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Body of baby girl found at dump
June 1, 2018 0

Body of baby girl found at dump

By Horace Mills

Police said an investigation is underway in relation to a newborn baby who was found dead yesterday (May 31) in…

Decomposing body found wrapped in tarpaulin
June 1, 2018 0

Decomposing body found wrapped in tarpaulin

By Horace Mills

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said the decomposing body of an unidentified man, wrapped in tarpaulin, has been found in…

Deadly crash in St Elizabeth – Head found 160 feet away from body
June 1, 2018 0

Deadly crash in St Elizabeth - Head found 160 feet away from body

By Horace Mills

Police have confirmed that a 23-year-old labourer from Beacon District in St Elizabeth died as a result of injuries he…

5 more charged in murder case; total now reaches 7
June 1, 2018 0

5 more charged in murder case; total now reaches 7

By Horace Mills

Five more persons have been charged with the murder of Patrick ‘Pee Boy’ Davis, bringing the total number of people…

Jamaican fraudsters busted in the UK
May 31, 2018 0

Jamaican fraudsters busted in the UK

By Horace Mills

Two Jamaicans living illegally in the United Kingdom since 2002 are now in jail after they falsely claimed to be…

PNP claims gov’t not doing enough for workers at WINDALCO
May 30, 2018 0

PNP claims gov’t not doing enough for workers at WINDALCO

By scott

The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has accused Government of being too silent about issues threatening more than one thousand…

Cops confirm suspected suicide involving politician’s son
May 19, 2018 0

Cops confirm suspected suicide involving politician’s son

By scott

The Constabulary Communications Unit of the police force said the Bog Walk police in St Catherine has confirmed the suspected…

Inspired by mom | St Mary native succeeds in overseas university
May 17, 2018 0

Inspired by mom | St Mary native succeeds in overseas university

By scott

Shyan Edwards, a native of Highgate in St Mary, always wanted to bring pride and joy to her community and…

Teacher extraordinaire dies in daughter’s arms at 102 years old
May 15, 2018 0

Teacher extraordinaire dies in daughter’s arms at 102 years old

By scott

A gentle giant who reached 102 years old passed away peacefully at her home in the rural community of Top…

From childhood abuse to peace-building | Juleus Ghunta launching book
May 14, 2018 0

From childhood abuse to peace-building | Juleus Ghunta launching book

By Horace Mills

The physical and verbal abuse Juleus Ghunta endured as a child has forced him to become a compelling writer with…

Victim of ‘mystery’ fire forgives arsonists who hurt her
May 14, 2018 0

Victim of ‘mystery’ fire forgives arsonists who hurt her

By scott

When she was two years old, Cassandra Rigg suffered third-degree burns to the chest, face and arms during a house…

Jamaican lottery scam ‘ringleader’ arrested in US
May 11, 2018 0

Jamaican lottery scam ‘ringleader’ arrested in US

By Horace Mills

The United States press is reporting that a 22-year-old Jamaican, Kristoff Cain, has been arrested for lottery scamming. According to…

US amends air agreement to strengthen commerce with Jamaica
May 11, 2018 0

US amends air agreement to strengthen commerce with Jamaica

By Horace Mills

Jamaica Information Service - Jamaica and the United States of America have revised their Open Skies Air Transport Agreement to…

Govana to headline first show in Canada
May 10, 2018 0

Govana to headline first show in Canada

By Horace Mills

Dancehall artiste Govana, whose real name is Romeo Nelson, is set to headline a concert in Toronto on Friday (May…

More than just a pilot – Scholarship launched to honour late Snipe
May 10, 2018 0

More than just a pilot - Scholarship launched to honour late Snipe

By Horace Mills

Less than a week after 25-year-old Carlon Snipe lost his life in a plane crash in Trelawny, his relatives did…

Plane crash victim hailed as world’s best dad
May 7, 2018 0

Plane crash victim hailed as world’s best dad

By Horace Mills

Miguel Jones loved his three children immeasurably and would have wanted to be around to help them live their fullest…

Final Flight | Ewarton family grieves death of young pilot
May 5, 2018 0

Final Flight | Ewarton family grieves death of young pilot

By Horace Mills

Rojorn Campbell was perhaps expecting another smooth landing, not the rough one that cut his life short Thursday afternoon, and…

Cops identify 2 young men found dead in Lluidas Vale police area
May 1, 2018 0

Cops identify 2 young men found dead in Lluidas Vale police area

By Horace Mills

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said it has identified the two young men who were found murdered on separate occasions…

Another young man found murdered in Lluidas Vale police area
April 28, 2018 0

Another young man found murdered in Lluidas Vale police area

By Horace Mills

Another young man has been found murdered in the Lluidas Vale police area of St Catherine. The body, which has…

Maroon voices not silenced in Portland
April 27, 2018 0

Maroon voices not silenced in Portland

By Horace Mills

Lomorra Dillon, a resident of Moore Town in Portland who attends Happy Grove High School, is 14 years old. But…

I did not draw conclusion – Mother clears air on identity drama
April 27, 2018 0

I did not draw conclusion - Mother clears air on identity drama

By scott

When Jamaica Beacon recently reignited the story about Janette Hardie’s 16-year search for her son Rojay King, no one thought it…

Cop keeps hope alive as illness takes toll
April 23, 2018 0

Cop keeps hope alive as illness takes toll

By Horace Mills

A graduate of Mico Teachers College and serving member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Cordel Cockings, oozes confidence that…

I have never won anything this big before – Roxanne Brown
April 23, 2018 0

I have never won anything this big before - Roxanne Brown

By Horace Mills

Roxanne Brown, a native of Ocho Rios in St Ann, has the academic credentials to be considered a standout among…

Body found with stab wounds, wire around neck near Lluidas Vale
April 23, 2018 0

Body found with stab wounds, wire around neck near Lluidas Vale

By Horace Mills

Detectives in the St Catherine North Police Division are probing the death of an unidentified man, whose body with multiple…

Police shot despite state of emergency in Lluidas Vale
April 22, 2018 0

Police shot despite state of emergency in Lluidas Vale

By Horace Mills

The small town of Lluidas Vale in St Catherine, near the Clarendon border, was transformed into a crime scene shortly…

Embrace the Chinese, Jamaicans told
April 21, 2018 0

Embrace the Chinese, Jamaicans told

By Horace Mills

While questioning why traditional partners such as the United States and Britain are no longer investing much in his country’s…

Point Hill wins parish contest | students learning through agriculture
April 16, 2018 0

Point Hill wins parish contest | students learning through agriculture

By Horace Mills

There is good reason Point Hill Leased Primary and Junior High School emerged winner of the recently held St Catherine…

Linstead man dies after being hit by truck
April 14, 2018 0

Linstead man dies after being hit by truck

By Horace Mills

Forty-one-year-old Sharn Reid, a vendor from Charlemont Housing Scheme in Linstead, St Catherine, died as a result of injuries he…

Girlie moves from living on streets to drama, to losing wife
April 9, 2018 0

Girlie moves from living on streets to drama, to losing wife

By Horace Mills

He couldn’t read or write when he dropped out of secondary school and ran away from home to fend and…

Lawyer, former police officer, new candidate of the PNP
April 9, 2018 0

Lawyer, former police officer, new candidate of the PNP

By Horace Mills

Inez Roye perhaps had no foreshadowing that the daughter she named Jennifer Housen would have had such an extraordinary life…

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