Two Jamaicans living illegally in the United Kingdom since 2002 are now in jail after they falsely claimed to be victims of a deadly fire, and collected relatively large amounts of Government funds. Elaine Douglas and Tommy Brooks, who are both 51 years old, pleaded guilty to two counts of…
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has accused Government of being too silent about issues threatening more than one thousand jobs at West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO) in Ewarton, St Catherine. He expressed concern weeks after the union representing workers at the company told our news team that a part…
The Constabulary Communications Unit of the police force said the Bog Walk police in St Catherine has confirmed the suspected suicide of Kemar Abrahams, who is the son of Jamaica Labour Party Councillor for the Bog Walk Division Peter Abrahams. The Unit however stated that the Bog Walk police, up…
Shyan Edwards, a native of Highgate in St Mary, always wanted to bring pride and joy to her community and family, especially to her mother Lesia Campbell-White. Campbell-White, who is a big source of inspiration, engineered a massive comeback after she dropped out of secondary school to give birth to…
A gentle giant who reached 102 years old passed away peacefully at her home in the rural community of Top Hill, near Lluidas Vale in St Catherine, on May 1. The people in and around her district virtually abandoned her real name, Alice Johnson, because, to them, the alias ‘Teacher’…
The physical and verbal abuse Juleus Ghunta endured as a child has forced him to become a compelling writer with a burning desire to study conflict and create stamping grounds for peace. “I cried daily as a child; I was always angry,” said Ghunta, who is now pursuing a Master’s…
When she was two years old, Cassandra Rigg suffered third-degree burns to the chest, face and arms during a house fire said to be linked to a case of arson in Linstead, St Catherine. “I find it to be a mystery,” Rigg told The Jamaica Beacon. “What I am sure about,…
The United States press is reporting that a 22-year-old Jamaican, Kristoff Cain, has been arrested for lottery scamming. According to CBS Pitsburgh news, Cain is believed to be the ringleader in a Jamaican lottery scam, which also involved a Pittsburgh woman who was arrested last year. Cain was charged yesterday…
Jamaica Information Service - Jamaica and the United States of America have revised their Open Skies Air Transport Agreement to further strengthen the aviation partnership between the two countries and deepen commercial and economic ties. Under an amendment signed on Thursday (May 10), the Governments have agreed to allow all…
Dancehall artiste Govana, whose real name is Romeo Nelson, is set to headline a concert in Toronto on Friday (May 11) during what will be his first performance in Canada. The fourth Genna recording artiste is in high spirit ahead of the engagement at Classic Lounge in Beverly Hills. The…