January 25, 2024 0 OBITUARY: Lehan Gardener, 12, Of Linstead By Jamaica Beacon Lehan Geanntae Gardener, 12, was born at Spanish Town Hospital 07 August 2011 to Marsha Gray Gardener and Cleon Gardener.…
July 2, 2022 0 VIDEO: Son Lauded At Funeral For Charlemont High Vice Principal By Horace Mills Despite the pain he feels in losing his mother Jennifer Gidden, 32-year-old Javil-Don Beason told hundreds of mourners that he…
May 9, 2022 0 Linstead Youth Delivers Valedictory Speech In USA Days Before Father’s Funeral By Horace Mills With the ink barely dry on his valedictory speech, Lemar Archer is now preparing the eulogy to deliver at his…
August 14, 2021 0 Beacon of the day | Joseph Edwards Publishes Two Books In A Pandemic By Horace Mills Long before he knew that he was a poet, Joseph Edwards was fascinated by writing and would often become engrossed…
June 3, 2021 0 Beacon of the day | Linstead youth, who dropped out of school, finds hope in farming By Horace Mills Rajeem Louden said he dropped out of Charlemont High School in Linstead, St. Catherine, in 2016 when he was in…
March 18, 2021 0 Photo | Jennifer Gidden honoured for giving dedicated service as teacher By Horace Mills The True United Sisters organization, which is based in the Bog Walk area of St. Catherine, has honoured Acting Principal…
October 22, 2020 0 Beacon of the day | Bog Walk resident gets national award for over 40 years of volunteerism at school in Linstead By Horace Mills Levi Croll, who does not know his parents, rose to national prominence this month when the island publicly conferred on…
September 10, 2020 0 Beacon of the day | Young woman defies odds to become homeowner, only black employee at workplace By Horace Mills On the eve of her 26th birthday, Kris-Ann Stewart moved into her own house – a dream that once seemed…
July 21, 2020 1 Linstead school reacts to death of two teachers weeks apart By Horace Mills Principal of Charlemont High School in the Linstead area of St. Catherine, Garth Gayle, has described as excellent, two of…
July 3, 2020 0 Clarendon Head Boy Picks Charlemont – he wants to design cars for Bugatti By Horace Mills By Horace Mills, Journalist Somewhere in rural Jamaica, there is a boy dreaming of becoming an extraordinary mechanical engineer –…
April 2, 2020 0 PHOTOS: Charlemont students wow teacher By Horace Mills A Home Economics teacher at Charlemont High School in Linstead, St. Catherine, is beaming with pride after managing to pull…
March 31, 2020 0 Linstead native appointed Acting Principal of UTech By Horace Mills Former Head Boy and current board Chairman of Charlemont High School in the Linstead area of St. Catherine, Professor Colin…
February 1, 2020 0 Woman who struggled through school returns to motivate others By Horace Mills Christina Smith returned to school on Sunday - not as a student this time round, but as an experienced practical…
January 30, 2020 0 Charlemont takes on urban schools in lacrosse, wins first match By Horace Mills A team from Charlemont High School in Linstead, St. Catherine, has won its first major encounter in lacrosse - a…
December 5, 2019 0 Charlemont again – Head Boy reprimanded after appealing for peace By Horace Mills The embattled administration of Charlemont High School, which has been waging a battle against the press and the school’s Past…
December 4, 2019 0 The bad ones are a few – Charlemont Head Boy Supports Tough Action Against Unruly Students By Horace Mills Head Boy of Charlemont High School in St Catherine, Shemar Grant, said undisciplined students at the school are a small…
December 3, 2019 0 Teacher dissed – Linstead school hit by another video showing indiscipline By Horace Mills At a time when the administration of Charlemont High School is busy covering up the punishment meted out to a…
December 1, 2019 0 LINSTEAD: Charlemont expels nearly 10 girls after street fight By Horace Mills Charlemont High School in Linstead, St Catherine, has sent a strong message against indiscipline, expelling nearly 10 of the girls…
November 13, 2019 0 Police confirm Charlemont student was unconscious after beating By Horace Mills The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers in Linstead, St Catherine, are conducting further investigations to determine if charges…
November 12, 2019 0 LINSTEAD: Student beaten says she saw death, wants to leave Jamaica By Horace Mills The traumatized fifth form student of Charlemont High School in St Catherine who was beaten near the school last week…
October 30, 2019 0 The multi-talented, Dr Rakar Williams By Horace Mills The success he attained belies the struggles he endured while growing up in two contrasting places – Greenwich Town in…
October 19, 2019 0 Meeting called – Charlemont past students outraged over booting of football manager, say nepotism has overtaken their school By Horace Mills While calling all past students to a meeting scheduled for November 13, the Charlemont High School Past Students Association (CHSPSA)…
October 19, 2019 0 Charlemont High: PTA supports principal, booting of football manager By Horace Mills The Parent Teachers Association (PTA) of Charlemont High School in St Catherine has thrown its support behind embattled Principal Garth…
October 11, 2019 0 LINSTEAD: Charlemont past students blast principal amid big blunder By Horace Mills A major rift has developed between the Charlemont High School Past Students Association (CHSPSA) and high-profile principal Garth Gayle, who…
October 10, 2019 0 NEW TWIST: Dinthill defends reporting Charlemont in football scandal By Horace Mills Dinthill Technical High School in St Catherine is admitting that it had reported one of its neighbouring schools, Charlemont High,…
October 9, 2019 0 LINSTEAD: Charlemont boots student involved in football scandal By Horace Mills Charlemont High School in Linstead, St Catherine, has booted the male student involved in a football scandal. The student footballer,…
October 9, 2019 0 BREAKING NEWS: Linstead school says it reported breach, loses major points By Horace Mills Charlemont High School said it does not regret reporting a breach, which resulted in the institution plunging from second position…
October 8, 2019 0 Football in the blood – Charlemont goalkeeper following tradition By Horace Mills Derland Hyatt, the goalkeeper for Charlemont High School in St Catherine, is from a football family. He is the younger…
October 6, 2019 0 Former national footballer finds way around crashed dream By Horace Mills Andrew Henry is a former goalkeeper for Jamaica’s national Under-17 and Under-20 teams. He had a dream to, one day,…
October 3, 2019 0 Mikhail Solomon – the newest national play writer By Horace Mills He grew up playing roles in minor plays his parents produced to raise funds for their church. Mikhail Solomon, now…