Category: THE BIG STORY – NEWS

Pressure is mounting for Principal of Charlemont High School Garth Gayle to give an explanation regarding the disappearance of 44 tablets, which a group of past students in the United States donated for needy students at the school located in Linstead, St Catherine. The group, Friends of Charlemont High School (FOCHS), is a breakaway from…

There was high drama late yesterday afternoon in Ewarton, St Catherine, as residents tried frantically to apprehend thieves travelling in a motorcar with goats stolen in the area. Reports are that the animals were stolen at Pollyground in Ewarton and placed in a car. Residents of Pollyground got wind of what had happened and immediately…

Clinton Reid, who was critically injured on the job at Worthy Park Sugar Estate in Lluidas Vale, St Catherine, on Monday, April 25, is still battling for his life and is urgently in need of blood. He is in coma at Kingston Public Hospital, his sister Cynthia Reid told The Beacon. Persons wishing to donate…

Police have charged 22-year-old Courtney Haniford for the stabbing death of his 13-year-old nephew Omarion Haniford. The uncle is pictured on the right in the photo above and the deceased on the left. The uncle was taken into custody on the same day the incident happened – Sunday, March 27, at Morant Housing Scheme in…

A group of farmers from communities in and around Kellits in Clarendon is fuming after police stopped the truck on which they were traveling and charged five of them with failure to produce agricultural receipts. They were stopped shortly after they crossed the Clarendon border and entered a community known as Top Hill, located in…

Amid outrage, the leadership of Charlemont High School in Linstead, St Catherine, is denying claims that students were sent home today because they wore ripped jeans to the institution during the hosting of what is known as Jersey Day. As part of the event, students were allowed to wear either their uniform or certain casual…

Morena Taylor broke down in tears as she recalled her bleeding 13-year-old son, Omarion Haniford, better known as Omar, saying he was going to die seconds after his uncle allegedly stabbed him in the neck. She told The Beacon that the incident happened Sunday morning, March 27, shortly after she and her son finished sweeping…

As speculation remains rife regarding police officer Osbourne Ximines, who allegedly committed suicide on March 10, information has emerged that his family had arranged counselling for him and that he was recuperating from an injury and an illness. Ximines, 51, lived with relatives at a rented premises in Treadways district, Linstead, St Catherine. He worked…

A mother visiting the United States got trapped into a nightmare yesterday when her only child died in a crash while transporting her to an airport to see her off to their native Jamaica. She was taken to hospital for observation, but eventually was released. Two other female passengers, including the deceased man’s spouse, did…

A young man who was shot dead at Linstead in St Catherine three years ago is yet to be buried. He is Terrence Gayle, pictured above, from Bynloss district in Linstead. It’s understood that, in December 2018, a car picked up Gayle at his home. Gunshots were heard shortly afterwards and Gayle’s body was found….

The body of a man that has been languishing in a funeral home in St Catherine’s capital for more than a year is to be laid to rest, thanks to a Jamaica Beacon inquiry that resulted in the funeral home taking action. Ashley Richards, from Old Harbour in St Catherine, died in hospital in October…

Bar operator Sheivonne Golden, also called Karlene, was shot twice in the head by a young man, who limped to a waiting motorcycle after committing the murder in full view of other civilians, highly placed sources said. The 52-year-old businesswoman was cut down at nightfall on Friday (February 11) in front a bar, which forms…

Jerome O’Connor was hearing voices and his cheerful demeanor had changed dramatically in the weeks leading up to January 31 when he hanged himself in bushes near his Waterloo home in Ewarton, St Catherine. “Everyday mi cry. Jerome was full of life; mi nuh know why him dweet,” his father, Everton, recently told The Beacon….

A mentally challenged man whom the authorities did not stop despite his long record of violent attacks in the town of Linstead, St. Catherine, was slain this morning after he used a stone to kill a police officer. He is 25-year-old Alwayne Shakespeare, better known as ‘Al’ and ‘Cruff’. The slain cop, who was wearing…

Members of a family are mourning the death of their mother, 56-year-old Beryl Junior, whom they believe contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) while she was admitted to Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. They further opined that their 94-year-old maternal grandmother, Lucilda Bair, also got the virus at the said medical facility, where she remains…

A well-known young man, Junior Paige, who recently gripped readers of The Beacon with his movie-like life story, is said to have died under mysterious circumstances in Portland. There is confusion regarding the circumstances of his demise, and the Manchioneal Police in Portland reportedly have ignored concerns raised by people who went to them to…

The family of slain police corporal Delwin Jackson said it is devastated not only by the murder of its loved-one, but also by claims swirling that the cop may have been involved in wrongdoing, and may have led a taxi operator to his demise due to poor judgment. On August 18, Corporal Jackson chartered taxi…

A man was shot dead and an illegal gun recovered Sunday night (August 22) at Russell Pen district in Linstead, St. Catherine, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said. The deceased is 34-year-old Oniel Thompson, otherwise called ‘Pearly Boy’, from Russell Pen. He sold goods at Linstead Market. The JCF told The Beacon that the shooting…

Exuding gratitude and belting out Gospel hits, Samuel Johnson yesterday moved into a brand new house, which represents a major improvement from the dilapidated rat-infested hut that he once called home. “I am rejoicing; I am feeling good in God,” declared the resident of Clarke’s Avenue in Ewarton, St. Catherine. He added: “There is a…

The reality of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has hit home for relatives and friends of 31-year-old communications specialist Marvel Gordon, who originally is from Guy’s Hill in St. Catherine. “I am surprise about the short time between when she got [tested positive for] COVID and then died; that is what surprise me,” said her grandmother,…

The quiet community of Tate near Kellits in Clarendon was jolted this morning by news that an elderly resident is suspected to have committed suicide on his farm beside the house he shared with his wife and other relatives. The deceased is 78-year-old farmer Heziekia Pinnock, who, up to the time of his death, was…

A funeral services director, Chavin Thompson, said an incorrect image on a casket caused the sudden postponement of a burial last week Friday at Ewarton Cemetery in St. Catherine. The burial was to be held for 20-year-old David Walker, otherwise called ‘Victor’, from Clarke’s Avenue in Ewarton. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) had stated that,…