A family is in grief after one brother allegedly killed another at York Street in Linstead, St Catherine. Area residents have identified the victim as Yashawn Haye, who was known for selling CDs and DVDs in Linstead town. It is said that he is originally from Linstead proper, but had been living at York Street…
EXCLUSIVE – Sister Stunned As Brother Is Slain Allegedly By Woman In Riversdale
VIDEO: David Salmon Was Bullied For Speech Impediment – He Now Speaks For Hundreds As Val
Linstead Native, Jevaughn Gordon, Graduates With First Class Honours
Jevaughn Gordon graduated from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, last week Saturday with first class honours – the highest quality degree attainable. His achievement was foreshadowed by his permanent presence on the Dean’s Honour Roll throughout the six semesters or three years that he was enrolled at the Caribbean School of Media…
Mother Cries Tears Of Joy As Christina Blake Earns Law Degree
Pauline Henry-Blake cried while reflecting on the sacrifice her daughter made to reach her latest milestone in her journey to become a lawyer. Her daughter, Christina Blake, whose progress The Beacon has been tracking since 2019, graduated yesterday with a Bachelor of Laws degree (Honours) from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. In…
Guy’s Hill High Grateful For 70 Computers From ConnectJA
The technological capacity of Guy’s Hill High School in rural St. Catherine has been boosted with the provision of 50 desktop computers, 20 laptops and servers valued at over $1.5 million from ConnectJA. The initiative, which is dubbed ‘Advancing Jamaica One School At A Time’, is aimed at equipping the island’s schools with computers to…
Gary Martin Enjoys Giving Shoes, Other Gifts To Spanish Town Students
The joy of putting smiles on people’s faces is what has been fueling the philanthropic drive in Gary Martin, better known as Stiff. He grew up in poverty in a section of Spanish Town known as Job’s Lane, and attended Crescent Primary School, Friendship Primary, and St. John’s Primary – all in the St Catherine…
Bus Driver Killed In Crash At Bog Walk
The driver of a Coaster bus, which operates between Linstead and Spanish Town in St Catherine, has died after being injured in a two-vehicle crash at Bog Walk Gorge in the parish. The collision happened last night. It is said that the Coaster driver is from Spanish Town and is known as Romey. He operated…
Linstead | Dinthill Teacher Dies A Month After Burying Daughter
Marshanee McLean Making A Difference In Top Hill
Beacon of the day | Cohen Crosley Finds Courage As Illness Sets In
Beacon of the day | Channing Bryan Finds New Energy, Releases First Single
Priding himself on spreading positivity through music, Channing Bryan has high hopes to help change the trajectory of the grim and unbecoming music that engulfs today’s society. He told The Beacon: “Where the music industry is concerned, a lot of bad things have been at the forefront. We’re talking about violence, scamming, etcetera… My ultimate…
Beacon of the day | Ewarton Teacher Defies Odds To Be Crowned Miss Linstead Ackee & Jerk Fest
A high school teacher, who is inspired by Dancehall artiste Spice, is elated about winning the title of Miss Linstead Ackee and Jerk Festival 2022 last Monday at Dinthill Technical High School in Linstead, St. Catherine. J’nell Morris told The Beacon that the competition was tailored to showcase hidden talents among herself and the nine…
BEACON OF THE DAY | Nurse Woodfine – Decades Of Baby Deliveries
OBITUARY: Baba Lloyd, 78, of Croft’s Hill, Clarendon
Lloyd Seymour Anderson (Baba Lloyd, Gussy, Cool Shade, and Government), 78, of Croft’s Hill, Clarendon, passed away peacefully at his residence on Monday, 26 September 2022. He was born 12 June 1944 to the late Iris and Vivian Anderson at Wilbury district, Croft’s Hill. Baba Lloyd had seven siblings, two of whom predeceased him. His…
VIDEO: Linstead Church Group Helps Over 80 Students, Marks 10th Anniversary
Lluidas Vale | Several Residents Served Notice To Leave Gov’t Land
Several residents in a section of the Lluidas Vale Division in St Catherine have confirmed receiving notices that give them until December 6 to vacate Government land on which they have been building houses. Some have lived there for decades. The area, mainly hilly terrain, is known as Pleasant Hill and is located along the…
Devon Vassel, Retired St Elizabeth Teacher, Feels Good Getting Award
Devon Vassel, 67, fell in love with the teaching profession at the age of 17. That’s while he, on leaving high school in 1972, was working as a pre-trained teacher at Bull Savannah All-Age School in St. Elizabeth. “As my life went on teaching at Bull Savannah, I just fell in love with teaching, and…
VIDEO: Earline Carnegie Teaching At One Basic School For 52 Years
FAMILY: Dr Adams Died Peacefully On His Birthday
“He lived a very good life; he was a good and honourable man who was very selfless and would have come to see his patients over the years almost every day,” the family said. It added that Dr Adams, a senior citizen, passed away peacefully. He was actively carrying out his duties up to weeks…
VIDEO: Father Would Have Given A Kidney To Save His Son
Neville Thompson would have given his son a kidney if it would have kept him alive. His 29-year-old son, Javar Bailey, from Vanity Fair district in Linstead, St Catherine, died of kidney failure on September 19 at University Hospital of the West Indies. “Mi never even get the chance fi seh, if him want a…
FOOTBALL RETURNS – Diamond Sox Defends Title In Ewarton 3 Years Later
BEACON OF THE DAY | Kellits High Principal Elated To Be Awarded
Texal Christie, who exchanged mechanical engineering for the classroom, has been reaping the rewards of the career switch. The latest came on September 8 when he was among educators invited to Jamaica House, where they were awarded the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service To Education. “I feel very elated,” the Kellits High School…
BEACON OF THE DAY (VIDEO) | Dshawan Dunwell Done Well In 14 CXC
His surname, Dun-well, perhaps says it all. Dshawan Dunwell, who lives on the outskirts of Spanish Town in St Catherine, is no ordinary 16-year-old. He just completed fifth form at St Jago High School and, already, he has amassed a total of 14 subjects from the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC). He did them at the…
BEACON OF THE DAY | Point Hill Principal Humbled By Big Award
Though convinced that she has been doing a spectacular job, Shernette Nelson-Powell was doubtful about being numbered among educators receiving the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service To Education. She collected the prestigious prize from Prime Minister Andrew Holness during a ceremony held at Jamaica House on September 8. “I am humbled by the…
LETTER | Linstead Resident Not Satisfied With Flow
Linstead Man Dies Weeks Before Slain Brother Is Buried
VIDEO: Randall Gallimore Released; His Family Questions Police Behaviour
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is facing criticism after releasing without charge a man whom it had listed as wanted in relation to the shooting of a police inspector at Linstead, St Catherine, on Monday, September 5. The man, who was taken into custody, is 25-year-old Randall Gallimore, otherwise called ‘Nibbs’, from Wakefield district in…
VIDEO: St Elizabeth Family Buries Loved-One Who Escaped Tragic Death
Icilda Parker-Dunkley was among people singing her husband’s praise during his burial at New River in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, on what turned out to be a wet Sunday afternoon, September 04. Stanley Overton Dunkley, better known as Waff Waff, 77, who escaped death on previous occasions, passed away on 31 July 2022 while undergoing…