Holness Government Launches Major Water Project Linking St. Elizabeth and Manchester

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 21, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 21, 2025 Kingston, Jamaica — The Andrew Holness-led administration has broken ground on a massive water supply project that will connect St. Elizabeth to Manchester, in what officials are calling one of the largest infrastructure investments in the island’s water sector in recent years. The new pipeline system is…

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Mother Love charged with Communication to Promote Violence

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 21, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 21, 2025 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has charged a St. Elizabeth man after he allegedly posted a threatening video on social media warning of violence if his preferred political candidate loses the upcoming general election. Forty-year-old Giovannie Skeen, otherwise called “Mother Love”, a clothes vendor of Marlborough district…

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Gates Foundation Launches 8-Year Contraceptive in Kenya Amid Debate Over Global Population Policies

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 20, 2025

Jamaica Live International News– | Aug 20, 2025 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced the launched what they dubbed as groundbreaking contraceptive — a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) capable of preventing pregnancy for up to eight years. Kenya, alongside Nigeria and India, is among the first countries to benefit from this initiative, which…

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Could Interracial Marriage Be on the Supreme Court’s Chopping Block?

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 18, 2025

Jamaica Live International News Desk– | Aug 16, 2025 A storm of controversy erupted when U.S.  Republican Senator Mike Braun suggested that the Supreme Court should leave the question of interracial marriage to individual states. In a recent interview, Braun argued that deeply personal freedoms—such as marriage rights and access to contraception—should be decided at the…

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No More Photo Finish: Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson Leaves Noah Lyles Eating His Words

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 17, 2025

For months, track fans have debated who really is the fastest man alive. Paris 2024 gave us a “photo finish” that handed Noah Lyles Olympic gold by a mere five-thousandths of a second. Many Jamaicans cried foul, branding it “Olympic robbery” – bureaucracy, technology, and slow-motion pixels deciding glory instead of raw speed. But in…

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Jamaican man in Brooklyn becomes a victim of what some describe as underhanded gentrification

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 16, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 16, 2025 Brooklyn, New York – A Jamaican immigrant’s American dream turned into a nightmare when the city of New York sold his fully paid-off home at auction over an unpaid water bill of just over $5,000. The case of Filmore Brown, a Canarsie resident who worked tirelessly for…

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Holness Motorcade Diverted as PNP Standoff Revives Memories of Political Violence

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 16, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 16, 2025 Prime Minister Andrew Holness was prevented from touring sections of Waterford this week after members of the People’s National Party (PNP), led by candidate Dr. Alfred Dawes, blocked his motorcade from entering the community. According to reports, Holness’s security detail diverted the motorcade to avoid any confrontation…

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Breaking Barriers: 10 Inmates Graduate with Business Administration Degrees

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 15, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 15, 2025 In a landmark moment for rehabilitation in Jamaica, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), in partnership with the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) and Stand Up for Jamaica, honoured ten inmates who have achieved what many thought impossible — earning tertiary degrees in Business Administration while…

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Can Holness Clean Up Riverton and Still Secure the Future of Its People?

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 15, 2025

Jamaica Live News Report– | Aug 14, 2025 For over 60 years, the sprawling Riverton City landfill has been more than just Kingston’s waste site — it has been the lifeline for hundreds of families. Generations have survived by sorting, salvaging, and selling what others throw away. It’s dangerous, it’s dirty, but for many, it’s…

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Port of Spain to Remove Columbus Statue, Honour Genocide Victims and Pan-African Hero Kwame Ture

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 14, 2025

Jamaica Live Regional News- Aug 14-2025 Port of Spain, Trinidad – August 1, 2025 – In a historic move aimed at reckoning with the city’s colonial legacy, the Port of Spain City Council has remove the bronze statue of Christopher Columbus from the capital’s Columbus Square and rename the landmark in honour of the victims…

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Is the United Kingdom Breaking Apart? Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Leaders Unite in Referendum Push

Jamaica Live International News– | Sept 13, 2026 CARDIFF, Wales — The political future of the United Kingdom is facing renewed scrutiny as the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland prepare for an unprecedented meeting in Cardiff on Monday, September 14, where they are expected to sign a joint declaration asserting their nations’ right…
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Did CVM TV give Jamaicans the full picture on Holness’ classroom comments?

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Sept 11, 2026 KINGSTON, Jamaica — A social-media report by CVM TV highlighting public reaction to Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ controversial comments about children learning outdoors has raised a broader question about media responsibility: when public opinion is clearly divided, should a major news organisation present viewers with only…
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Tent classroom controversy deepens as Moy-Crawford responds to JTA president

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Sept 11, 2026 KINGSTON, Jamaica — The controversy surrounding the use of tents as temporary classrooms at hurricane-damaged schools has intensified, with Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth, Skills and Information Rhoda Moy-Crawford responding to concerns raised by Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President LaSonja Harrison over conditions…
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North Korea and Russia open first-ever road bridge as strategic ties deepen

Jamaica Live International News– | Sept 9, 2026 Russia and North Korea have officially opened their first direct road bridge, creating a new physical link between the two neighbours as their economic, political and military relationship continues to deepen. The historic crossing was inaugurated on September 7, 2026, spanning the Tumen River along the countries’…
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Alleged Sister of Slain Alliance Gang Member ‘Jerry’ Draws Police Attention After Lamenting Officers Survived Shootout

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Sept 9, 2026 ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reviewing inflammatory comments circulating on social media from a woman who identifies herself as the sister of Romario Brown, otherwise called “Jerry,” following his death during an alleged gun battle with police in Mount Salem, St James,…
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Jamaica launches JAMRROC to watch the watchdog as Holness demands faster hurricane recovery

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Sept 9, 2026 KINGSTON, Jamaica — September 8, 2026: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has officially launched the Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee (JAMRROC), establishing an independent layer of public oversight as the Government attempts to accelerate Jamaica’s massive reconstruction programme following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The…
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