Tag: St Elizabeth

VIDEO: Hampton School Remembers ‘Phenomenal’ Student Who Reportedly Drowns

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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,…

VIDEO: St Elizabeth Family Buries Loved-One Who Escaped Tragic Death

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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…

Shaquina Francis – The Woman In Boots And Hard Hats

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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…

St. Elizabeth principal succeeds – she celebrates being the product of a non-traditional high school

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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…

PTA upgrading playfield at school in St. Elizabeth

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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…

Teen lauded for rescuing elderly man from fire in St. Elizabeth

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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…

BEACON OF THE DAY: Woman who won JCDC medals now trains several student winners

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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…

Fire-fighters celebrate 85 years in St Elizabeth, honour unsung hero

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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…

Female cops removed as head of Clarendon, St Elizabeth

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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,…

Folkes among educators to receive award from prime minister

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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…

Super woman, 104, sent off in style

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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…

St Elizabeth farmers arrested for cocaine in Clarendon

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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…

ST ELIZABETH: Man dies in crash, another seriously injured

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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,…

Man allegedly murders 80-year-old father in St Elizabeth

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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…

Woman found hanging may be missing London resident

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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…

MISSING: Photographer from St Elizabeth and London

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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.…

Businessman, farmer charged for cocaine found at airport

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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…