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Another person is suspected to have drowned in St. Ann this month. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said the latest victim is 17-year-old Kingsley Campbell from Sterling district in Calderwood, St. Ann. He is suspected to have drowned at a beach in Priory, St. Ann, on Saturday, March 28. The JCF said: “Reports from the St. Ann’s Bay Police are that, about 4:49PM, Campbell was at the beach with a relative when he complained of feeling ill. “The relative reportedly left to purchase food, however, upon return, Campbell could not be found. It is alleged that an alarm was made after Campbell’s clothes were foundRead More →

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Members of the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard have recovered the body of a man who allegedly drowned in St. Ann. The deceased is 21-year-old Rojae Cole from the Moneague area of the parish. He drowned on Wednesday, March 18, but his body was not recovered until three days later. There are conflicting accounts as to how Cole ended up in the River Head water. The Jamaica Constabulary Force however told The Beacon that Cole, along with friends, went to swim when he reportedly got into difficulty and drowned.Read More →

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Life will never be the same for Martine McKay, who watched helplessly on Easter Monday as her 33-year-old boyfriend yelled for help, then disappeared in the waters of Arthur Seat river, not far from the Kellits area of Clarendon. The late Oliver Newman lived at Croft’s Hill in Clarendon, but was working as a carpenter on a construction site in Trelawny. The Easter holiday presented a perfect opportunity for him to travel the relatively long distance back home, and to become engrossed in the company of his girlfriend and their four-year-old daughter, Samara. Newman reached home on Holy Thursday, and the couple started to planRead More →

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A weeping crowd converged on the banks of a Clarendon river yesterday as news rapidly spread about the suspected drowning of a carpenter, who had gone to the river to enjoy Easter Monday holiday with close relatives and friends. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)said the deceased is 33-year-old Oliver Newman from Croft’s Hill district in Clarendon. The suspected drowning unfolded about 11:30AM at Arthur Seat river, not far from Kellits. The JCF, through its Corporate Communications Unit, said: “Reports are that Newman and friends were swimming at the Arthur Seat river when he allegedly got into difficulty and drowned. The police were summoned and heRead More →

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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 69-year-old scuba diving instructor Martine Cuggia is suspected to have drowned at sea on Monday, February 11. She is from Boul Labelle in St Therese, Canada; and West End in Negril, Westmoreland. The JCF said: “Reports from the Negril Police are that, about midday, Cuggia was conducting swimming lessons when she allegedly got into difficulties and drowned. The police were alerted and she was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead.” Investigations are continuing, the JCF added.Read More →

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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 22-year-old Rasheda Forrest from Franklyn Town in Kingston 16 is suspected to have drowned in the Rio Cobre river at Gordon Pen, Spanish Town, St Catherine. It said: “Reports from the Spanish Town Police are that, about 2pm yesterday (December 23), Forrest was swimming in a section of the river when she encountered difficulties and drowned. The police were summoned, and her body was fished from the water and removed to the morgue.” Investigations are continuing, added the JCF.Read More →