Hampton School in St Elizabeth is mourning the suspected drowning of one of its sixth formers, Isa Ridgard, 18, from Malvern in the parish. The incident happened at Old Wharf Beach in St Elizabeth on Sunday, December 3. The Jamaica Constabulary Force, in a press release, said: “Reports from the Pedro Plains Police are that,…
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VIDEO: St Elizabeth Family Buries Loved-One Who Escaped Tragic Death
Icilda Parker-Dunkley was among people singing her husband’s praise during his burial at New River in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, on what turned out to be a wet Sunday afternoon, September 04. Stanley Overton Dunkley, better known as Waff Waff, 77, who escaped death on previous occasions, passed away on 31 July 2022 while undergoing…
Shaquina Francis – The Woman In Boots And Hard Hats
Growing up in the farming community of Comma Pen in St Elizabeth, Shaquina Francis had medicine on her mind. A twist of fate, however, placed her among only three women now working in the male-dominated Quality, Quarry and Environment Department at the Rockfort-based Caribbean Cement Company Limited. The other 23 employees in that department are…
St. Elizabeth principal succeeds – she celebrates being the product of a non-traditional high school
Having attended a non-traditional high school, and being appointed a Principal at the age of 32, Nahalia Lynch, who heads the St. Elizabeth-based Morningside Primary and Infant School, believes strongly that students can succeed at all educational institutions. The young principal obtained her secondary education at the then BB Coke Comprehensive High School (now BB…
PTA upgrading playfield at school in St. Elizabeth
The playfield at Morningside Primary and Infant School in Junction, St Elizabeth, is being rehabilitated by members of the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) in an effort to advance the institution’s sports programme. The field is used to train students for athletic meets, football and cricket competitions, and to host annual sports day activities. Work began in…
Teen lauded for rescuing elderly man from fire in St. Elizabeth
A teen from Kilmarnock district in St. Elizabeth is being hailed as a hero after running inside a burning building to rescue an elderly man who has a physical disability. The youngster is 18-year-old Aldain Daley, who, on May 17 of this year, ran into the burning house of 86-year-old retired farmer Vernon Sewell. The…
BEACON OF THE DAY: Woman who won JCDC medals now trains several student winners
She won three medals during childhood in competitions hosted by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), and she is now helping several children to attain similar feats. Phylicia Ebanks has written more than 100 poems – some of which are recited by students who medal in the prestigious JCDC contests. She coaches competitors at Mountainside…
Fire-fighters celebrate 85 years in St Elizabeth, honour unsung hero
The St. Elizabeth Fire Division on Wednesday (October 30) commemorated 85 years of service to the parish with an open house at the Black River Fire Station. The event coincided with the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) National Fire Safety Awareness Week, being observed from October 27 to November 2 under the theme ‘Mek Wi Fix It…
Gun found in St Elizabeth
The Jamaica Constabulary Force said its officers seized a homemade firearm on Crane Road in Black River, St Elizabeth, on Friday, September 20. It added: “Reports from the Black River Police are that the operations were conducted between 12PM to 3:30PM, when a container was searched and the weapon found.” No one was arrested in…
Female cops removed as head of Clarendon, St Elizabeth
The High Command of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has announced the reassignment of eight gazetted officers, including the female heads of police in the parishes of Clarendon and St Elizabeth. Senior Superintendent (SSP) Vendolyn Cameron-Powell, who will be shifted from Clarendon, will take up her new posting at the Services Branch. She is being…
Folkes among educators to receive award from prime minister
Principal of the Bethlehem All-Age School in St Elizabeth, James Folkes, is among distinguished educators who will be recognised by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, for their outstanding contribution to the development of Jamaica in the field of education. The Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education ceremony is to be held at Jamaica…
Ethiopian sisters want to find relatives from St Elizabeth
Two Ethiopian sisters have started what they hope to be a short search for their St Elizabeth relatives whom they have never met. One of them, Neo Brown, is Editor in Chief at Afro 105.7 radio station in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Her father, Milward Bragmiza Brown, is originally from St Elizabeth in Jamaica, but he…
2 men die in crashes in St Elizabeth
Two men died in separate crashes in St Elizabeth within the last few days, said the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The deceased in the first incident is 26-year-old farmer Patrick Masters from Cheapside district, Junction. The JCF stated that, about 8PM on Wednesday, April 17, Masters was driving a motorcycle on the Cheapside main road…
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Super woman, 104, sent off in style
Men did most of the crying at Mountainside, St Elizabeth, where a relatively large crowd gathered to say farewell to Mabel Brown-Gordon on a sun-drenched Saturday afternoon, April 13. The 104-year-old St Elizabeth native, who died peacefully in St Andrew on March 17, was described as a prayer warrior, an ambassador for peace, a woman…
St Elizabeth farmers arrested for cocaine in Clarendon
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its Narcotics Division arrested and charged two men in connection with the seizure of approximately two kilograms of cocaine at Rocky Point in Clarendon yesterday, March 26. The accused are farmers 30-year-old Dwayne Thomas from Warminster district and 32-year-old Andrew Prince from Content – both in St Elizabeth. They…
ST ELIZABETH: Man dies in crash, another seriously injured
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 22-year-old mason Noel Facey from Springfield district, St Elizabeth, died in a motor vehicle collision on the Parrotee main road in the parish yesterday, March 19. It added: “Reports from the Black River Police are that, about 9PM, Facey was driving a grey Toyota Corolla motor car with a…
Clarendon man dies in accident in St Elizabeth
Police are probing a vehicular collision that claimed the life of a man and injured two others on Font Hill main road in St Elizabeth on Friday, March 1. The dead man is Paul Richards from Bucknor district in Clarendon. The JCF said: “Reports from the Black River Police are that, about 7:30pm, Richards was…
Bauxite plant operator dies in crash
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a vehicular crash killed a man on Cheapside district main road in Nain, St Elizabeth, on Friday, March 1. The deceased is 23-year-old bauxite plant operator Demar Dunkley from New Building district in Nain. According to the JCF, “Reports from the Nain Police are that, about 10:35pm, Dunkley was…
Man arrested after murder with board
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said detectives assigned to the St Elizabeth Police Division have taken a man into custody in relation to a murder in Nain, St Elizabeth, on Tuesday, February 19. Dead is farmer Douglas Wint from Gazeland district in Nain. The JCF said: “Reports from the Nain Police are that, about 11:30am,…
Teen allegedly commits suicide in St Elizabeth
The cases of suspected suicide reported since the start of the year have risen to at least five. The latest person to die is 16-year-old Sydonie Johnson, otherwise called Shantie, from Newton district in St Elizabeth. She is suspected to have committed suicide at her home last evening, January 19. In relation to that case,…
Young motorcyclist dies in crash in St Elizabeth
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 23-year-old labourer Roshawn Elliot from Bluntas district in St Elizabeth died as a result of injuries he sustained during a motor vehicle collision along the Sandy Bank main road in the parish yesterday, January 16. The JCF said: “Reports from the Pedro Plains Police are that, about 9:30am, Elliot…
2 cases of suspected suicide reported
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has reported at least two cases of suspected suicide on the island so far this year. They happened in Clarendon and St Elizabeth. In the first case, 65-year-old farmer Vincroft Nephew from Neif Mountain in Rosehall, St Elizabeth, purportedly committed suicide on Sunday, January 6. The JCF said: “Reports from…
Man allegedly murders 80-year-old father in St Elizabeth
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a man allegedly murdered his 80-year-old father from Merrywood district in St. Elizabeth yesterday, January 7. The deceased is Egeton Young, a farmer. The JCF said: “Reports are that, about 3pm, a relative went to visit Young and found him with what appears to be a wound to his…
Woman found hanging may be missing London resident
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said residents found the decomposing body of an unidentified woman hanging from a tree in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, on Wednesday, December 5. Tests will be undertaken to ascertain the identity of the deceased, but it is suspected to be 48-year-old photographer Barbara Findley, who has been missing since Thursday,…
MISSING: Photographer from St Elizabeth and London
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 48-year-old photographer Barbara Findley has been missing since Thursday, November 29. She is from Beadles Drive at Santa Cruz in St Elizabeth, as well as Lupino Count in the Lambeth Walk area of Kensington in London. She is of dark complexion and medium build. The JCF said: “Reports from…
MISSING: Latania Francis, 16, from St Elizabeth
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 16-year-old Latania Francis from Point district in Middle Quarters, St Elizabeth, has been missing since Wednesday, October 31. She is of brown complexion, medium build, and is about 168 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Black River Police are that Latania left home…
Businessman, farmer charged for cocaine found at airport
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers arrested and charged a businessman and a farmer from St Elizabeth for alleged breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act. The businessman is 47-year-old Nigel Barham from Nain district and the farmer is 52-year-old Dennis Daley from Myersville district. They, on November 9, were charged with: Possession of…
MISSING: Una Samuels from St Elizabeth
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 52-year-old Una Samuels from Hodgesland district in Giddy Hall, St Elizabeth, has been missing since Thursday, October 11. She is of dark complexion and medium build. The JCF said: “Reports from the Black River Police are that Samuels was last at home about 6pm wearing a red blouse, long…
MISSING: Shanice Spence, 15, from St Elizabeth
An Ananda Alert has been activated for 15-year-old Shanice Spence from White Hall in St Elizabeth who has been missing since Saturday, October 6, said the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Shanice is of dark complexion, medium build, and is about 170 centimetres (5 feet 7 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Black River…