While declaring that he is proud of the silver he copped recently when he represented Jamaica for the first time overseas, athlete Tyrice Taylor said he is now focused on making two other national teams. The 18-year-old resident of Linstead, St Catherine, said he will next try to secure a…
Donned in a team ‘Jamaica’ outfit, the promising Tyrice Taylor left for the Cayman Islands today to represent his native land in athletics for the first time. It is a dream come true for the schoolboy, whose feats so far have been attained mainly in the colours of his school…
An 18-year-old resident of Lemon Ridge in the Banbury area of Linstead, St Catherine, is suspected to have committed suicide at his home yesterday, April 16. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said the body of the youngster, Andre Thomas, was found about 8:45AM hanging by a piece of chain attached…
The mother who this month blasted Linstead Primary School in St Catherine over the treatment of her 10-year-old daughter on a school trip is calling for Education Officer Christopher Reynolds to be removed from any likely investigation into the matter. Shanakay Hanson claimed that the Education Officer, in a story…
A male police officer and a woman died today in a pre-dawn crash on Dam Head main road in St Catherine - just before entering Bog Walk Gorge from the Spanish Town side. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) told The Beacon that the deceased police officer is 27-year-old Constable Ramone…
The shooting of two people at Linstead town in St Catherine is enough to spark outrage; so too is the brazen fashion in which the shooters unleashed terror on their target. The gun attack transpired shortly after midday on Friday (April 12) on Fourth Street, which runs along the right…
Education Officer Christopher Reynolds, who is in charge of his ministry’s Region 6, said Linstead Primary School in St Catherine is refuting claims made by a disgruntled mother, whose 10-year-old daughter was among students who went on a school trip to Jamaica Zoo in St Elizabeth on April 10. The…
The leadership of Linstead Primary School in St Catherine has been locked in a marathon meeting as controversy rages over the treatment of a child on the return leg of a trip to Jamaica Zoo, St Elizabeth, yesterday, April 10. Representatives of the school, up to publication time, said the…
Kingston schools are now jostling to recruit Deshaun Gordon who, last month, created history when he won the first medal for Charlemont High School at the ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championship. Gordon, who resides at Riversdale, said, despite the fancy offers coming his way, he will stay put at…
For the second time in less than a month, a woman has been shot dead in what appears to be robbery in the Linstead area of St Catherine. The latter incident unfolded shortly after 7 o’clock last evening, April 6, at a shop near Linstead Primary and Junior High School….