Exclusive | Station head transferred, accused of leaving community policing at all-time low
Sergeant Oliver Johnson, who had been sharply criticized for what is said to be his brash style of policing, is…
Beacon of the day | Single mom, who raised chickens to help make ends meet, attains diploma
Amoy Ormsby, whose house was destroyed by fire in 2014, has never been an idler. “I ensure that I am…
YOUNG and GIFTED | Two students, who have an interest in business, win leadership scholarship
Two students who attend Pembroke Hall High School in St. Andrew have been selected as Jamaica’s inaugural recipients of the…
Linstead man reported missing… again
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 22-year-old Shaquille Thomas from Commodore district in Linstead, St. Catherine, has been missing since…
Beacon of the day | Arlene Thomas – a champion for the rights of sugar workers and farmers
Arlene Thomas didn’t fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a lawyer, but she is often made to feel like one…
Beacon of the day | Primary school student earns distinction in City and Guilds Maths
Dreshaun Napier, who is still in primary school, has reaped success in an exam that is usually pursued by students…
Exclusive | Linstead native buried – he was killed while in Jamaica for funeral
Clayon Kelly, who came to Jamaica to attend his cousin’s funeral in August last year, was laid to rest yesterday…
2020 not all bad – Essae
Essae JV, an up and coming artiste whose real name is Graig Douglas, said the year 2020 was not all…
Police confirm Linstead youth among 3 charged after solider is robbed
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers have charged three men, who allegedly robbed a soldier on Kent Village…
Beacon of the day | Miles doing the extra mile for her students in St. Thomas
Caroline Miles from Morant Bay, St. Thomas, is no stranger to bouncing back from major adversities. She did it when…
Senior citizen laid to rest 5 months after being electrocuted in Lluidas Vale Division
Mabel Matthews-Chambers, better known as Miss May, has been celebrated as an epitome of kindness and a devout woman of…
Exclusive | Parents speak out after son dies in crash near Kellits – a ‘murder’ case dies with him
The parents of a motorcyclist, who met a nasty end when his bike crashed with a truck on McNie Main…
Kellits High: Major decline in number of students registered for CXC
There is a major decrease in the number of students at Kellits High School in Clarendon who have registered to,…
Guy’s Hill footballers on top – They win corner league with Keano Allen scoring hat-trick
Benbow United Football Club from Guy’s Hill in St. Catherine has been crowned champion in the Harker’s Hall Corner League…
Kellits school appeals to gov’t – says it is ready for second COVID test
Acting Principal at Kellits High School in Clarendon, Jermaine Harris, has appealed for Government to give his institution the go-ahead…
Beacon of the day | Teacher, who battled cancer, appointed acting principal at Charlemont High
She was born to teach. “I am coming from a third generation of teachers,” Jennifer Gidden noted. Her late mother,…
Community focus | Ewarton group displays kindness despite pandemic
A youth club, whose agenda was impacted severely by restrictions imposed to slow the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, took an impressive…
Exclusive | Relative thinks slain Bog Walk businessman was ‘set up’
A family from Bog Walk in St. Catherine is still trying to fathom why gunmen shot and killed one of…
Community Focus | I gave the season to the people, MP says
Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Catherine North West, Hugh Graham, said the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is not being wasted…
Bog Walk resident shot and killed
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a man was shot and killed yesterday afternoon (January 6) in Bog Walk, St.…
Beacon of the day | Former Miss St. Elizabeth overcomes big setback, now living her dream
Charlesha Baker, a former Miss St. Elizabeth Festival Queen, almost gave up on her childhood dream of giving yeoman service…
Community Focus | Jamaica Beacon Shares With 150 People To Mark Third Anniversary
Representatives of The Jamaica Beacon media entity travelled to three towns and distributed meals to 150 people, including the homeless,…
Butch Stewart, a Jamaican who worked hard and achieved wealth, dies at 79
Legendary hotelier Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart died in the United States yesterday (January 4) during a period of illness, sending grief…
Exclusive | Bike stuck under truck in deadly crash near Kellits
Pandemonium broke out on the McNie Main Road – not far from Kellits in Clarendon, after a motorcyclist died when…
Beacon of the day | Jamaican, who lived in the streets and children’s homes, now teaching in Japan
Shearine Hall, now a teacher in Japan, spent her early years living in the streets of Spanish Town, St. Catherine,…
Croft’s Hill | Fire Guts House On New Year’s Day
The new year started on a sad note for a family whose house a mysterious fire gutted last night, January…
Linstead native dies in crash on New Year’s Day after birthday on Boxing Day
A man who grew up at East Avenue in Linstead, St. Catherine, has died in a motorcycle accident. The incident…
Bog Walk | 3 men nabbed after attack on solider – one suspect loses hand
A youngster from Grove Road in Linstead, St. Catherine, is among three men in police custody regarding an attempted robbery…
Beacon of the day | Arnett Gardens resident, booted by UWI, earns first degree in family
Tianna Murray, who grew up in a single-parent household in the inner-city community of Arnett Gardens in Kingston, was de-registered…