The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 23-year-old labourer Alex Brown, otherwise called ‘Spain’, has been charged with Assault at Common Law, Illegal Possession of Firearm, and Malicious Destruction of Property. He is a labourer of Nine Miles, St Ann. The JCF said: “Reports are that, on Thursday (August 30), about 4:30PM, during a dispute, Brown…
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From jail to church – Former inmate now controls two churches with over 200 members
St Ann man missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 29-year-old Ryan Bryan, otherwise called Omar, from the New Banks area of Priory, St Ann, has been missing since Thursday, August 8. He is of dark complexion and stout build, and is about 168 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the St Ann’s Bay…
St Ann mother and child missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 20-year-old Jodi-Ann Williams and six months old Joena Bernard from Middle Street in Exchange, St. Ann, have been missing since Thursday, July 25. Williams is of dark complexion and medium build, and is about 168 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall. Joena, in the meantime, is of brown complexion…
Cops following strong leads | Residents host vigil for guard slain in Ochi
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers have expressed confidence that they are closing in on the two men who murdered a security guard, who worked at the public transportation centre in Ocho Rios, St Ann – across from Ocho Rios Police Station. Jermaine Jones, 25, from Jeffery Town in St Mary, was shot…
St Ann youth missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 16-year-old Samuel Marshall from Green Bay in the Steer Town area of St Ann has been missing since Monday, July 15. He is of brown complexion and slim build, and is about 168 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Ocho Rios Police are…
Moneague resident missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 28-year-old Derron Hinds, otherwise called ‘Quen’, from Dalrymple Park in Moneague, St Ann, has been missing since Friday, July 5. He is of dark complexion and slim build, and is about 170 centimetres (5 feet 7 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Moneague Police are that Hinds…
Stall to stores – Slain woman remembered for working harder than most men
People attending the funeral service for Janet Hardie, better known as Dian, on Saturday heard how the poverty-stricken ‘girl’ from deep rural St Mary struggled from a roadside shop in her community to become the owner of businesses and posh houses on the island’s north coast. Hardie was shot dead on May 28 during a…
St Ann woman missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 43-year-old Alicia Johnson – an unemployed resident of Bell Air district in Runaway Bay, St Ann, has been missing since Friday, June 14. She is of dark complexion and stout build, and is about 170 centimetres (5 feet 7 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Runaway Bay…
Last seen at school – St Ann girl missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 15-year-old Stephanie Gibbs from Discovery Bay in St Ann has been missing since Tuesday, June 11. She is of dark complexion and medium build, and is about 162 centimetres (5 feet 4 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Discovery Bay Police are that, about 8:40AM, Stephanie was…
St Ann teen missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said Michelle Alexander from Downer Lodge in Calderwood, St Ann, has been missing since Tuesday, May 28. She is of brown complexion and medium build, and is about 137 centimetres (4 feet 6 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Alexandria Police are that Michelle was last seen at…
St Ann boy missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 16-year-old Dillon Cole from Hermitage district, St. Ann’s Bay, has been missing since Saturday, May 25. He is of dark complexion and medium build, and is about 168 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the St. Ann’s Bay Police are that Dillon was last…
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…
St Ann man missing
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 74-year-old Sydney Brown, otherwise called ‘Bagga Brown’, from Dumbarton district in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, has been missing since Wednesday, May 1. He is of dark complexion, slim build, and is about 173 centimetres (5 feet 8 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Discovery Bay Police are…
The overcomer | Jodian Henry
Born in a financially struggling family, Jodian Henry was disappointed when the Students’ Loan Bureau declined to approve a loan for her to attend the University of the West Indies. “Not getting that loan totally threw me off,” she told The Beacon, adding that she was among the first persons in her immediate family to…
Man executed in St Ann
A resident of Runaway Bay, St Ann, has been executed in a section of the parish known as Kimer district, Bamboo. He is Macguyver McDonald, 30. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) told The Beacon that the incident transpired on Saturday, April 13. It added: “Reports from the St Ann’s Bay Police are that, about 12:50PM,…
MONEAGUE: Construction worker dies in crash
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 35-year-old construction worker Fredrick Lang died as a result of injuries he received in a motor vehicle accident on the Grierfield main road in the parish on Saturday, March 23. He is from Swamp district, St Elizabeth. The JCF said: “Reports from the Moneague Police are that, about 11:30PM,…
MISSING: Abigail Campbell from St Ann
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 14-year-old Abigail Campbell from Bethany in Alexandria, St Ann, has been missing since Sunday, March 17. She is of dark complexion, slim build, and is about 165 centimetres (5 feet 5 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Alexandria Police are that Abigail was last seen in her…
ST ANN: Security guard charged for illegal gun
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers in St Ann arrested and charged a security guard for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition yesterday, March 13. The accused is 31-year-old Christopher Bennett from Roadside district in the parish. The JCF said: “Reports from the St Ann’s Bay Police are that, about 7:10PM, lawmen were…
St Ann man charged for cocaine
The Jamaica Constabulary Force said its Narcotics Division has arrested and charged a man for Breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Sunday, March 3. The accused is 50-year-old Oral Willis from St Ann’s Bay, St Ann. He is charged with: Possession of cocaine Dealing in cocaine…
Child dies – Parents locked up for bruises and swelling on body
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers in St Ann have taken two parents into custody as they commence a probe into the death of a three-year-old girl, whose body has a number of bruises and swelling. The child, Athena Forbes, from Bogue Village in Montego Bay, St James, died at St Ann’s Bay…
St Ann soldier dies tragically while on duty in Westmoreland
A member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Javaugnie Lewis, died today after he suffered serious head injuries when the service vehicle in which he was travelling slammed into a utility pole at Grange Hill, Westmoreland. The accident, which claimed the life of the St Ann native, unfolded shortly after 9 o’clock last evening, February…
St Ann man dies in crash
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 28-year-old Kevon Johnson from Alderton district in Claremont, St Ann, has died in a motor vehicle accident. The tragedy unfolded on Seville main road in the parish about 5:30am on Friday, February 8. The JCF’s Corporate Communications Unit told The Beacon that the vehicle in which Johnson was travelling…
Mechanic allegedly commits suicide at hospital in St Ann
The Jamaica Constabulary Force said a mechanic from Rural Retreat in Claremont, St Ann, is suspected to have committed suicide on the compound of the public hospital in the parish yesterday, February 1. He is Lenworth Smith, 53. The JCF said: “Reports from the St Ann’s Bay Police are that, about 2:30pm, passersby stumbled upon…
MISSING: Mickena Parkes, 13, from Ocho Rios
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 13-year-old student Mickena Parkes from Mansfield Heights in Ocho Rios, St Ann, has been missing since Wednesday, January 23. She is of dark complexion, slim build, and is about 180 centimetres (5 feet 11 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports are that, about 8:20am, Mickena was last seen in…
Bodies found in Dallas river identified | cops appeal for info about murders
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has released the identities of the two men whose bodies were found floating in Dallas river in St Andrew on Sunday, January 20. They are 25-year-old Akiele Davis from Lydford Housing Scheme in St Ann, and 25-year-old Reynold Kerr from Montego Bay in St James and Arcadia in Kingston 8….
MISSING: Mona-shai Wolf, 14, from St Ann
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 14-year-old Mona-shai Wolf from Gulf in Steer Town, St Ann, has been missing since yesterday, January 18. She is of brown complexion, slim build, and is about 168 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the St Ann’s Bay Police are that, about 9am, Mona-shai…
Another young man from St Ann dies in crash
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a motor vehicle collision claimed the life of a man on the Aenon Town main road in Manchester yesterday, January 18. The deceased is 30-year-old construction worker Leroy Campbell from Cufferidge district, St Ann. He is pictured above. The JCF said: “Reports from the Spaulding Police are that, about…
MISSING: Nicola Whyte, 15, from St Ann
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 15-year-old Nicola Whyte from Bamboo, St Ann, has been missing since Saturday, January 12. She of brown complexion, slim build, and is about 165 centimetres (5 feet 5) inches tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Bamboo Police are that Nicola was last seen in her community about 11am…
ST ANN: Taxi operator shot dead
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said unknown assailants have fatally shot 27-year-old taxi operator Adrian Tracey from Shaw Park in Ocho Rios, St Ann. Tracey was gunned down in his community on Wednesday, January 9. The JCF said: “Reports from the Ocho Rios Police are that, about 11pm, residents heard explosions and summoned the police….