UPDATE: Ewarton man killed was member of Klansman Gang, police say
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is now stating that the two men shot dead during ‘a gun battle with the…
Trelawny soldier living his dream, relishing national honour
Looking back at the 30 years of service he has given so far through the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major…
Beacon of the day | Musician recalls feeling incomplete despite touring the world – he now graduates on top
Dale Haslam was out of school for 25 years. During that time, he was busy touring the world with top-notch…
Linstead | Police warn against illegal vending, breach of COVID laws during Christmas season
New commanding officer at Linstead Police Station in St. Catherine, Inspector Maxine Russell-Thomas, said law-enforcers will be out in full…
Linstead police get new leader – she appeals for community support
Inspector Maxine Russell-Thomas is the new person in charge of Linstead Police Station in the St. Catherine North Police Division.…
Beacon of the day | Linstead youth sold goods and cared for his sick mother up to the day she died
Rickardo Witter, who sold goods in Linstead Market and took care of his sick mother up to the time she…
Linstead | Naked man and woman create drama at church – police called
There was high drama outside Linstead Pentecostal Tabernacle on Sunday morning, November 22, when two stark naked people showed up…
Beacon of the day | Rural ‘boy’ becomes Jamaica’s Rhodes Scholar 2021; he almost didn’t apply
Former Head Boy of York Castle High School in St. Ann, Fitzroy Wickham, who was two years old when his…
Ewarton | JLP caretaker not sure if he will contest next local gov’t election
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate caretaker in the Ewarton Division of St. Catherine North West, Millholland Barker, said he is…
Beacon of the day | Westmoreland hairdresser teaching 15 students voluntarily amid COVID
A cosmetologist and interior designer from Seaton Crescent in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, is teaching 15 students voluntarily at her home amid…
In Memoriam: Sidney ‘School Boy’ Preddie, 63, from Linstead in St. Catherine
Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson has paid tribute to the late retired police corporal, Sidney Preddie, who was…
Linstead | Cops identify man found dead with stab wounds
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has released the identity of a man whose body was found with stab wounds on…
Kellits | Police say farmer was shot several times, killers still on the run
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is still trying to find out who murdered a resident of Reckford district in the…
Exclusive | Young father left ‘dangerous’ job to avoid death – he is killed weeks on the ‘safer’ one
The family of 32-year-old Jimel Westney is shocked to know that he was slain while working as a correctional officer,…
Beacon of the day | Community builder gets special award after 46 years in Ewarton
Millholland Barker has been standing with Jamaica – contributing to education, business, politics and volunteerism – despite constant appeals for…
Beacon of the day | Miss St. Thomas 2008 doubling up as nurse and teacher during COVID pandemic
In a parish where jobs are scarce, the multi-talented Janique Thomas-Wilson has three of them, thanks to her creativity and…
Beacon of the day | Woman feels ‘bright’ after schooling at age 44 – she urges children not to run away
Shernet Fowler, who will turn 45 next week Monday, has caught the tail end of a fleeting academic dream, and…
Community Focus | Survivor donates funds while in native Jamaica to launch business
Andrene Lewis-Longwe, who survived poverty and child sexual abuse in Jamaica and is now an acclaimed entrepreneur, is back in…
Linstead school resumes classes on campus – it scores full marks against COVID
The Lorna Otto Prep School in Rosehall district is among the first educational institutions allowed to resume face-to-face classes in…
Linstead police charge Kingston man after finding gun
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has released the identity of an alleged gunman who was nabbed during a shooting incident…
Beacon of the day | Shopkeeper awarded – serving Ewarton nearly 50 years despite 26 burglaries
Daniel Blake, better known as Charlie, has been doing business in the relatively small town of Ewarton, St. Catherine, for…
Beacon of the day | Mechanic awarded in Ewarton sometimes repairs police vehicles free of cost
A self-taught auto-mechanic, Dorrell Francis, better known as ‘Manton’, has been awarded for community service – including mentoring aspiring mechanics…
Ewarton |Nursing home completes clean-up after flooding, thanks to big community support
The management of Fairview Nursing Home on Clarke’s Avenue in Ewarton, St. Catherine, said clean-up operation has been completed at…
Jamaican woman, once homeless, wins election in the US
A woman who migrated from Jamaica after high school and ended up literally homeless in the United States won her…
Beacon of the day | Ewarton pastor gives church building, a week from work to help flood victims
Pastor Dean Reid’s strong leadership and generosity in a time of crisis at a nursing home in his community of…
EXCLUSIVE: Linstead man not buried after 2 years – abandoned by Jamaican family he supported while working in Trinidad
The foster family of a Jamaican native, Wilfred Magnus Williams, is expressing shock and outrage that the young man’s biological…
Mother appeals for missing Linstead son
A crying mother in Linstead, St. Catherine, has made a public appeal for information regarding the whereabouts of her son,…