Usain Bolt has scored his first goals for a professional football team, getting two on his maiden start for Central Coast Mariners in a friendly.

By Jamaica Live Medias / December 19, 2018

Usain Bolt has scored his first goals for a professional football team, getting two on his maiden start for Central Coast Mariners in a friendly. The Jamaican eight-time Olympic sprint champion scored the Mariners’ third and fourth goals in a 4-0 win over Macarthur South West and celebrated with his trademark lightning bolt pose. Usain…

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Jamaican singers Dalton Harris and Tessanne Chin winners of The Voice & X Factor

By Jamaica Live Medias / December 3, 2018

Photo credit: Dalton Harris On 24 May 2011 Dalton Harris posted on his Facebook Page of photo of himself and singer Tessanne Chin. It is obvious from the photo Harris was very impressed to have met the sensational vocalist. The two met for the first time in Florida. You can call it fate or cosmic coincidence but…

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Crab-n-a-Barrel. Where was the Jamaican Media when Dalton was hurting?

By Jamaica Live Medias / December 2, 2018

Congratulations to Dalton Harris. Winner of the UK Factor 2018 December 2nd 2018 Dalton Harris become the winner of the UK X Factor. Former Rising Stars Winner to X Factor Winner Dalton Harris rose to fame after winning the Digicel Rising Stars title with a prize of $1 million in 2010 . He was 16 years old…

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“Reggae Music” to be protected by UNESCO as a Global Cultural Treasure

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 29, 2018

Reggae is “cerebral, socio-political, sensual and spiritual,” said Unesco. (source:Reuters) Reggae has been added to a list of international cultural treasures which the United Nations has deemed worthy of protecting and promoting. On Thursday, reggae was “inscripted,” as the UNESCO term goes, to the “Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”. UNESCO, the…

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UK is out. EU leaders approve Brexit deal

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 25, 2018

UK’s withdrawal agreement from European Union approved by EU leaders, chief Donald Tusk says (source: BBC) According to the BBC, the European Union leaders have approved an agreement on the UK’s withdrawal and future relations – insisting it is the “best and only deal possible”. The deal has been in negotiations for the past 20…

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Christmas display has been changed to simulate a sex act

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 21, 2018

Tynwald Mills, Shopping Centre Isle of Man in the United Kingdom apologised to customers for sexual suggestive Polar Bear display. According to BBC, it is believed mischievous customers re-arranged the Arctic scene to suggest a much “steamier” encounter. The sexual suggestive display had left many customers feeling awkward. While others took to social media to…

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CDC: Throw Out Your Romaine Lettuce Immediately. Nationwide Recall

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 20, 2018

The Centers for Disease Control warns consumers to throw out chopped romaine lettuce following E. coli outbreak this month. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention is telling consumers to not eat any romaine lettuce.  Retailers and restaurants are advised not to sell it. The warning comes after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

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President Trump endorses bipartisan prison reform

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 20, 2018

Trump announces support for most sweeping prison reform in decades, McConnell says bipartisan deal unlikely (source: New York Post) President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Wed Nov 14, 2018) announced that he supports the efforts to pass a bipartisan prison reform bill called the FIRST Step Act. “Today, I am thrilled to announce my support for this…

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Betsy DeVos set to change sexual assault definition to limit the cases that schools can investigate

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 19, 2018

(source: CNN) Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released on Friday (Fri. Nov. 16, 2018) her proposed changes to Title IX rules pertaining to campus sexual harassment and assault allegations. In effect, it would limit the cases that schools must investigate and would give accused students more rights, such as cross-examination of their victim. She announced that these…

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Ashanti Official. Feast your eyes out

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 12, 2018

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas, known professionally as Ashanti, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actress. She was first discovered as a teenager and later signed to Murder Inc. Records in 2001.[4] That year, she was featured on Fat Joe’s “What’s Luv?” and Ja Rule’s “Always on Time”, both of which became two of the biggest hit songs of 2002; Ashanti became the first female artist to…

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Jamaica Moves to Increase Minimum Gun Sentence to 20 Years as National Security Council Announces Sweeping Reforms

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Oct 25, 2026 Jamaica’s National Security Council (NSC), chaired by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, has recommended increasing the mandatory minimum prison sentence for illegal firearm possession from 15 to 20 years, as the Government moves to strengthen its response to gun violence, organised crime and the recruitment of children…
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Meghan Markle Breaks Silence on Disturbing Allegations Against Her Father, Reveals She Was Warned in 2018

Breaking News | Jamaica Live– | Oct 23, 2026 The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has issued a deeply personal statement following serious allegations against her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr., revealing that she was informed of troubling accusations against him as far back as 2018. The statement comes amid reports that her father, 82,…
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NWC Seeks 51% Water Rate Increase Amid Mounting Debt and Infrastructure Investment Needs

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Oct 20, 2026 KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Approximately 500,000 customers of Jamaica’s National Water Commission (NWC) could face significantly higher water bills after the government-owned utility submitted an application seeking a 51 per cent increase in its rates. The proposal, disclosed during Tuesday’s sitting of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), raises…
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Happy National Heroes Day, Jamaica! 🇯🇲Jamaica Live — Honouring Our National Heroes.

🇯🇲 “Resilient People with a Proud Heritage” — As Jamaica celebrates National Heroes Day!Mon-Oct 19, 2026. We proudly honour our seven National Heroes: the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Paul Bogle, George William Gordon, Sir Alexander Bustamante, Norman Washington Manley, Samuel Sharpe, and Queen Nanny of the Maroons. (The Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey)-(1887 –…
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Police Constable Devoney Rose Dies Following Deadly Sligoville Shootout

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Oct 17, 2026 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed another tragic development following Friday’s deadly shooting incident in Sligoville, St Catherine. According to an update published by the Jamaica Observer, Police Constable Devoney Rose, who was shot and injured during the confrontation, has died. The announcement follows the death…
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Opposition Silence Questioned Following Brutal Sligoville Shootout; Golding Yet to Issue Personal Statement on Slain Corporal

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Oct 17, 2026 KINGSTON, JAMAICA — As Jamaica mourns the brutal killing of Police Corporal Trevoy Shaw during a deadly confrontation with armed gunmen in Five Miles, Sligoville, St Catherine, a significant question hangs over the Office of the Opposition: Why has Opposition Leader Mark Golding not personally and publicly…
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