July 4, 2020 0 WATCH: Linstead Artiste Trusting The Process By Horace Mills Up-and-coming artiste Essae Jv, who is from the Linstead area of St. Catherine, is oozing confidence that his work will…
July 2, 2020 0 Linstead family celebrates as ‘queen’ delivers academic excellence By Horace Mills Deputy Head Girl of Jericho Primary School in the Linstead area of St. Catherine, Ashéneeke Cleghorn, is celebrating after securing…
June 26, 2020 0 WATCH: Linstead man enjoying home after 50 years in prison without trial By Horace Mills A man from the Linstead area of St. Catherine who spent the last 50 years in prison without trial, is…
June 25, 2020 0 LINSTEAD: Union cautions against punishment for officers who dismantle handcarts By Horace Mills The union representing Municipal police who dismantled vendors’ handcarts while trying to bring order to the streets of Linstead, St.…
June 20, 2020 0 Beacon of the day | Linstead teen, whose mother died, sells at market to stay in school and out of trouble By Horace Mills A 16-year-old boy stood among a group of vendors who were fuming this week over the demolition of their handcarts…
June 19, 2020 0 POLICE UNDER FIRE – Linstead butcher charged; nearly 800 pounds of meat burned By Horace Mills The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is being threatened with legal action after its officers arrested four people, and allegedly broke…
June 17, 2020 0 MAYOR: It is unbecoming of municipal police destroying goods By Horace Mills Chairman of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, Norman Scott, said it would be unusual and unbecoming for the organization’s officers…
June 5, 2020 0 Linstead not left out – Former youth mayor wins post on student government at UWI By Horace Mills A young man, whose success The Beacon has been tracking, has been elected to represent the Faculty of Humanities and…
May 23, 2020 0 PHOTOS: Linstead car stolen in Spanish Town By Horace Mills A car owner from the Linstead area of St. Catherine has turned to the public for assistance in locating a…
May 19, 2020 0 Police confirm discovery of skeletal remains in Linstead By Horace Mills The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said investigations are underway to help determine the identity of skeletal remains, which were found…
May 19, 2020 0 PHOTOS: Wayne Stanbury’s wife By Horace Mills Many vague references have been made in the media to the late wife of slain businessman Wayne Stanbury from Linstead…
May 18, 2020 0 Man shot dead in Linstead By Horace Mills The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a man has been killed at his home on Commodore Main Road in Linstead,…
May 14, 2020 0 Linstead man killed in Kingston to be brought home for burial By Horace Mills A family in the Linstead area of St. Catherine has commenced funeral arrangements for a loved-one shot dead in Kingston.…
April 27, 2020 2 Amos deeply concerned – He wants constituents to take virus seriously By Horace Mills Caretaker for St. Catherine North West, Newton Amos, has expressed what he said is deep concern that a number of…
April 27, 2020 0 MP calls for constituents to abide by quarantine measures By Horace Mills Member of Parliament for St. Catherine North West, Robert Pickersgill, has issued an appeal for his constituents to abide by…
April 24, 2020 0 Linstead school defends proposal to charge for study material By Horace Mills The privately owned Lower Victoria Basic School in Linstead, St. Catherine, is defending a controversial proposal it has made for…
April 19, 2020 0 LINSTEAD: Plot Against COVID Goes Awry By Horace Mills A huge crowd that yesterday descended on the town of Linstead, St. Catherine, crushed the government’s shopping policy, which was…
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…
March 19, 2020 0 BEACON OF THE DAY: School founder teaching for 40 years By Horace Mills Angela Freemantle has been awarded for her sterling contribution to the field of education, in which she has been serving…
March 17, 2020 0 Politician calls out parents By Horace Mills “I am convinced that one of the main causes of the crime problem we are facing in Jamaica today is…
March 12, 2020 0 BEACON OF THE DAY: Teacher awarded for 34 years at basic school By Horace Mills Barbara Parker, who has no biological children, has spent the past 34 years teaching hundreds of children at the Salvation…
March 6, 2020 0 BEACON OF THE DAY: Social activist honoured by community By Horace Mills She usually works behind the scene, but was thrust into the spotlight recently when she was honoured in her hometown…
March 6, 2020 0 NO TRACE – More than 100 children reported missing last year did not return home By Horace Mills “We have about 90 percent that return home, but we are even more so concerned about the 10 percent [who…
March 5, 2020 0 PHOTO: Principal Gloria Johnson awarded By Horace Mills Principal of Linstead Primary and Junior High School, Gloria Johnson, was among 12 people awarded for community service on February…
February 28, 2020 0 BEACON OF THE DAY: Returning resident feeds 200 people weekly By Horace Mills An epitome of kindness, Pastor Madge Boyd has been feeding a weekly average of 200 people in the Linstead area…
February 26, 2020 0 St. Catherine mothers reluctant to breast-feed exclusively By Horace Mills In making the revelation, the Medical Officer of Health for St. Catherine, Dr Francia Prosper-Chen, said: “Exclusive breast-feeding means that…
February 25, 2020 0 Minister declares support for new health centre in Treadways By Horace Mills Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton has thrown his support behind plans to construct a new health centre…
February 25, 2020 0 BEACON OF THE DAY: Dehaney pouring management skills into community By Horace Mills Clement Dehaney was among 12 people honoured on Sunday evening in the centre of Linstead town, St. Catherine, for their…
February 24, 2020 0 Clinic established at Bog Walk for pregnant teens By Horace Mills The prevalence of teenage pregnancy in and around Linstead, St. Catherine, has promoted health authorities to establish a clinic for…
February 20, 2020 0 MURDER IN BROAD DAYLIGHT By Horace Mills Pandemonium broke out shortly after noon yesterday when a brazen gunman shot and killed a food vendor on Fletcher’s Avenue…