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 of natural cause in Jamaica roughly a month before Lemar graduated from Emerson College in Boston, USA, with a Master’s degree in Theatre Education and Applied Theatre. “I…
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 Service to Community Development. “I feel very proud – very very proud to be honoured for the work I have done,” he told The Beacon, following a virtual…
Despite the discrimination and financial challenges that could have caused him to cave in, Marcel Kerr constantly finds strength to continue his journey towards greatness. He is a recent graduate of Linstead Primary and Junior High School in St. Catherine, and he will attend St. Catherine High in September. Marcel was not placed at his…
Herma Williams-Burke has turned down numerous rewards offered in return for her philanthropic doings in and around her community of Bog Walk, St. Catherine. She recalled even turning down a furnished house that was being willed to her by an elderly neighbour whom she cared for voluntarily. “My neighbour did not have any children. Before…
Principal of Linstead Primary and Junior High School, Gloria Johnson, was among 12 people awarded for community service on February 23 at Rose Duncan Park in Linstead, St. Catherine. Johnson, pictured above, has been serving in the current post for nearly nine years. She is Public Relations Officer of the Linstead Cluster of 32 schools,…
Plans are afoot to improve more sporting facilities at Linstead Primary and Junior High School in St. Catherine. The announcement came on January 15 when Government handed over a brand new $4 million multipurpose court to the educational institution. General Manager of the state-owned Sports Development Foundation, Denzil Wilks, said the court was built on…
A mother who recently accused Linstead Primary School of exposing her 10-year-old daughter to danger, is declaring that her grouses with the institution were addressed amicably during a top-level meeting at the St Catherine-based school on Monday, May 6. “I have seen where Linstead school has been trying to make things right and accept full…
The mother who this month blasted Linstead Primary School in St Catherine over the treatment of her 10-year-old daughter on a school trip is calling for Education Officer Christopher Reynolds to be removed from any likely investigation into the matter. Shanakay Hanson claimed that the Education Officer, in a story that The Beacon published last…
Perhaps we should get accustomed to saying Justice Kelicia Pecco. Why not? The scenario is not far-fetched, considering the early signs of academic excellence being portrayed by the 11-year-old aspiring judge, who hails from Linstead in St Catherine. Kelicia scored a 94 percent average in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and will attend Ardenne…
