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OBITUARY: Lehan Gardener, 12, Of Linstead

Lehan Geanntae Gardener, 12, was born at Spanish Town Hospital 07 August 2011 to Marsha Gray Gardener and Cleon Gardener. Her big dream was to become a…

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VIDEO: Son Lauded At Funeral For Charlemont High Vice Principal

Despite the pain he feels in losing his mother Jennifer Gidden, 32-year-old Javil-Don Beason told hundreds of mourners that he has found an amount of solace in…

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Linstead Youth Delivers Valedictory Speech In USA Days Before Father’s Funeral

With the ink barely dry on his valedictory speech, Lemar Archer is now preparing the eulogy to deliver at his father’s funeral. His dad, Clifford Archer, died…

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Beacon of the day | Joseph Edwards Publishes Two Books In A Pandemic

Long before he knew that he was a poet, Joseph Edwards was fascinated by writing and would often become engrossed in reading basically anything that is well…

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Beacon of the day | Linstead youth, who dropped out of school, finds hope in farming

Rajeem Louden said he dropped out of Charlemont High School in Linstead, St. Catherine, in 2016 when he was in fifth form. “I was very disappointed,” he…

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Photo | Jennifer Gidden honoured for giving dedicated service as teacher

The True United Sisters organization, which is based in the Bog Walk area of St. Catherine, has honoured Acting Principal of Charlemont High School Jennifer Gidden. “She…

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Beacon of the day | Bog Walk resident gets national award for over 40 years of volunteerism at school in Linstead

Levi Croll, who does not know his parents, rose to national prominence this month when the island publicly conferred on him the Badge of Honour for Meritorious…

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Beacon of the day | Young woman defies odds to become homeowner, only black employee at workplace

On the eve of her 26th birthday, Kris-Ann Stewart moved into her own house – a dream that once seemed far-fetched for the Jamaican native, who migrated…

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Linstead school reacts to death of two teachers weeks apart

Principal of Charlemont High School in the Linstead area of St. Catherine, Garth Gayle, has described as excellent, two of the institution’s teachers who died mere weeks…

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Clarendon Head Boy Picks Charlemont – he wants to design cars for Bugatti

By Horace Mills, Journalist Somewhere in rural Jamaica, there is a boy dreaming of becoming an extraordinary mechanical engineer – one good enough to design cars for…

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PHOTOS: Charlemont students wow teacher

A Home Economics teacher at Charlemont High School in Linstead, St. Catherine, is beaming with pride after managing to pull the creative genius out of a batch…

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Linstead native appointed Acting Principal of UTech

Former Head Boy and current board Chairman of Charlemont High School in the Linstead area of St. Catherine, Professor Colin Gyles, has been appointed Acting President of…

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Woman who struggled through school returns to motivate others

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Charlemont takes on urban schools in lacrosse, wins first match

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Charlemont again – Head Boy reprimanded after appealing for peace

The embattled administration of Charlemont High School, which has been waging a battle against the press and the school’s Past Students Association, has reprimanded Head Boy Shemar…

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The bad ones are a few – Charlemont Head Boy Supports Tough Action Against Unruly Students

Head Boy of Charlemont High School in St Catherine, Shemar Grant, said undisciplined students at the school are a small minority, adding that he and other student…

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Teacher dissed – Linstead school hit by another video showing indiscipline

At a time when the administration of Charlemont High School is busy covering up the punishment meted out to a group of students who fought in the…

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LINSTEAD: Charlemont expels nearly 10 girls after street fight

Charlemont High School in Linstead, St Catherine, has sent a strong message against indiscipline, expelling nearly 10 of the girls who were involved in a nasty fight…

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Police confirm Charlemont student was unconscious after beating

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers in Linstead, St Catherine, are conducting further investigations to determine if charges will be laid against persons involved in…

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LINSTEAD: Student beaten says she saw death, wants to leave Jamaica

The traumatized fifth form student of Charlemont High School in St Catherine who was beaten near the school last week Thursday afternoon, November 7, said she wants…

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The multi-talented, Dr Rakar Williams

The success he attained belies the struggles he endured while growing up in two contrasting places – Greenwich Town in Kingston and the rural community of Lluidas…

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Meeting called – Charlemont past students outraged over booting of football manager, say nepotism has overtaken their school

While calling all past students to a meeting scheduled for November 13, the Charlemont High School Past Students Association (CHSPSA) said it does not support the ‘unjust’…

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Charlemont High: PTA supports principal, booting of football manager

The Parent Teachers Association (PTA) of Charlemont High School in St Catherine has thrown its support behind embattled Principal Garth Gayle, and has blasted Gayle’s critics. The…

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LINSTEAD: Charlemont past students blast principal amid big blunder

A major rift has developed between the Charlemont High School Past Students Association (CHSPSA) and high-profile principal Garth Gayle, who is being accused of being away from…

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NEW TWIST: Dinthill defends reporting Charlemont in football scandal

Dinthill Technical High School in St Catherine is admitting that it had reported one of its neighbouring schools, Charlemont High, to the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA)….

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LINSTEAD: Charlemont boots student involved in football scandal

Charlemont High School in Linstead, St Catherine, has booted the male student involved in a football scandal. The student footballer, who started to attend Charlemont’s sixth form…

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BREAKING NEWS: Linstead school says it reported breach, loses major points

Charlemont High School said it does not regret reporting a breach, which resulted in the institution plunging from second position to the bottom of Zone K in…

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Football in the blood – Charlemont goalkeeper following tradition

Derland Hyatt, the goalkeeper for Charlemont High School in St Catherine, is from a football family. He is the younger brother of former national goalkeeper Damion Hyatt,…

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Former national footballer finds way around crashed dream

Andrew Henry is a former goalkeeper for Jamaica’s national Under-17 and Under-20 teams. He had a dream to, one day, represent his native land at the highest…

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Mikhail Solomon – the newest national play writer

He grew up playing roles in minor plays his parents produced to raise funds for their church. Mikhail Solomon, now the newest national playwright, had no clue…