LIFE STORIES
Camethia Campbell has promised to continue producing good grades as she prepares to start classes at St Andrew High School for Girls in the corporate area in September. The aspiring microbiologist, who lives in the Charlemont Farm Scheme area of Linstead in St Catherine, has been a honour roll student over the years. “Expect nothing […]
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The principal at Enid Bennett High School, formerly Bog Walk High in St Catherine, has lashed out at the Ministry of Education for supplying the institution this year with predominantly students who scored below 40 percent average in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). Patrick Phillips said he glanced at the list of 216 students […]
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers have seized two illegal guns – one in St Thomas and the other in Kingston. The seizures were made yesterday, June 19. No one was arrested in either of the operations. In relation to the St Thomas find, the JCF stated that law enforcers were on patrol […]
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Jamaica Information Service – Bog Walk High School in St Catherine has been renamed the Enid Bennett High School in honour of the late former State Minister and daughter of the parish, who was instrumental in the establishment of the institution. Ms. Bennett played a key role in securing the funds and land for the […]
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A man has died in a two-vehicle crash on the Lacovia main road in St Elizabeth. He is Lincoln Lyn from Slipe district in the parish, said the Corporate Communications Unit of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). It explained: “Reports from the Lacovia Police are that, about 7:30pm [on Monday, June 18], Lyn was driving […]
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness has proposed a five-year ultimatum for all CARICOM countries to fully implement the single market initiative, adding that Jamaica would be forced to review its relations with the regional bloc if the requested ultimatum is not met. He, in response to concerns expressed by Leader of the Opposition Dr Peter Phillips, […]
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a curfew has been imposed in sections of Annotto Bay, St Mary. It started at 6 o’ clock this morning (June 20) and will remain in effect until 6 o’ clock Friday morning, June 22. “During the hours of the curfew, all persons within the boundaries are required to […]
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Weeks before he assumes leadership of CARICOM for the first time, Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared that Jamaica will seek to change the policy regarding how countries fund the regional bloc, adding that contributions should be done more equitably. He wants a new policy that considers variables such as each country’s level of indebtedness. “As […]
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Amid damning allegations about operations at the government’s oil refinery, Petrojam, Cabinet has approved the appointment of three new Jamaican members to the entity’s Board of Directors, and has summoned the relevant permanent secretary to a meeting. The Office of the Prime Minister said, when Cabinet met on Monday night, it “discussed the issues regarding […]
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A Kingston family has become increasingly worried because one of its members remains missing although his motorcar has been found in the Riverton area of St Andrew. The missing man is Rupert ‘Schoolboy’ Stephens, a 29-year-old resident of Conrod Lane in Kingston 4 . One of his close relatives, who requested anonymity, told Jamaica Beacon […]
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Jamaica Information Service (JIS) – The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will be hosting a series of registration fairs across the island over the next 18 months to facilitate persons who are without a birth certificate or those who may need to complete the process. The first in the series of fairs will be held on […]
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Jamaica Information Service (JIS) – By year end, 1,000 closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) will be installed by the Government in strategic locations islandwide. These CCTVs will be fully integrated in the monitoring system of the ‘JamaicaEye’ initiative. JamaicaEye is a public-private partnership designed to network CCTV cameras owned by the Ministry as well as accommodate feed […]
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Perhaps we should get accustomed to saying Justice Kelicia Pecco. Why not? The scenario is not far-fetched, considering the early signs of academic excellence being portrayed by the 11-year-old aspiring judge, who hails from Linstead in St Catherine. Kelicia scored a 94 percent average in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and will attend Ardenne […]
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Two men from St James have been sent to prison for cocaine-related charges after they were found guilty yesterday, June 18. They are 53-year-old security supervisor from Anchovy in the parish Owen Glaze, and 39-year-old Andrew Brown who is an auto-mechanic from Lilliput. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said the two were found guilty in […]
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Abigail Taylor has scored 98.4 percent average in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), and is raring to start classes at Immaculate Conception High. The 11-year-old, who attends St Richards Primary in St Andrew, wants to become a psychiatrist. “I find it very interesting that your mind can impact your entire life,” she posited. Abigail […]
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a woman from Trelawny is still in custody after she was arrested in the parish capital on Sunday (June 17) on suspicion of breaching the Firearms Act. The JCF further said reports from the Falmouth police report that, about 7:30pm, a police team accosted the woman at a public […]
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said unknown assailants shot and killed a 27-year-old chef from Savannah Crossing, Palmers Cross, Clarendon, yesterday (Jun 17). The deceased is Jermaine Morgan, otherwise called ‘Bobo’. Reports from the May Pen police are that, about 8:20pm, Morgan was sitting in his cook shop when two men approached him and shot […]
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a second suspect has been charged in relation to the murder of Lorenzo Thomas at Cassava Piece district in St Andrew on June 5. He is 23-year-old Andre Hinds, a labourer from Cassava Piece. Hinds is charged with Murder, Conspiracy to Murder, Arson, Shooting with Intent, Illegal Possession of […]
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Alshequa Levy’s performance in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) belies the emotional turmoil she faced during the exams in March. Her mother Sandra Levy, who provided significant help, was admitted to hospital in the final episode of her battle with cancer. She passed away on May 6, not knowing that her 11-year-old daughter Alshequa […]
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Police are trying to find out who murdered 22-year-old labourer Raheem ‘Prince’ Brown from Gordon Crescent, Granville in St James yesterday (June 17). Reports from the Montego Bay Police are that, about 7:25am, residents heard explosions in the area and called law enforcers. Police went to the scene and found Brown with gunshot wounds. He […]
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The St Catherine North Police have released more informtion about the murder for which 35-year-old Alvin ‘Kevin’ Messam has been listed as wanted. Messam is from McGregor Lane in Spanish Town, St Catherine. He is accused of murdering 44-year-old Clarence Clarke in Whitewater Meadows in the parish on Saturday, April 28. The Jamaica Constabulary Force […]
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said detectives are investigating the death of 60-year-old farmer Michael Gordon, otherwise called Country, from the White Spring area of Windsor in the parish. It said reports are that a relative who was walking along a dirt track smelt a foul odour yesterday (June 15), went to investigate, and found […]
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The Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) said its detectives have arrested and charged Constable Chantel Stephenson of the Motorized Patrol Division for alleged breach of the Corruption Prevention Act. It said the charge was laid on June 11 based on advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). MOCA explained: “Allegations are that […]
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Patrick Humes gave an interesting description of his 11-year-old daughter Kayandra, especially as it relates to her academic performance over the years. “She is kind of a late bloomer, but, when she blooms, she soars to the top,” he said. Kayandra soared in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) this year, recording a 92.46 percent […]
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Opposition parliamentarian and businessman Peter Bunting has claimed that mass media in Jamaica effectively has been bribed into telling positive stories about the government, adding that new and independent means are now required to hold the administration accountable. He indicated that, especially since the Jamaica Labour Party administration was elected two years ago, Government has […]
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Constable Kamar Davis from the Manchester Police Division, who is accused of attempting to pervert the court of justice, has been offered $100,000 bail and scheduled to appear before the Manchester Parish Court on July 11. The Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) said it charged the cop on June 8 after he was […]
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Police are investigating the circumstances under which a bus owned by the government’s Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) allegedly killed a male child on Friday (June 15) on the Gregory Park main road in Portmore, St Catherine. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said reports are that, about 7:50am, the child was on a public passenger […]
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Government senator Matthew Samuda has thrown out a challenge for Opposition parliamentarian Dr Wykeham McNeill to declare whether nepotism during his tenure as tourism minister allowed two of his relatives to rake in millions of dollars from Government. He said Dr McNeill should not continue to chair parliament’s Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) until […]
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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said the 16-year-old son of a Dancehall entertainer has been charged with Murder following an incident this month in Cassava Piece, St Andrew. The minor, whose identity cannot be legally disclosed in this instance, is also charged with Conspiracy to Murder, Illegal Possession of Firearm, Illegal Possession of Ammunition, Arson, […]
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