The Jamaica Beacon

03/10/2026

Lurline Shand-Campbell of Lluidas Vale district in St Catherine has celebrated her 90th birthday in fine style.

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02/10/2026

The family of Owen "Fanton Mojah" Moncrieffe - including his father and his uncle who built his grave - has found an amount of solace in the fact that he was interred at Elderslie district in his native parish of St Elizabeth.

The Reggae artiste, who spent most of his adult life in the hustle and bustle of Kingston, was laid to rest at his father's rural residence on Saturday.

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30/09/2026

Entertainers Sean Paul and Ta**us Riley were among celebrities who attended the funeral of accomplished actor and Grammy-nominated singer Brian Boucher, known as Ras Ajai.

The 43-year-old had just returned to the island from an overseas tour when he was shot dead on Emancipation Day 2026 in his home community of Waterford, Portmore, St Catherine.

He recently rose to prominence after playing the role of community leader Claude Massop in the biological film titled BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE.

Ras Ajai also received a Grammy certificate in 2024 for his contribution to Dancehall artiste Sean Paul's 2022 Grammy-nominated album Live N Livin.

His daughter and parents also were among people at his funeral as well as his interrment at Dovecott Memorial Gardens near Spanish Town, St Catherine.

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30/09/2026

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24/09/2026

Residents are commending Trudy Thomas for assisting hundreds of students in her native Moneague, St Ann.

During her latest back-to-school treat, which she hosted through Thomas Foundation, some 300 students received delightful treats such as popcorn, as well as schoolbags with stationery.

24/09/2026

24/09/2026

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The father of broadcaster Dervan Malcolm has commented about the medical struggles that led to his son's death, adding that the late broadcaster may have been "shaken up" by something shocking he is said to have witnessed.

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A woman whose boyfriend allegedly murdered her with a bad injection, Teia Morgan-Singh, has been laid to rest, leaving behind her estranged husband and baby girl - both of whom attended her funeral. Mourners were told that, while Morgan-Singh was in hospital, she made the big decision to reconcile with her maker.

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Past and present stakeholders of Clarendon College came out in large numbers as they joined in paying tribute at the funeral for Virginia Bailey-Plowright, a past student who ended up teaching at the institution for 39 years.

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23/09/2026

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An emotionally charged funeral has taken place in the Hurricane Melissa-ravaged section of St Elizabeth for Munro College footballer Kamall Reynolds who drowned in the parish of St. Thomas; he narrowly escaped death years earlier.

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There were tearful moments at a candlelight vigil held for late veteran broadcaster Dervan Malcolm; two of his sisters and his former colleague Cliff Hughes were among people speaking highly of him.

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Kevaughn Walters has become the first student of Inswood High School in St Catherine to attain an athletics scholarship; he left Jamaica weeks ago to pursue studies at Ranger College in Texas, USA.

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23/09/2026

FULL REPORT: In a dignified atmosphere, filled with soulful singing and heartfelt tributes, relatives and friends gathered to pay their final respects to 80-year-old Carmen Lowther of Pennington district in the Lluidas Vale Electoral Division, St Catherine.

Her passing on July 4, 2026 marks a defining chapter for the Lowther family, particularly her three surviving children, who now have lost both parents.

Their dad, Vernon Lowther, passed away peacefully four years earlier.

23/09/2026

The father of broadcaster Dervan Malcolm has commented about the medical struggles that led to his son's death, adding that the late broadcaster may have been "shaken up" by something shocking he is said to have witnessed.

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A woman whose boyfriend allegedly murdered her with a bad injection, Teia Morgan-Singh, has been laid to rest, leaving behind her estranged husband and baby girl - both of whom attended her funeral. Mourners were told that, while Morgan-Singh was in hospital, she made the big decision to reconcile with her maker.

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Past and present stakeholders of Clarendon College came out in large numbers as they joined in paying tribute at the funeral for Virginia Bailey-Plowright, a past student who ended up teaching at the institution for 39 years.

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