Tag: Bog Walk gorge
Bog Walk | Police say woman lingered around bridge for some 4 hours before suspected suicide
Beacon of the day | Young father risks life trying to save motorist in Bog Walk
Riversdale mourns tragic end
Relatives and friends of 19-year-old security guard Ricardo Stephenson are devastated by his tragic death yesterday morning (May 21) at Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine. Ricardo was employed to Securipro security company, and was based at the Seprod factory in Bog Walk. He graduated from Enid Bennett High School in Bog Walk in 2018….
Riversdale youth dies in Bog Walk crash
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a man died in a two-vehicle collision shortly before 8 o’clock this morning, May 21, at Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine. He is 19-year-old Ricardo Stephenson from Riversdale in St. Catherine. The JCF stated that, at the time of the incident, Stephenson was driving a Suzuki Swift motorcar…
Nothing superstitious – NWC explains sudden drop in water level
The sudden massive drop in water levels yesterday at Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine is not a reflection of anything superstitious, the National Water Commission (NWC) said. Its Communications Manager, Andrew Cannon, told The Beacon that the water level fell because the state-owned National Irrigation Commission was doing some work in the area and…
BOG WALK: New warning system launched for Rio Cobre
Residents of communities surrounding the Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine will benefit from an upgraded Rio Cobre Early Warning System, which will assist in the management of potential water-related disasters. The Caribbean Development Bank provided grant funding of JA$34 million for upgrade of the system, which was established by the Water Resources Authority. The…
VIDEO: Residents capitalize on chicken truck crash
It was a bad day for a poultry farmer and a driver whose truck overturned in the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine. Residents who happened upon the crash yesterday morning, November 20, wasted no time in grabbing chickens by the handfuls and bagsful. A police vehicle parked at the scene was no deterrence. Here…