February 6, 2021 0 Bog Walk | School compound closed for a week after worker tests positive for COVID By Horace Mills The Ministry of Education has ordered the closure of Enid Bennett High School in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, after an…
February 6, 2021 0 Former head girl, who became ward of State after mother died, now in university By Horace Mills Nakeba Brown was 10 years old when her mother died at age 29, leaving nine children who had to be…
February 4, 2021 0 Kellits High gets go-ahead to resume face-to-face classes By Horace Mills Kellits High School in Clarendon will resume face-to-face classes next week after scoring 100 percent in its second assessment, which…
February 1, 2021 0 Man shot near Kellits By Horace Mills The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a man was shot and wounded at Good Hope district in the Kellits area…
January 27, 2021 0 YOUNG and GIFTED | Two students, who have an interest in business, win leadership scholarship By Horace Mills Two students who attend Pembroke Hall High School in St. Andrew have been selected as Jamaica’s inaugural recipients of the…
January 26, 2021 0 Linstead man reported missing… again By Horace Mills The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 22-year-old Shaquille Thomas from Commodore district in Linstead, St. Catherine, has been missing since…
January 16, 2021 0 2020 not all bad – Essae By Horace Mills Essae JV, an up and coming artiste whose real name is Graig Douglas, said the year 2020 was not all…
January 15, 2021 0 Police confirm Linstead youth among 3 charged after solider is robbed By Horace Mills The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers have charged three men, who allegedly robbed a soldier on Kent Village…
January 12, 2021 0 Kellits High: Major decline in number of students registered for CXC By Horace Mills There is a major decrease in the number of students at Kellits High School in Clarendon who have registered to,…
January 12, 2021 0 Guy’s Hill footballers on top – They win corner league with Keano Allen scoring hat-trick By Horace Mills Benbow United Football Club from Guy’s Hill in St. Catherine has been crowned champion in the Harker’s Hall Corner League…
January 11, 2021 0 Kellits school appeals to gov’t – says it is ready for second COVID test By Horace Mills Acting Principal at Kellits High School in Clarendon, Jermaine Harris, has appealed for Government to give his institution the go-ahead…
January 9, 2021 0 Community focus | Ewarton group displays kindness despite pandemic By Horace Mills A youth club, whose agenda was impacted severely by restrictions imposed to slow the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, took an impressive…
January 7, 2021 0 Community Focus | I gave the season to the people, MP says By Horace Mills Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Catherine North West, Hugh Graham, said the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is not being wasted…
January 7, 2021 0 Bog Walk resident shot and killed By Horace Mills The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a man was shot and killed yesterday afternoon (January 6) in Bog Walk, St.…
January 5, 2021 0 Community Focus | Jamaica Beacon Shares With 150 People To Mark Third Anniversary By Horace Mills Representatives of The Jamaica Beacon media entity travelled to three towns and distributed meals to 150 people, including the homeless,…
January 5, 2021 0 Butch Stewart, a Jamaican who worked hard and achieved wealth, dies at 79 By Horace Mills Legendary hotelier Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart died in the United States yesterday (January 4) during a period of illness, sending grief…
January 4, 2021 0 Exclusive | Bike stuck under truck in deadly crash near Kellits By Horace Mills Pandemonium broke out on the McNie Main Road – not far from Kellits in Clarendon, after a motorcyclist died when…
January 2, 2021 0 Croft’s Hill | Fire Guts House On New Year’s Day By Horace Mills The new year started on a sad note for a family whose house a mysterious fire gutted last night, January…
January 2, 2021 2 Linstead native dies in crash on New Year’s Day after birthday on Boxing Day By Horace Mills A man who grew up at East Avenue in Linstead, St. Catherine, has died in a motorcycle accident. The incident…
January 1, 2021 0 Bog Walk | 3 men nabbed after attack on solider – one suspect loses hand By Horace Mills A youngster from Grove Road in Linstead, St. Catherine, is among three men in police custody regarding an attempted robbery…
December 28, 2020 0 Croft’s Hill | Man shot dead after release from prison By Horace Mills The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a gunman shot and killed a mason at St. John district in the Croft’s…
December 28, 2020 0 Lluidas Vale | Family pulls off surprise – Pastor says birthday patriarch gives no trouble in the church By Horace Mills A retired farmer, Herman Brown, cried tears of joy on Boxing Day when his relatives and friends surprised him with…
December 26, 2020 0 Linstead | Christmas fire destroys house – survivor awakened by scorching heat By Horace Mills Warren Sullivan did not have a merry Christmas yesterday – the day fire destroyed the one-bedroom house he occupied at…
December 25, 2020 1 Lluidas Vale | Businessman among two hospitalized after Christmas Eve plunge By Horace Mills A businessman is among two people hospitalized in stable condition after the truck in which they were travelling plunged into…
December 25, 2020 0 Lluidas Vale | Police charge young man amid intensified effort to curb attacks on businesses By Horace Mills The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers at Shady Grove Police Station in Lluidas Vale, St. Catherine, yesterday charged…
December 22, 2020 0 Returning residents, churches declare support for new care-giving company in Jamaica By Horace Mills Two influential groups representing returning residents and 105 churches respectively in Jamaica have expressed support for the newly launched Break…
December 19, 2020 0 Linstead | Fire leaves 10 people homeless – loss estimated at $14M By Horace Mills Fire destroyed a house at Time and Patience district in Linstead, St. Catherine, shortly before daybreak today, leaving eight adults…
December 19, 2020 0 Business owner vows to break barriers while obeying COVID protocols | minister impressed By Horace Mills The proprietor of a brand new home-care services company in Jamaica, Andrene Lewis-Longwe, has given a public assurance that her…
December 18, 2020 0 Jamaican wins community award in Canada – he teaches immigrants how to escape bad debt By Horace Mills A Jamaican native, Andre Smith, has defeated more than 100 applicants to be awarded among five community champions at the…
December 17, 2020 0 Linstead | Vendors allowed on Market Street for Christmas – motor vehicles to divert By Horace Mills Councillor for the Linstead Division in St. Catherine, Herbert Garriques, has announced that vendors are allowed to carry out commercial…