COMMUNITY FOCUS: St Ann charity group to out-live its COVID purpose
A charity organization is being formalized by a group of St. Ann people, who started out assisting persons who suffered…
Linstead youth, who loses 10 goats to thieves, not giving up on farming
Jermaine Black was still enrolled at Ewarton High School in St. Catherine when he fell in love with agriculture, partly…
Police confirm discovery of skeletal remains in Linstead
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said investigations are underway to help determine the identity of skeletal remains, which were found…
Jamaican accepted by major university in Canada struggling to raise tuition
Michael Forbes, whose accomplishments The Beacon first featured two years ago, has earned more academic feats and a spot in…