Ann-Marie Gray, 42, of Victoria district in Linstead, St Catherine was born 23 March 1982 to Hyacinth Ricketts and the late Dodley Gray. She attended Victoria Primary School. Gray, at different points, lived at Victoria, Rosemount and Wakesfield districts – all in Linstead. Steeped in industriousness, she worked for years at Nestle Jamaica Limited in…
LINSTEAD, St Catherine — Gospel artiste Alicia Spence has awarded scholarships to two outstanding students, fulfilling a promise that she had made. Jaeshawn Slowley and Jason Gray collected the scholarships valued at $30,000 each during their Jericho Primary School graduation, held at Jericho Baptist Church on the outskirts of Linstead, St Catherine. Emphasizing the importance…
Relatives and friends will gather on Monday, 29 July 2024, to pay their last respect to 39-year-old public school teacher Cassandra Rigg, who died at the University Hospital of the West Indies during a brief period of illness. When she passed away on June 22, she was a teacher at Jericho Primary School in her…
Merlyn Grant (Miss Merl), 77, was born to Inez Murray and Frederick Grant at Jericho Road in Linstead, St Catherine parish, on Sunday, 15 September 1946. She had eight siblings. Confident that a sound education could have steered her from a myriad of pitfalls, her parents enrolled her at Jericho Primary School and the Kingston-based…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said two alleged gunmen were shot dead and two guns recovered, adding that two police officers were shot and wounded this morning during an operation to apprehend wanted men at West Prospect in Bog Walk, St. Catherine. One of the deceased is Peter Davis, who is also called ‘Devil’, whom…
By Jo’Ordine Tucker, Contributor The residents of Treadways, St. Catherine are concerned about the state of their community despite the re-election of Mr. Sydney Rose as Councillor. After the recent local government election in February 2024, the community of Treadways, Linstead, St Catherine is ready for this new tenure. Notwithstanding, there are problems they observe…
Gladstone Lloyd Harrison (Valley and Pupa), 78, was born 14 April 1945. He is originally from Orange Valley district in Lluidas Vale, St Catherine. He later resided with his wife Retinela Moiten-Harrison and their children at Pennington district and subsequently at Pleasant Hill – all in Lluidas Vale. Harrison, who was employed to Worthy Park…
An independent candidate who did not reap success in the Local Government Election yesterday is still hoping to one day being in a position to implement a massive plan, which he said would transform the bustling commercial hub of Linstead in St Catherine into a booming tourism town. Aron Hyman told The Beacon that his…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has disclosed the identities of two men who have been shot dead in the parish of St Catherine – one in the Linstead police area and the other in Guy’s Hill. The victim in the Linstead attack is 55-year-old Renford Paisley, a driver from Main Street in Bog Walk –…
Donald Tinling is oozing confidence ahead of the Local Government Election on Monday, February 26. He is representing the People’s National Party (PNP) in his native Ewarton Division in St Catherine. “I am 100 percent confident going into this election because, to be honest, the people of Ewarton know that the People’s National Party has…
Despite his party being faced with challenges in the Lluidas Vale Division in St Catherine, 36-year-old businessman Karl Grant is confident that he will win the area for the People’s National Party (PNP) in the Local Government Election on Monday, February 26. “My level of confidence going into the election is 100-and-more-percent because my team…
Joel Williams is confident that the community-based work he has done in the past few years will enable him to emerge victorious in the Local Government Election on February 26 in a stronghold of the People’s National Party (PNP). He is representing the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in the Lluidas Vale Division, located in the…
Fitzroy Bennett, better known as “Chris”, has been nominated to contest the upcoming Local Government Election, claiming that he is the first independent candidate to be contesting the Lluidas Vale Division in St Catherine North West. He is optimistic that he will emerge victorious at the polls on February 26 especially if residents vote based…
A young mother identified by her alias ‘Thread” is believed to have died under questionable circumstances in a house fire last night at Comsee district in the Kellits area of Clarendon. Charred human remains, believed to be hers, were found among the rubble of the burnt building where she lived. Though residents have drawn conclusion…
Skeletal remains found today at Guava Ground district in the Croft’s Hill police area of Clarendon are believed to be those of 51-year-old Glester Townsend, who was reported missing a year ago. He is from Guava Ground, where the remains, as well as items of clothing, were discovered in a forested area. A length of…
Allison Levers, 57, was born 22 October 1966 to Barbara Murdock and Keith Levers in St Ann. She had 12 siblings. Her pursuit of a sound education resulted in her enrollment at different schools, including St Ann’s Bay Primary, Ferncourt High, and the College of Hospitality in her native parish. In her spare time, Allison,…
The long-delayed Local Government Election will be held on Monday, February 26, 2024, according to Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie, who is also a member of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). He also announced that Nomination Day is Thursday, February 8. McKenzie made the announcement this afternoon while addressing a gathering of mainly…
Lehan Geanntae Gardener, 12, was born at Spanish Town Hospital 07 August 2011 to Marsha Gray Gardener and Cleon Gardener. Her big dream was to become a pastry chef. That’s the reason she never hesitated in putting her baking and cooking skills to the test – leaving tantalizing aroma and tastes at her Rosehall home…
Promises of a lifetime of togetherness echoed within the walls of Spanish Town Seventh Day Adventist Church in St Catherine where scores of people had gathered for the exchange of nuptial vows between two long-time lovers. Merlene Brown and Denroy Francis formally became one on 10 December 2023 after a 13-year-old love affair that produced…
Fifty-nine-year-old Leon Peters from Commodore district in Linstead, St. Catherine, was shot and killed last evening (December 30) on Gillette Street in Linstead, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) confirmed, adding that another man was also shot and wounded. The JCF said: “Reports from the police are that, about 6:15PM, the complainant [who was shot and…
A man was shot dead before daybreak yesterday (December 8) at his home in Corner Rest district, Banbury, Linstead, St Catherine. He has been identified as Clive White. The Jamaica Constabulary Force said: “Reports from the Linstead Police are that, about 4:30AM, residents heard explosions and alerted them. Upon their arrival, they saw White with…
Relatives and friends are heart-broken following the questionable death of 59-year-old Charmaine Hardy at the home where she lives alone in a remote section of Orangefield district in Linstead, St Catherine. Some residents, as well as a representative of the bereaved family, said she apparently was raped and strangled to death. Crime scene detectives, who…
Gunmen have been wreaking havoc in and around the town of Linstead in St Catherine, robbing four businesses within weeks, beating a security guard, and making off with a gun as well as money, appliances and other valuables. On one of the four occasions, police managed to chase and apprehend three suspects – shooting two…
Gwendolyn Thomas-Lewis (Miss Delly), 70, was born to Robert Thomas and Matilda Alexander on 22 August 1953. She spent almost her entire life in the district where she was born and raised – Pennington, Lluidas Vale Division, St Catherine. Her only sibling, Myrtle Hutchinson, is still alive. Miss Delly, who attended Juan-de-Bolas All Age School…
As schools reopen formally across Jamaica tomorrow, Aliyah Snape is among those with high hopes as she commences her journey at her favourite secondary educational institution – Dinthill Technical High in Linstead, St Catherine. “I really really really wanted to go to Dinthill,” the soft-spoken 11-year-old told The Beacon. To secure her spot at the…
Tiona Larrelle Brown won’t be watching her favourite fairy tale movies and playing with her dolls here on earth anymore. That’s because she has transitioned from this life after eight amazing years with relatives and friends who would have done anything in their power to keep her here. But, Heaven knows and does best. Tiona…
