The family of 27-year-old Oshine Lawrence hosted a candlelight vigil on Sunday, claiming that she is the person whose bullet-riddled body was found in a soldier’s car just over a week ago. Lawrence’s mother, Margaret Brown, said her daughter is from Old Harbour in St Catherine and was a sex worker in Kingston. The St…
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Linstead students to ride train again – Old Harbour not left out
Minister of Transport, Robert Montague, said work has commenced to eventually resume passenger train service from Linstead and Old Harbour into Spanish Town, St. Catherine. He noted that students will be prioritized, along with teachers, parents, and essential workers – including those in the health sector. He said: “As for the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC),…
Old Harbour resident missing for months
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) yesterday said 42-year-old Marvin Lyn, who is otherwise called ‘Mackerel’, from Old Harbour Glades in St. Catherine, has been missing since Thursday, December 12, 2019. He is of brown complexion and slim build, and is about 177 centimetres (5 feet 10 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Old…
Missing Clarendon Teen Last Seen In Old Harbour
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said an Ananda Alert has been activated for 13-year-old Aalayne Royal from Sandy Bay in Clarendon who has been missing since Saturday, April 25. She is of brown complexion and slim build, and is about 185 centimetres (6 feet 1 inch) tall. The JCF said: “Reports are that Aalayne was…
Old Harbour resident missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 27-year-old Romario Bernard from Bullet Tree district in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, has been missing since Monday, November 11. He is of dark complexion and slim build, and is about 180 centimetres (5 feet 11 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Old Harbour Police are that, about…
A heart of gold – Karen Sudu made paper bags to attend school; she now helps needy students
Evadney Daley sold paper bags in Old Harbour market for her four children, including former journalist Karen Sudu, to regularly attend school and acquire a solid education. Karen recalled that she had to stay up late at nights with her brothers and sister to make paper bags in all sizes for her mom to sell….
I WORKED HARD – Old Harbour resident recalls sacrifices to attain 12 CSEC subjects
A resident of Old Harbour Glades in St Catherine, K’Yana Edwards, said she worked hard and was strategic in approaching the 12 CSEC subjects she obtained from the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC). “The only reason I attained these results is because I worked,” she told The Beacon, adding that she went as far as to…
Old Harbour boy missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 15-year-old Tevar Ferguson from Old Harbour Road in St Catherine has been missing since Thursday, May 16. He is of dark complexion and slim build, and is about 135 centimetres (4 feet 5 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Old Harbour Police are that, about 12:30PM, Tevar…
Old Harbour teen missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 14-year-old Mikaylia Williamson from Snapper Close in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, has been missing since Saturday, April 27. She is of brown complexion and medium build. The JCF said: “Reports from the Old Harbour Police are that Mikaylia was last seen at home wearing a black blouse and a…
Cop dies in crash with truck; the second such incident this month
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said it is yet again saddened by the death of a police officer in a motor vehicle crash. Constable Clive Wedderburn, 33, died of injuries he received in a motor vehicle accident along the May Pen leg of the PJ Patterson Highway in Clarendon today, April 23. He lived at…
MISSING: Tawana Teape, 16, from Old Harbour
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 16-year-old Tawana Teape from New Harbour Village in Old Harbour, St Catherine, has been missing since Wednesday, March 6. She is of dark complexion, slim build, and is about 160 centimetres (5 feet 3 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Old Harbour Police are that Tawana was…
PNP hit by another death
The opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has lost another of its senior members who was set to represent the organization in the next general election. Rudyard Mears, also called Kippy, who was the party’s candidate in St Catherine South West seat, died of natural cause hours before daybreak today, March 29. He, in the last…
Old Harbour woman missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 19-year-old Deirdre Burton, otherwise called DJ, from Copper Avenue in New Harbour Village, Old Harbour, St Catherine, has been missing since Tuesday, March 12. She is of brown complexion, slim build, and is about 173 centimetres (5 feet 8 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Old Harbour…
MISSING: Mikayla Williams, 14, from Old Harbour
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 14-year-old student Mikayla Williams from Snapper Close in Old Harbour, St Catherine, has been missing since Monday, January 14. She is of dark complexion, medium build, and is about 167 centimetres (5 feet 11 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports are that, about 7am, Mikayla was last seen at…
St Catherine man missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 68-year-old Alphanso Stewart, otherwise called Stewie, has been missing since Monday, January 7. He is from Bushy Park, St Catherine. He is of dark complexion, medium build, and is about 183 centimetres (6 feet) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Old Harbour Police are that Stewart was last…
Cops find gun, arrest man in Old Harbour
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a team of officers arrested a man after finding a firearm and three rounds of ammunition during an operation at Spring Village in Old Harbour, St Catherine, yesterday, October 29. The accused is 27-year-old labourer Chevoie Brown from Spring Village, Old Harbour. The JCF said: “Reports from the Old…
Aspiring prime minister attains 11 CXC subjects, all Grade Ones and ‘A’ profiles
Michael Forbes, a student of Glenmuir High School in Clarendon, scoffed at predictions that he would have attained the best grade possible (Grade One) in the 11 CSEC subjects he sat this year. He not only fulfilled the prediction; he scored straight ‘A’ profiles in all the subjects. Preliminary results from the Caribbean Examination Council…
‘We are baffled’ | Pastor shot dead in church weeks after ominous tweet
Adrian Kerr, leader of the church where young pastor James Johnson worshipped, said he is baffled by the murder of Johnson, adding that the gunman should surrender to cops now. Twenty-nine year-old Johnson, who also was an activist of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), died late Thursday afternoon after a gunman shot him several…
Bell scores big at Bellas Gate
Head Girl at Bellas Gate Primary School near Old Harbour in St Catherine, Jinelle Bell, is among 1000 students who received national awards this month for their accomplishment in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). “I feel proud and happy knowing that I am the overall top performer and top girl [at my school],” said…
2 charged for over $35 million, vehicles seized in Old Harbour
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its investigators have charged the two men who were arrested on Thursday (June 7) during operations in Old Harbour, St Catherine, where more than JA$35 million and high-end motor vehicles were seized. They are 33-year-old engineer Lawrence Pommells, and 32-year-old mechanic Ricardo Harris, both from Old Harbour. Both men…