People who overcome major obstacles to help others or attain personal success.
KINGSTON - Aliyah Sharpe, who was crowned Miss Dunoon Park Technical High School 2023, has proven that she also is a model student in academics. She attained seven subjects in this year’s sitting of the CSEC exams, set by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC). “After the exams, I was a bit doubtful about how I…
Hats off mainly to his parents, Devon Smith managed to stay above the fray during his childhood, not falling victim to crime like several young men with whom he grew up in the inner-city community of Waterhouse, Kingston. “It was a big group of us, and they took their little time and probably would gravitate…
Denecia Kelly’s graduation from university was so important for Linval Taylor and his wife Menervah, they flew into the island from the United States in time to witness it. They had provided the former high school drop-out with a scholarship, which facilitated her just-concluded journey through the University of Technology (U-Tech), where she earned a…
Sabrina Edwards from Linstead in St Catherine is already tasting the glory that accompanies top-notch performance in regional exams. She has attained the highest possible grade (Grade One) in CSEC Information Technology, which is administered by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC). She further embellished that feat with ‘A’ profiles in all three components of the…
Blending two of her passions together, Yvonne Morgan-McKenzie is surely starting to turn heads in literature and the culinary arts. That does not come as a surprise for the author who, while growing up on one of the largest coconut farms at Aeolus Valley in St. Thomas, spent much of her time reading. “There were…
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…
There can never be too much achievement within one household, and that’s among the reasons single parent Ruchelle Plummer is beaming with pride this graduation season. Two of her children - Senovia Harrison and Kishmale Samuels, as well as her grand-daughter Carriceann Robinson, are all graduating this season. Kishmale, who serves as Head Boy at…
Leslie Bowen feels honoured to have been among five people awarded for community service in his native Ewarton, St Catherine. “I feel honoured to know that mi a serve the community over a period of time and people really acknowledge what I do,” he told The Beacon after collecting the award from the Ewarton Community…
Brian Perry is ecstatic to be among persons awarded for the decades spent helping to make his community a better place. He hails from Ewarton, St Catherine. “Life growing up in Ewarton was very interesting; Ewarton has always been a quiet community,” he said, adding that residents relied mainly on farming as a livelihood when…
Danielle Mullings holds a top notch degree in software engineering, is a former head girl of the illustrious Campion College, and is immediate past president of the Guild of Students at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. However, she once lived a contradiction of the courage she now exudes. “I had really really…
Jevaughn Gordon graduated from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, last week Saturday with first class honours - the highest quality degree attainable. His achievement was foreshadowed by his permanent presence on the Dean’s Honour Roll throughout the six semesters or three years that he was enrolled at the Caribbean School of Media…
Pauline Henry-Blake cried while reflecting on the sacrifice her daughter made to reach her latest milestone in her journey to become a lawyer. Her daughter, Christina Blake, whose progress The Beacon has been tracking since 2019, graduated yesterday with a Bachelor of Laws degree (Honours) from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. In…
The joy of putting smiles on people’s faces is what has been fueling the philanthropic drive in Gary Martin, better known as Stiff. He grew up in poverty in a section of Spanish Town known as Job’s Lane, and attended Crescent Primary School, Friendship Primary, and St. John’s Primary - all in the St Catherine…
Priding himself on spreading positivity through music, Channing Bryan has high hopes to help change the trajectory of the grim and unbecoming music that engulfs today’s society. He told The Beacon: “Where the music industry is concerned, a lot of bad things have been at the forefront. We’re talking about violence, scamming, etcetera… My ultimate…
A high school teacher, who is inspired by Dancehall artiste Spice, is elated about winning the title of Miss Linstead Ackee and Jerk Festival 2022 last Monday at Dinthill Technical High School in Linstead, St. Catherine. J’nell Morris told The Beacon that the competition was tailored to showcase hidden talents among herself and the nine…
Texal Christie, who exchanged mechanical engineering for the classroom, has been reaping the rewards of the career switch. The latest came on September 8 when he was among educators invited to Jamaica House, where they were awarded the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service To Education. “I feel very elated,” the Kellits High School…
His surname, Dun-well, perhaps says it all. Dshawan Dunwell, who lives on the outskirts of Spanish Town in St Catherine, is no ordinary 16-year-old. He just completed fifth form at St Jago High School and, already, he has amassed a total of 14 subjects from the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC). He did them at the…
Though convinced that she has been doing a spectacular job, Shernette Nelson-Powell was doubtful about being numbered among educators receiving the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service To Education. She collected the prestigious prize from Prime Minister Andrew Holness during a ceremony held at Jamaica House on September 8. “I am humbled by the…
