February 17, 2020 0 MURDER CLOSES BUSINESS By Horace Mills The gun murder of Wayne Stanbury has halted the financial services he provided up to the time of his death…
February 17, 2020 0 BEACON OF THE DAY: Former high school dropout rises in beauty By Horace Mills She plunged into a tailspin when she became pregnant at age 16, but she has managed to carve out a…
February 16, 2020 0 MURDER AT CHURCH – Linstead businessman shot dead on second attempt within months By Horace Mills The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed reports by The Beacon that businessman Wayne Stanbury was shot dead this morning,…
February 16, 2020 2 A MASSIVE BLOW – Linstead leaders hail murdered businessman By Horace Mills The gun murder of businessman Wayne Stanbury has been described as a massive blow to the community of Linstead, St.…
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 31, 2020 1 Man praised at wife’s graduation By Horace Mills Ricardo Blincholm strikes a pose with members of his nuclear family Ricardo Blincholm was caught off guard. He was standing…
January 30, 2020 0 Senior citizen fulfils childhood dream, graduates for the first time By Horace Mills Olive McPherson (right) collects her certificate in Practical Nursing Olive McPherson grew up in a poverty-stricken household with parents who…
January 29, 2020 3 Woman completes studies despite being chopped in the head By Horace Mills She sometimes struggles to come to terms with the fact that she is still alive. Delrose Barnes, who said a…
December 28, 2019 1 Soldier surprises over 100 children By Horace Mills A soldier originally from Lluidas Vale district in St. Catherine spent the Christmas holiday putting smiles on the faces of…
December 16, 2019 0 LINSTEAD: Ashley buried amid glowing tributes, preacher’s blunt warning By Horace Mills A solemn atmosphere yesterday permeated the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Linstead, St Catherine, where bereaved relatives and friends gathered…
December 11, 2019 0 Young scholar, who raised goats, attains scholarship to study in Brazil By Horace Mills A resident of Mount Diablo district in the Treadways area of Linstead, St Catherine, has been awarded a full scholarship…
November 23, 2019 0 Mystery flyer puzzles Linstead By Horace Mills A flyer that mysteriously appeared in a few towns – including Linstead in St Catherine, has been causing quite a…
November 23, 2019 0 Business operators feel targeted by gunmen in Linstead, says councillor By Horace Mills Business operators in the Linstead area of St Catherine increasingly think they are being targeted by criminals, and are particularly…
November 19, 2019 0 EXCLUSIVE: Linstead politician laments $4M loss in gas truck robbery By Horace Mills Businessman and Councillor for the Treadways Division in Linstead, St. Catherine, Sydney Rose, said he lost at least $4 million…
November 18, 2019 0 LINSTEAD: Family appeals for missing boy, who attends school in Bog Walk By Horace Mills A distraught Teika Graham, up to this afternoon, was making a follow-up check at Linstead Police Station in St Catherine…
November 18, 2019 0 Devon Smith – the man who stays By Horace Mills Devon Smith could have snubbed his native community of Linstead in St Catherine; he also could have fled Jamaica for…
November 14, 2019 0 It feels great | Aspiring cop sends Dinthill into final with his first goals By Horace Mills Rojia Layne didn’t score any goal this season until yesterday, when he rattled the net on two occasions to send…
November 14, 2019 0 LINSTEAD: Cops nab man who was being sought for rapes By Horace Mills The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed that its officers have nabbed a man listed as a ‘Person of Interest’…
November 5, 2019 0 LINSTEAD: Woman appeals for missing lover who left to sell car in Mobay By Horace Mills A resident of Linstead in St Catherine has disappeared after leaving his home reportedly to sell a motor car in…
November 4, 2019 0 LINSTEAD: Mom recounts ordeal as child dies of suspected dengue fever By Horace Mills A mother from the Rosemount Housing Scheme in Linstead, St Catherine, said she is still struggling to come to terms…
November 3, 2019 0 Linstead children hospitalized with dengue-like symptoms in Spanish Town By Horace Mills Councillor for the Linstead Division in St Catherine, Herbert Garriques, said a senior medical officer at Linstead Public Hospital has…
November 3, 2019 0 Champions Cup – McGrath, Dinthill knocked out By Horace Mills Dinthill Technical High School and McGrath High are now out of contention for the ISSA Champions Cup; this after both…
November 2, 2019 0 LINSTEAD: Child dies amid dengue scare in her community, hospital woes By Horace Mills A child died yesterday amid a dengue fever scare in the Rosemount Housing Scheme area of Linstead, St Catherine, where…
October 31, 2019 0 A gift to the future – Educator wants to establish heritage site in Linstead By Horace Mills Avis Harvey cannot be silenced about children and her immortal love for them. “I worked with children all my life…
October 29, 2019 0 BREAKING NEWS: Linstead schools reach semi-finals of daCosta Cup By Horace Mills Two schools from Linstead in St Catherine today advanced to the semi-finals of the ISSA/WATA daCosta Cup Football Competition, a…
October 28, 2019 0 LINSTEAD: Photos indicate how businessman escaped murder By Horace Mills Photos received by The Beacon give a clearer idea of how narrowly businessman Wayne Stanbury recently escaped death in his…
October 24, 2019 0 LINSTEAD: Unsung heroes repair roads ‘forgotten’ by politicians By Horace Mills National Heroes Day was like Labour Day for some unsung heroes who live in Bermaddy, Mullock and Ruxley districts in…
October 23, 2019 0 No more roadblocks, political reps urge residents of Linstead By Horace Mills Amid concerns that residents may return to the streets today to protest over poor road conditions, local representatives of the…
October 18, 2019 0 Dinthill opens up about heartbreak, dramatic rise By Horace Mills Dinthill Technical High School, which started the football season with defeat after defeat on the field, has continued to capitalize…
October 14, 2019 0 BOG WALK: Taxi operators resume work on bad road to Linstead By Horace Mills Taxi operators on the route between Linstead and Bog Walk in St Catherine have resumed service following a protest this…