Bog Walk | Step-father Charged With Unlawful Wounding Of Child
The St. Catherine North Police have charged the stepfather of a three-year-old child who has been the subject of several…
Bog Walk | Child Protection Agency Investigating Alleged Abuse
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) said it is investigating claims that a child was physically abused on…
Linstead | Police Arrest 15 Amid Clampdown On Illegal Parties
Police arrested and charged 15 people nabbed at an illegal party on the weekend in the Orangefield area of Linstead,…
Beacon of the day | Linstead Man Does It Again, Pulls Crash Victim From River
Delgado Smith, better known as ‘Dainty’, was travelling home after nightfall last Saturday (September 18), not knowing that his journey…
Lluidas Vale | Siblings In Grief, Claim Their Mom Got COVID At Hospital
Members of a family are mourning the death of their mother, 56-year-old Beryl Junior, whom they believe contracted the novel…
Ewarton | Woman Robbed Of Over $500K At Gunpoint
A 60-year-old businesswoman was today robbed of approximately $518,000 at her home on Nugent Road in Ewarton, St. Catherine, the…
Linstead Youth Dies After Being Shot Several Times
The St. Catherine North Police are investigating the shooting death of a young man on a playing field outside Linstead…
Beacon of the day | Former Tastee Contest Winner, Almost Deported, Attains Degree
Since rising to prominence when he won the nationally acclaimed Tastee Talent Trail in 2007, Marvin Fishley, a singer and…
Bellamy Resigns Too – Video Shows Him Partying During Lockdown
Councillor for the Mona Division in St. Andrew, Andrew Bellamy, has resigned from the board of a statutory body after…
Full Statement | Agri Minister Resigns For ‘Wrong’ Move Amid COVID
Floyd Green has resigned as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries after attending a birthday party on Tuesday – a no-movement…
Kellits | Two Small Businesses Destroyed By Fire
The Clarendon Fire Department is yet to disclose what its investigation so far unearthed regarding a fire that destroyed two…
Beacon of the day | Soldier Awards People Who Helped Him To Grow
Malik Hamilton, a 25-year-old saxophonist and soldier, stood tall as an epitome of gratitude when he presented 24 awards to…
Beacon of the day | Community Group Delivers Gifts To Over 600 Children
The camaraderie among residents of August Town in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, means a lot especially for members of a…
Ewarton | Cops Appeal For Help In Identifying Pedestrian Killed
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has appealed for help in identifying a woman who died of injuries she sustained in…
Mystery – Junior Paige Dead, Relative Seeks Help To Bury Him
A well-known young man, Junior Paige, who recently gripped readers of The Beacon with his movie-like life story, is said…
Ewarton | Family stunned as senior citizen’s body found with throat cut
Detectives are said to be following strong leads into the murder of a senior citizen, who was found with her…
Linstead | Family tired of flooding caused by water from public road
Howard Stubbs operates what some people may consider to be a ‘dry weather’ beauty salon, but he is not the…
Beacon of the day | Businessman treats students after placed in their study group mistakenly
Business operator Andrew Morris has made good of a chance he got, albeit coincidentally, to make a lasting impression on…
Miss Mamma Butchered near Kellits
A 55-year-old woman from Fort George district in St. Ann – not far from Kellits in Clarendon, has been found…
Bog Walk | Family Of Slain Cop Feels ‘Really Bad’ About Comments
The family of slain police corporal Delwin Jackson said it is devastated not only by the murder of its loved-one,…
No-movement Days To Continue For Two More Weeks
Prime Minister Andrew Holness this evening announced that the three no-movement days per week will continue for another two weeks…
Ewarton | 560 Workers, Residents Vaccinated At WINDALCO Blitz
The West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO) said 560 of its employees and community members were vaccinated yesterday at the Ewarton…
Kellits | MP joins crowd at burial of youth accused of murder and suicide
A relatively large number of people attended the funeral of Markland Hayles, also called ‘CJ’, who police said hanged himself…
Linstead | Boy Loses Bull To Theft, But Still Loves Farming
A child farmer from Charlemont Farm Scheme in the Treadways area of Linstead, St. Catherine, became a victim of praedial…
Beacon of the day | Tajay Francis Making Strides As A Youth Leader
Years to come, the name Tajay Francis is likely to be acclaimed both locally and internationally. The 20-year-old, who continues…
Bog Walk | INDECOM Probing Deadly Shooting
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) said it has started investigations into the fatal shooting of an unidentified man by…
Community Focus | Charmaine Donates Six Mattresses To Linstead Hospital
The donation of seven mattresses to Linstead Public Hospital in St. Catherine could not have come at a better time,…
Lluidas Vale | St. Ann Youths Charged After Shootout With Cops
Two young men from St. Ann have been charged in relation to an alleged shootout that unfolded between gunmen and…
Guy’s Hill | $10M Stolen From Business During Burglary
The police are still trying to find out who burglarized and stole millions of dollars at Hay’s Enterprise in Guy’s…
Bog Walk | Blame Game Continues Over Deadly Charter
A blame game continues surrounding the gun murder of two residents of Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on August 18. The…