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),…
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Beacon of the day | Dumped in garbage as a baby – she is now a university grad
Nearly four decades ago when she was a baby, Jennifer Bartley-Blake was dumped in a garbage bin behind the old courthouse in May Pen, Clarendon. She fought her way to success, and is now the proud holder of a Bachelor of Science in Midwifery degree from the University of Technology. In an interview with The Beacon, Jennifer…
UPDATE: Ewarton man killed was member of Klansman Gang, police say
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is now stating that the two men shot dead during ‘a gun battle with the police’ in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, are members of the feared Klansman Gang. The incident happened about 8:30PM yesterday, November 28, in the King Street section of Spanish Town. One of the deceased is 25-year-old…
Linstead mechanic charged for theft of car
Beacon of the day | Aspiring lawyer from inner-city single-parent family attains nine CXC
Tafada Wright, from a single-parent household in the tough community of March Pen Road in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, has flipped the scrip regarding the news that usually emerge from her neighbourhood. She attained nine CSEC subjects, offered by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC). The student athlete and aspiring lawyer, who attended Friendship Primary School…
COVID Is Not A Joke, Mayor Notes Amid Death Of Spanish Town Taximan
While urging persons to remain vigilant regarding the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Mayor of Spanish Town Norman Scott disclosed that the 14th person to die of the disease in Jamaica is a taxi operator from Spanish Town in St. Catherine. “COVID-19 is not a joke,” he declared. “The 14th death in COVID-19 is a taxi…
LINSTEAD: Spanish Town man killed during movie-like robbery attempt
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a would-be robber was shot and killed when he, along with other men, tried to rob a security guard of a bike yesterday in the Linstead area of St. Catherine. The deceased is 26-year-old Orcon Cunningham from Beacon Hill in Spanish Town – also in St. Catherine. He was…
Bus driver accused of wounding cop caught in Guy’s Hill
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a bus driver has been charged for wounding an on-duty policeman in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on Wednesday, July 1. He is 46-year-old Denvar Needham from Eltham Acres in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. The JCF said: “Reports are that, about 6:15PM, Needham used a machete to chop a policeman…
Linstead native among 2 cops shot dead
A police officer, who is originally from the Deeside area of Linstead, St. Catherine, is among two cops who were shot dead this morning at Horizon Park in the Spanish Town area of St. Catherine. The officer, whose identity The Beacon has confirmed, is Decardo Hylton, otherwise called Cado. He became a police officer after…
St. Catherine boy missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said an Ananda Alert has been activated for 15-year-old Kemar Parkes from Dupont Drive in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, who has been missing since Monday, March 23. He is of dark complexion and slim build, and is about 157 centimetres (5 feet 2 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from…
St Catherine | Man arrested for gun
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers at Spanish Town Police Station arrested a man in connection with the seizure of a firearm and several rounds of ammunition on Plover Road in Ensom City, Spanish Town, St. Catherine, yesterday, March 25. It explained: “Reports are that, about 9:40PM, a team of police officers was…
Man charged for allegedly shooting two people in Spanish Town
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers in the St. Catherine North Police Division have arrested and charged a man for the November 26 shooting of two men at Homestead in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. The accused is 25-year-old Andray Dixon from McVickers Lane, St. Catherine. He has been charged with Wounding with Intent…
NWC: Rio Cobre apparent chemical spill hits water supply to Spanish Town
The National Water Commission (NWC) said an apparent chemical spill in the Rio Cobre river valley has necessitated shutdown of the Spanish Town Treatment Plant in St Catherine, which supplies approximately 3 million gallons of water daily to the Spanish Town area. The company stated that it will try to extend the service area of…
BOY POWER – Students help classmate displaced by ‘duppy’ house fire
A group of boys at Jonathan Grant High School in Spanish Town, St Catherine, has provided a home and relief supplies to their classmate who is among persons displaced by a house fire at Nugent Street in Spanish Town on Tuesday, November 12. The family claimed that the house was burnt to the ground by…
Beacon of the day | Student Lifted To Class Due To Medical Issues Passes 10 CXC Subjects
Orville Mckellop from Waterloo district in Spanish Town, St Catherine, has overcome enormous medical hurdles to this year attain a whopping 10 CSEC subjects (General), presented by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC). He is an aspiring chartered accountant and graphic artist, who is now a sixth former at his beloved Jonathan Grant High School. Orville,…
Embarrassing – Minister laments condition at Spanish Town Police Station, says land acquired for new divisional headquarters
While stating that police officers have been working under embarrassing conditions at Spanish Town Police Station in St Catherine North Police Division, Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang said Government has acquired property for construction of a brand new divisional headquarters in the old capital. “We have acquired the land; we are going to…
I worked really hard | Mr Highly Proficient inspires school
Dimitri Haughton, the highly eloquent and intelligent Deputy Head Boy at Friendship Primary School in the Spanish Town area of St Catherine, has attained the highest rank in all four subjects in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). The Ministry of Education has declared the 11-year-old student Highly Proficient in Science, Mathematics, Communications Task and Social…
Hard work pays off for boy from Spanish Town
The future looks bright for Owayne Alridge who, based on the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results, topped his batch at Crescent Primary School in Spanish Town, St Catherine. He will, in September, head to the outstanding St Jago High – his first choice. “I feel proud of my performance,” said the 12-year-old student, who hails…
Missing teen last seen in Spanish Town
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 15-year-old Annikey Richards from Clifton district in Portmore, St Catherine, has been missing since Monday, June 17. She is of brown complexion and slim build, and is about 158 centimetres (5 feet 2 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports are that Annikey was seen at the Spanish Town bus…
Spanish Town contractor missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 26-year-old contractor Wallata Niel, otherwise called ‘Wally’, has been missing since Tuesday, May 28. She is from Duncans Pen in Spanish Town, St Catherine. She is of dark complexion and slim build, and is about 196 centimetres (6 feet 5 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Spanish…
Spanish Town taxi operator dies in St Ann
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 27-year-old taxi operator Tafie White from Florentino Drive in Angels Phase 2, St Catherine, died as a result of injuries he received in a motor vehicle collision. The incident happened on the St Ann’s Bay leg of the North South Highway in St Ann this morning, May 21. The…
Spanish Town man missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 42-year-old Wayne Dobson, otherwise called ‘Biggs’, from Dela Vega City in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, has been missing since Wednesday, May 1. He is of dark complexion, slim build, and is about 182 centimetres (6 feet) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Spanish Town Police are that Dobson…
Spanish Town boy missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 15-year-old Shaunjae Broderick from Quarry Hill in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, has been missing since Wednesday, May 1. He is of dark complexion and slim build. The JCF said: “Reports from the Spanish Town Police are that, about 6PM, Shaunjae was last seen in Old Braeton, Portmore, in the…
Engineer missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 40-year-old engineer Therese Tulloch from St Johns Heights in Spanish Town, St Catherine, has been missing since Thursday, April 4. She is of dark complexion, medium built, and is about 167 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall. She sports a dread-locks hairstyle. The JCF said: “Reports from the Spanish…
SPANISH TOWN: Higgler missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 37-year-old higgler Melissa Hylton from Cross Pen in Spanish Town, St Catherine, has been missing since Friday, March 29. She is of dark complexion, slim build, and is about 137 centimetres (4 feet 6 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Spanish Town Police are Hylton was last…
Driver charged after ‘dangerous driving’ kills woman, injures child
The Spanish Town Traffic Department in St Catherine has charged a man with Causing Death by Dangerous Driving following a motor vehicle accident on Morrison Street in the old capital on Tuesday, March 26. The accused is 26-year-old Major-Mark Bennett from Henry Morgan Avenue in Kingston 11. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said: “Reports are…
Spanish Town woman dies in crash
Thirty-two-year-old Francine Coley from Adelaide Street in Spanish Town, St Catherine, died as a result of injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Barrett Street in Spanish Town yesterday, March 17. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said: “Reports from the Spanish Town Police are that, about 1:40AM, the driver of a white Mazda…
Spanish Town student missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 14-year-old student Davia Bascoe, otherwise called Chin, from Market Street in Spanish Town, St Catherine, has been missing since Tuesday, March 5. She is of dark complexion, stout build, and is about 168 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Spanish Town Police are…
Painter shot dead in Spanish Town
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a 32-year-old painter from Brunswick Avenue in Spanish Town, St Catherine, was shot dead in his community yesterday, March 11. He is Keagan Lawrence. The JCF said: “Reports from the Spanish Town Police are that, about 8PM, residents heard gunshots and called them. “The team that responded found Lawrence’s…
MISSING: Natheniel Turnbull from Spanish Town
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 16-year-old Natheniel Turnbull from Valdez Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine, has been missing since Monday, February 18. He is of dark complexion and stout build. The JCF said: “Reports from the Spanish Town Police are that Natheniel was last seen at home about 7:30am. He has not been…