This small cave has been housing a natural spring since time immemorial. The spring is a vital source of potable water for some residents of a rural community called Cock Crow, which is located in the Top Hill area of St Catherine North West, near the Clarendon border. The number of people relying on the…
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Teacher extraordinaire dies in daughter’s arms at 102 years old
A gentle giant who reached 102 years old passed away peacefully at her home in the rural community of Top Hill, near Lluidas Vale in St Catherine, on May 1. The people in and around her district virtually abandoned her real name, Alice Johnson, because, to them, the alias ‘Teacher’ sufficed. It was a fitting…
LLUIDAS VALE: Murder victim Omar Newton laid to rest
LLUIDAS VALE: Man with disability dies after being shot in Top Hill
Omar Newton, who could neither hear nor speak since birth, died at the University Hospital of the West Indies this morning (February 23) – more than a month after gunmen shot him in the face during a robbery at Cock Crow in Top Hill district, Lluidas Vale, St Catherine. The 35-year-old, whose medical bill had…