December 15, 2022 0 Beacon of the day | Retired Principal June Thompson Awarded For Volunteerism In Ewarton By Horace Mills June Thompson strikes a pose with her award. Former high school principal June Johnson-Thompson has been awarded, but not as…
March 8, 2022 0 Shaquina Francis – The Woman In Boots And Hard Hats By Jamaica Beacon Growing up in the farming community of Comma Pen in St Elizabeth, Shaquina Francis had medicine on her mind. A…
October 21, 2020 0 Beacon of the day | St Thomas native leaves high school with 17 subjects; she wants more jobs in her parish By Horace Mills A native of St. Thomas, Beyonce Taylor, who has never dipped below the perfect grade in Accounts, has transitioned to…
September 25, 2020 2 Beacon of the day | Young scholar rejected by university in Jamaica dedicates 19 CXC – all Grade Ones – to parents By Horace Mills Isaac Dunkley, whose application to study Medicine at the University of the West Indies (UWI) has been blocked, recently left…
September 11, 2020 0 St. Elizabeth principal succeeds – she celebrates being the product of a non-traditional high school By Horace Mills Having attended a non-traditional high school, and being appointed a Principal at the age of 32, Nahalia Lynch, who heads…
March 18, 2020 0 Cops following ‘strong leads’ also search St. Ann and Manchester By Horace Mills The Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) today released the image of a Person Of Interest who is being sought regarding the…
November 27, 2019 0 MASSIVE BLOW – Young man dies in crash days after graduating with first class honours; he was shortlisted for Rhodes Scholarship By Horace Mills A family in the Greater Portmore area of St Catherine has been devastated by the tragic loss of a highly…
October 31, 2019 0 Youth from inner-city gets surprise entry into medical school By Horace Mills Ninteen-year-old Quwayne Howell wants to become one of Jamaica’s foremost facial plastic surgeons. The young man, who hails from the…
October 3, 2019 0 Rural youth overcomes law school battle By Horace Mills The past four years have been academically grueling for Zurie Johnson, whose fear of disappointing his deep rural community partly…
February 4, 2019 0 Body of medical doctor found in pond at UWI By Horace Mills The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said investigations are ongoing into the discovery of a body on the Mona Campus of…
November 3, 2018 0 Miss Kitty inspires, says life can’t be all about prostitution By Horace Mills On the heels of her valedictory address yesterday at the University of the West Indies (Mona) where she attained first…
October 21, 2018 0 Jackson finds success outside the comfort zone By Horace Mills Claudia Jackson, a native of St Mary now living in St Ann, started to discover huge success the day she…
October 2, 2018 0 FOUND: UWI student Janise Baugh By Horace Mills Police have confirmed that 22-year-old Janise Baugh from May Pen in Clarendon has been found. The Jamaica Constabulary Force yesterday…
April 23, 2018 0 I have never won anything this big before – Roxanne Brown By Horace Mills Roxanne Brown, a native of Ocho Rios in St Ann, has the academic credentials to be considered a standout among…