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Linstead Cop Vows To Help Keep Violence Out Of Area Schools

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

Amid reports of violence and the seizure of weapons and contraband in some schools on the island, the Linstead Police

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NEWS 

Ewarton Man Shot, Charged With Shooting At Police In St Andrew

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a farmer of Charlton Drive in Ewarton, St. Catherine, has been slapped with several

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Linstead Father Does Much More Than Drop Daughter Off At School

April 12, 2022April 13, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

Declaring that he is not a drop-off dad, Howard Williams is proud to be among the two most outstanding fathers

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NEWS 

Two Shot, One Fatally, In Bog Walk

April 11, 2022April 12, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

Two men have been shot, one fatally, at Sugar Lane in Bog Walk, St.Catherine. The deceased is 41-year-old farmer Nicardo

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FUNERALS 

A Wife’s Final Look | Deacon Laid To Rest Amid Heartfelt Tributes

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

Albertina Francis stood for minutes staring inside the glass-top casket bearing the corpse of the husband she lost on Valentine’s

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Linstead Shack Emptied By Death

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

Lionel Shaw, better known as Shots, in the eyes of some people, was the posterboy of struggle in Linstead, St

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NEWS NEWS EXCLUSIVES 

Uncle Charged For Murder Of 13-Year-Old Nephew In Croft’s Hill

April 2, 2022April 2, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

Police have charged 22-year-old Courtney Haniford for the stabbing death of his 13-year-old nephew Omarion Haniford. The uncle is pictured

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VIDEO: Kellits Farmers To Face Court After Being Charged In Lluidas Vale

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

A group of farmers from communities in and around Kellits in Clarendon is fuming after police stopped the truck on

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Jeans Day Fuss – Charlemont Denies Sending Home Students Wearing Ripped Jeans

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

Amid outrage, the leadership of Charlemont High School in Linstead, St Catherine, is denying claims that students were sent home

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NEWS OBITUARIES 

Vernon Lowther, 87, Of Pennington District, Lluidas Vale, St Catherine

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

Vernon Theophilus Lowther (Maas Vernal), 87, of Pennington district in Lluidas Vale Division, St Catherine, passed away 11 February 2022

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NEWS NEWS EXCLUSIVES 

VIDEO: Mother Of Slain Child Speaks Out, Recalls Him Being Happy And Helpful

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

Morena Taylor broke down in tears as she recalled her bleeding 13-year-old son, Omarion Haniford, better known as Omar, saying

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PRESS RELEASE 

Krishna Brown – The Incarnation Of Resilience And Tenacity

March 20, 2022March 29, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

This is a sponsored article written by: Sharon Henriques, Regional Ambassador of North America & the Caribbean, One Love International

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NEWS 

How To Get Permits For Parties – Police Issue Reminder As Industry Reopens

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

On the eve of the reopening of the entertainment industry, the Jamaica Constabulsry Force (JCF) has reminded the public of

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NEWS 

Jamaica Ends Curfew, Party Ban, Mask-Wearing In Streets, Social Distance, Burial Limit

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced an end to curfews, the ban on parties, mandatory mask-wearing in the streets, physical

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Teen, Whose Relative Is Slain In Linstead, Released From Hospital With Bullet In Leg

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments banbury, Barbados, JAMAICA, Linstead, murder, Richard Webb, rosemount primary school, St Catherine, Trinidad and Tobago, victoria primary school

A teenager, who was wounded in a shooting incident in which an older relative was slain on Saturday (March 12),

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Major Goat-stealing Ring – Bog Walk Politician Nabs Suspect, Saves Him From Mob

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

Written By: Sandy Burke, Jamaica Beacon writer – St Catherine Councillor for the Bog Walk Division in St Catherine, Peter

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Cop Who Reportedly Commits Suicide Suffered Broken Leg, Tested Positive For COVID-19

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

As speculation remains rife regarding police officer Osbourne Ximines, who allegedly committed suicide on March 10, information has emerged that

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Linstead | Man Killed In Banbury Is Richard Webb; Another Resident Hospitalized

March 13, 2022March 16, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments banbury, Linstead, murder, Richard Webb, shooting, St Catherine

Two males were shot, one fatally, at Banbury district in Linstead, St Catherine, Saturday evening (March 12). The deceased is

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BEACON OF THE DAY LEADERSHIP NEWS 

Her Children On Her Mind – St Thomas Farm Worker Ready To Face The Cold Again

March 13, 2022March 13, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

Not a person to wallow in self pity, Herchelle Crosdale, currently a farm worker and mother of two boys, is

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Linstead Family In Grief | Mother’s Only Child Dies In USA Crash While Taking Her To Airport

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

A mother visiting the United States got trapped into a nightmare yesterday when her only child died in a crash

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LINSTEAD NEWS 

Linstead Wanderer Found Far From Home, Prompting Cops To Make Another Appeal

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

A man from Commodore district in Linstead, St Catherine, has been found wandering again, prompting the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)

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Burial Now In Sight For Linstead Youth Murdered 3 Years Ago

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

A young man who was shot dead at Linstead in St Catherine three years ago is yet to be buried.

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NEWS NEWS EXCLUSIVES 

Mother Hosts Candlelight Vigil, Says Daughter Found Murdered In Soldier’s Car

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments Ashley Richards, cross roads, Kingston, Margaret Brown, murder, Old Harbour., Oshine Lawrence, prostitute, sex worker, soldier

The family of 27-year-old Oshine Lawrence hosted a candlelight vigil on Sunday, claiming that she is the person whose bullet-riddled

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BEACON OF THE DAY BUSINESS 

Shaquina Francis – The Woman In Boots And Hard Hats

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments applied chemistry, Bishop Gibson High School, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, comma pen, Manchester, Shaquina Francis, St Elizabeth, University of the West Indies, uwi

Growing up in the farming community of Comma Pen in St Elizabeth, Shaquina Francis had medicine on her mind. A

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NEWS NEWS EXCLUSIVES 

Finally, Burial Date Set For Man Who Died In 2020

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

The body of a man that has been languishing in a funeral home in St Catherine’s capital for more than

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LINSTEAD NEWS 

Police Hot On Heels Of Linstead Suspects, Urge Them to Surrender

March 4, 2022March 6, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

People being sought for crimes committed in the Linstead area of St Catherine North Police Division should surrender now. Head

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BEACON OF THE DAY EDUCATION LEADERSHIP 

Beacon of the day | Portland Youth, Rayon Smith, Standing Out In Academics And Leadership

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

Rayon Smith has been making a name for himself in academics and leadership. And that’s the reason many are banking

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BEACON OF THE DAY COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Beacon of the day | Travel Agent Gives Double Dose Of Kindness To Children

March 3, 2022March 4, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

Not even the novel coronavirus pandemic could have stopped her. Trudy Thomas travelled to Jamaica from the United States twice

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LINSTEAD NEWS 

Linstead Police Seize Illegal Gun

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments

The Linstead Police in St Catherine seized a double barrel homemade shotgun shortly before noon today, February 27. It is

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LINSTEAD NEWS 

Linstead | Another Resident Shot Dead

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022 Jamaica Beacon 0 Comments babu, banbury, candlelight vigil, gun, Kevon Grey, Linstead, murder

Despite intensified effort by the security forces in the Linstead police area of St Catherine, the murder rate there went

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