A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
All seems set for relatives and friends to pay their last respects on Sunday, 4 May 2025, to Wellesley Bolt – the father of sprint legend Usain Bolt. A service of thanksgiving for his life will be held at Falmouth Seventh Day…
Law enforcers have shot and killed a man at Banbury district in Linstead, St Catherine, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) confirmed, adding that a gun has been seized. The deceased is 34-year-old Shaneil Sheldon, otherwise called ‘Bruck Up’ . He was shot…
A social media personality from Linstead in St Catherine is still in shock after the body of her boyfriend was found in one of Linstead’s most troubled communities – Banbury. The deceased is 20-year-old Kaleave Thomas, the fruits vendor and construction worker…
The remains of three siblings who died in a house fire at Walkerswood in St Ann will be laid to rest on Saturday, 24 May 2025, said Bonita Roach, a grand-aunt of the late trio. She told The Beacon that interment will…
Kerdell Bailey Pinnock, 104, of Sandy River near Kellits in Clarendon, was born Friday, 28 January 1921, at Christiana, Manchester. She had five siblings – all of whom predeceased her. Kerdell did mainly farming to take care of her family, including her…
From as young as he can recall, Jamie Hay has been following cricket closely with his grandfather Herbert Garriques, who is councillor for Linstead Division in St Catherine and vice-president of the St Catherine Cricket Association. “My love for the game has…
Several awards were handed out and victors declared at the end of a high-profile St Catherine-based cricket tournament, which Bridgeport Cricket Club won for the fourth consecutive year. The 2025 staging of the Jamaica Energy Partners St Catherine Cricket Association Tournament ended…
The relatives of a 28-year-old mentally challenged man who was shot dead at Linstead in St Catherine are being encouraged to focus on the love and connection they shared with him – not on the struggles he faced up to when he…
Nerissa Crooks-White (Sister Jim and Mum), 103, of Point Hill district in St Catherine, was born to Ella White and Luther Crooks on a Saturday, 24 December 1921. She was the first child for her parents. She had nine siblings – six…
LLUIDAS VALE, St Catherine – Members of a grieving family here are advanced in preparation for the burial of their beloved Fitzroy Williams, who dreamt about his own murder two times within days of it actually happening. The 32-year-old St Catherine native…
KELLITS, Clarendon – After listening to the tributes that his relatives and friends gushed in his honour, new centenarian Zelutha Mitchell, better known as Mass Zellie, did a quick reflection and made a profound declaration. “I never try to hurt nobody,” he…
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, 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…
KINGSTON – As the Christmas season approaches, Jamaican author Yvonne Morgan-McKenzie is bringing joy to readers with her latest release, Little T Meets Santa Claus/Father Christmas. The heartwarming tale is poised to resonate with both children and adult readers. “Anybody who takes…
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…
Ottis Brown got gifts and heartfelt commendations while performing final duties as the first principal of the 10-year-old Cedar Grove Academy in Gregory Park, Portmore, St Catherine. “Myself and those I had the responsibility to lead; we paid our dues,” he asserted…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Alicia Spence will mark another milestone in her musical career when she launches her first album in a highly anticipated Gospel concert at Dinthill Technical High School in Linstead, St Catherine Saturday evening, April 27. “I choose to release this album because…
Twelve-year-old Omarco Brown, who died in a shooting incident at his Pusey home in Point Hill, St Catherine, has been buried twice in a week. His second burial, which was the correct one, happened at his home in Point Hill on Saturday,…
The grief was palpalble in the community of Lluidas Vale in St Catherine as people – young and old – journeyed from near and far for one main reason – to show their last respect to a promising community youth who died…
A rural community in Jamaica is still mourning after one of its natives died 11 days subsequent to his arrival in the Cayman Islands. Dwayne Butler passed away in his nocturnal sleep on 21 December 2023 – two weeks after he celebrated…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
