April 20, 2022 0 Hero, Who Rescues Elderly Flood Victim, Cries About Not Being Able To Save Others By Horace Mills Despite his heroics, Clayvian Williams broke down in tears and regret about not being able to rescue more members of…
March 27, 2022 0 Donovan Francis, 66, Of Point Hill, St Catherine By Horace Mills Donovan Mclee Francis (Danny), 66, of Point Hill district in St Catherine, passed away 14 February 2022 at Spanish Town…
March 25, 2022 0 Dorrel McLeod, 85, Of Linstead, St Catherine By Horace Mills All good things must come to an end. And so did the earthly sojourn of a phenomenal woman, who had…
March 24, 2022 0 Evon Wilks Remembered For Kindness To Relatives He Left In Jamaica By Horace Mills A weeping Britannie Wilks laid her head on the top of her father’s coffin, still in disbelief that she has…
March 23, 2022 0 Katurah Shirley, 84, Of USA And Jamaica By Horace Mills Katurah Carty-Shirley (Miss Ketchie), 84, of Bullhead, Sandy River in Clarendon, Jamaica, as well as Brooklyn and Queens in New…
March 22, 2022 0 Sister Min, A Woman Of Peace And Kindness, Turns 100 In Style By Horace Mills Her mother missed it by a few months, but not her. Minnet Stewart Hunt, also called Sister Min, stepped into…
March 20, 2022 0 VIDEO: St Elizabeth Teen Basks In National Award For Speech – And She Also Has 9 CXC Subjects By Horace Mills Now pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in computer science through the University of London, former Junior Mayor of Black River Brandi…
March 15, 2022 0 Melissa Blair, Despite Battling Sickle Cell, Tops Caribbean In CXC History By Horace Mills Despite fighting sickle cell disease, aspiring lawyer Melissa Blair managed to top the entire Caribbean in one subject, History (Unit…
February 14, 2022 0 The ‘Hi’ Couple By Horace Mills From a conversation to a marriage within months, Kemar Marshall and Roshelle Roberts have no regret doing it. “I think…
February 6, 2022 0 Beacon of the day | Many Gave Up On Her For Having 3 Children; She Now Has A Degree By Horace Mills Lasania Rodney faced harsh criticism and ridicule in her rural community of Lluidas Vale in St Catherine because she, by…
January 29, 2022 0 Beacon of the day | Jamaica’s Matthew Wilmot Tops Caribbean In 2 CXC Subjects By Horace Mills For the second consecutive year, Matthew Wilmot from Jamaica is being declared the region’s top performer in a CSEC subject,…
January 27, 2022 0 Beacon of the day | Old Harbour Student Tops Caribbean in CXC Subject – Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology By Horace Mills Shaniel McLean’s academic excellence at the local and regional levels belies the sacrifices she makes, mindful that she is building…
January 23, 2022 0 Beacon of the day | Top DaCosta Cup Scorer, Gregory Cousins, Heads To USA After Leading Garvey Maceo To Victory By Horace Mills One of the island’s most promising young footballers, Gregory Cousins Jr, today left Jamaica to take up a full scholarship…
January 16, 2022 0 Beacon of the day | Teacher Making Big Difference At Jose Marti, The School She Attended By Horace Mills Washing clothes and playing in the waters of the Rio Cobre is not the only childhood memory etched in Clair…
January 15, 2022 0 Ewarton | Dean Reid ‘Totally Distraught’ After Tussle With Masked Gunman By Horace Mills Pastor and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) election candidate in the Ewarton Division of St. Catherine North West, Dr. Dean Reid,…
January 13, 2022 0 Beacon of the day | Point Hill Teen, With 11 Subjects, Brings Joy To Single Mom and Jose Marti By Horace Mills Staying positive amid financial challenges and transportation woes is paying off for David Burnett, who recently attained 11 CSEC subjects…
January 11, 2022 0 Beacon of the day | Dinthill Captain Dedicates Stint To Dad Who Survived 2 Shots By Horace Mills The captain of the formidable Dinthill Technical High School football team, Dayeshaniel Russell, is destined for greatness - and he…
November 25, 2021 0 Dinthill Back In Charge Ahead Of Crucial Clash With Charlemont By Horace Mills Dinthill Technical High School from Linstead in St. Catherine have returned to the top of Zone H in the DaCosta…
November 22, 2021 0 Ewarton | Pastor Declared As JLP Candidate By Horace Mills On a Sunday when he ordinarily would have been in church, Pastor Dean Reid was at a political conference being…
October 7, 2021 0 Lluidas Vale | Councillor Sydney Rose Takes Over Gas Station By Horace Mills The only gas station in Lluidas Vale, St. Catherine, has a new operator. He is Councillor for the Treadways Division…
September 21, 2021 0 Bog Walk | Step-father Charged With Unlawful Wounding Of Child By Horace Mills The St. Catherine North Police have charged the stepfather of a three-year-old child who has been the subject of several…
September 20, 2021 0 Beacon of the day | Linstead Man Does It Again, Pulls Crash Victim From River By Horace Mills Delgado Smith, better known as ‘Dainty’, was travelling home after nightfall last Saturday (September 18), not knowing that his journey…
September 7, 2021 0 Mystery – Junior Paige Dead, Relative Seeks Help To Bury Him By Horace Mills A well-known young man, Junior Paige, who recently gripped readers of The Beacon with his movie-like life story, is said…
September 7, 2021 0 Linstead | Family tired of flooding caused by water from public road By Horace Mills Howard Stubbs operates what some people may consider to be a ‘dry weather’ beauty salon, but he is not the…
August 25, 2021 0 Linstead | Murder charge laid against father, step-mother of 7-year-old By Horace Mills The police are pressing ahead with a case of murder against the father and step-mother of seven-year-old Tiana Russell from…
August 22, 2021 0 Lluidas Vale | No light, no road access days after storm in Bolas By Horace Mills Residents of Juan de-Bolas in the Lluidas Vale Division of St. Catherine North West feel abandoned by the authorities, which…
August 21, 2021 0 Kellits | Taxi drivers continue protest amid deadlock over fare By Horace Mills Taxi operators and the Transport Authority that regulates them are at a deadlock over what fare should be charged on…
August 20, 2021 0 Ewarton | Samuel Johnson, who lived in shack, happy for new house By Horace Mills Exuding gratitude and belting out Gospel hits, Samuel Johnson yesterday moved into a brand new house, which represents a major…
August 17, 2021 0 Beacon of the day | Tajae Porter, A Perfect Scorer In PEP By Horace Mills Tajae Porter, whose dream is to become a mechanical engineer, is among perfect scorers in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP).…
August 16, 2021 0 Linstead | Mother Cries For Help With Son Living In The Street By Horace Mills Idolyn Roman broke down in tears this morning as she appealed publicly for the authorities to assist with her 25-year-old…