The promotion of positive values and attitudes in her writing is on the verge of paying off for Jamaican author Yvonne Morgan-McKenzie. She has been contracted to write two children’s book series, she told The Beacon, adding that a total of eight books should be produced under the agreement. “I am putting out good books,…
Hats off mainly to his parents, Devon Smith managed to stay above the fray during his childhood, not falling victim to crime like several young men with whom he grew up in the inner-city community of Waterhouse, Kingston. “It was a big group of us, and they took their little time and probably would gravitate…
A man was shot dead before daybreak yesterday (December 8) at his home in Corner Rest district, Banbury, Linstead, St Catherine. He has been identified as Clive White. The Jamaica Constabulary Force said: “Reports from the Linstead Police are that, about 4:30AM, residents heard explosions and alerted them. Upon their arrival, they saw White with…
Denecia Kelly’s graduation from university was so important for Linval Taylor and his wife Menervah, they flew into the island from the United States in time to witness it. They had provided the former high school drop-out with a scholarship, which facilitated her just-concluded journey through the University of Technology (U-Tech), where she earned a…
Hampton School in St Elizabeth is mourning the suspected drowning of one of its sixth formers, Isa Ridgard, 18, from Malvern in the parish. The incident happened at Old Wharf Beach in St Elizabeth on Sunday, December 3. The Jamaica Constabulary Force, in a press release, said: “Reports from the Pedro Plains Police are that,…
The 12-year-old boy who died in a shooting incident at home at Snake Hill district in Point Hill, St Catherine, was jovial and promising, according to O’Neil Ankle, principal at Jonathan Grant High in Spanish Town. He noted that the late seventh grader, Omarco Brown, was a class prefect at the school. “He commanded the…
Ewarton Primary School from St Catherine has won the inaugural staging of the Math and Science Meet, held on November 5 at Dinthill Technical High School in the mentioned parish. The competition, hosted by the community-based group called Football With A Twist, comprised five primary schools from Ewarton and Linstead, St Catherine. And plans are…
Relatives and friends are heart-broken following the questionable death of 59-year-old Charmaine Hardy at the home where she lives alone in a remote section of Orangefield district in Linstead, St Catherine. Some residents, as well as a representative of the bereaved family, said she apparently was raped and strangled to death. Crime scene detectives, who…
Gunmen have been wreaking havoc in and around the town of Linstead in St Catherine, robbing four businesses within weeks, beating a security guard, and making off with a gun as well as money, appliances and other valuables. On one of the four occasions, police managed to chase and apprehend three suspects – shooting two…
Gwendolyn Thomas-Lewis (Miss Delly), 70, was born to Robert Thomas and Matilda Alexander on 22 August 1953. She spent almost her entire life in the district where she was born and raised – Pennington, Lluidas Vale Division, St Catherine. Her only sibling, Myrtle Hutchinson, is still alive. Miss Delly, who attended Juan-de-Bolas All Age School…
Sabrina Edwards from Linstead in St Catherine is already tasting the glory that accompanies top-notch performance in regional exams. She has attained the highest possible grade (Grade One) in CSEC Information Technology, which is administered by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC). She further embellished that feat with ‘A’ profiles in all three components of the…
Blending two of her passions together, Yvonne Morgan-McKenzie is surely starting to turn heads in literature and the culinary arts. That does not come as a surprise for the author who, while growing up on one of the largest coconut farms at Aeolus Valley in St. Thomas, spent much of her time reading. “There were…
Attorney-at-law Kaylin Whittingham has done it again, leaving a trail of benevolence whenever she visits her native Jamaica. She used the latest trip to, among other things, present scholarships and charitable donations totaling $1 million to law students and life-changing institutions on the island. “I will continue to find ways to give back to Jamaica…
As schools reopen formally across Jamaica tomorrow, Aliyah Snape is among those with high hopes as she commences her journey at her favourite secondary educational institution – Dinthill Technical High in Linstead, St Catherine. “I really really really wanted to go to Dinthill,” the soft-spoken 11-year-old told The Beacon. To secure her spot at the…
Thirteen-year-old Aleyah Thompson graduated from Ewarton Primary School in St Catherine with extra pride and joy after being hand-picked by her principal and teachers to be the recipient of the Veronica Kelly Grant for the year 2023. The grant of $100,000 was established to honour the memory of Ewarton native Veronica Kelly who, in August…
Two cadets are basking in shared glory after jointly collecting the Mary Jean Mitchell Green Award for Academics during their graduation ceremony at Prospect College in St Mary. Captain Daville Gracey from Manchester and Assistant Captain Faithston Brown from St Mary were among 10 young men who graduated 01 July 2023 from the privately-owned para-military…
There can never be too much achievement within one household, and that’s among the reasons single parent Ruchelle Plummer is beaming with pride this graduation season. Two of her children – Senovia Harrison and Kishmale Samuels, as well as her grand-daughter Carriceann Robinson, are all graduating this season. Kishmale, who serves as Head Boy at…
From Pollyground Primary to Campion College, this young scholar and leader is on a roll.
Her family would have wanted to see her hit the century, but that was not in her maker’s plan. Pearl Mae Allen (Auntie) passed away peacefully 5 June 2023 at Commodore district in Linstead, St Catherine. She is survived by several relatives, including four children, namely: Leon Boyd, Earl Carnegie, Everton Carnegie and Anthea Seaman….
Tiona Larrelle Brown won’t be watching her favourite fairy tale movies and playing with her dolls here on earth anymore. That’s because she has transitioned from this life after eight amazing years with relatives and friends who would have done anything in their power to keep her here. But, Heaven knows and does best. Tiona…
Police assigned to the St. Catherine North Division are trying to ascertain the circumstances that led to the death of a man at West Prospect in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, yesterday, March 20. The deceased was dressed in a white T-Shirt, blue jeans shorts and a pair of blue shoes, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a man from Linstead in St Catherine is among two people arrested and charged with Possession of Prohibited Weapon, and Unauthorized Possession of Ammunition. He is 23-year-old Kevin Fletcher, otherwise called ‘Pork Face’ and ‘Tippy’, from Victoria district in Linstead. His co-accused is 19-year-old Antonio Small, otherwise called ‘Joe…
