BREAKING NEWS: Margaret Keenan, The First Recipient Of the COVID-19 Vaccine In The UK

By Jamaica Live Medias / December 8, 2020

Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, said it was the “best early birthday present”. She was given the injection at 06:31 GMT – the first of 800,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine that will be given in the coming weeks. Matron May Parsons administered Ms Keenan’s vaccine at University Hospital in Coventry. Ms Keenan,…

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The Jamaica Defence Force Reserves Called Out To Help Fight Crime Throughout December

By Jamaica Live Medias / December 8, 2020

Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced on November 28, that the government have decided in order to support the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in the fight against crime throughout the month of December they will call out the full Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Reserves. According to the Prime Minister, the JDF Reserves, in joint operation with…

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Is Rihanna Dating Longtime Friend A$AP Rocky?

By Jamaica Live Medias / December 6, 2020

The Gossip Mill is in full swing after Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were spotted taking a stroll in New York City. PEOPLE magazine have exclusively reported that Rihanna is dating longtime friend, rapper A$AP Rocky. According to PEOPLE, the news comes after the New York Post‘s Page Six reported that the couple – both 32 – was spotted having dinner…

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MAJAH HYPE: Was sexually molested by a male family member as a child.

By Jamaica Live Medias / December 6, 2020

The popular Caribbean comedian Majah Hype is been making headlines that is not so funny these days. Hype, whose real name is Collin Nigel McPherson is well known in the Caribbean community for his cross-dressing and stand-up comedy. He first made the sad news that he was hospitalized due to a mild heart attack on…

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Usain Bolt voted Greatest male athlete of the past 75 years. Fraser-Pryce voted third

By Jamaica Live Medias / December 5, 2020

The readers of the prominent world renowned athletics magazine, Athletics Weekly (AW) voted Usain Bolt The Greatest in athletics from the past 75 years. They voted Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in third place, The Greatest Female Athlete from the past 75 years. AW Awards results 1 Usain Bolt – 55.3%2 Haile Gebrselassie – 17.1%3 Emil Zatopek – 14.5% 1…

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Former Presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton volunteer to take COVID-19 vaccine live on TV

By Jamaica Live Medias / December 4, 2020

In an interview with SiriusXM host Joe Madison aired on Wednesday, December 2nd, former President Barack Obama said that if Fauci said a coronavirus vaccine is safe, he believes him. “People like Anthony Fauci, who I know, and I’ve worked with, I trust completely,” Obama said. “So, if Anthony Fauci tells me this vaccine is…

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PNP Damion Crawford bad-mouthed Lisa Hanna and Mark Golding

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 30, 2020

LEAK VOICE NOTE: INTERNAL STRIFE WITHIN THE PEOPLE’S NATIONAL PARTY! Damion Crawford berated Comrade Lisa Hanna, saying he wouldn’t hand the PNP Party to her. Does this discredit Crawford potential run for presidency in the future? Crawford is looking to a possibly run in 5 years, he said. The conversation took place between Crawford and…

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Undocumented Jamaicans To Acquire Birth Certificate

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 29, 2020

According to the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), more than 3,000 Jamaicans will benefit from assistance to access birth certificates under a partnership between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Registrar General’s Department (RGD). The support falls under the Integrated Community Development Project – 11 (ICDP – 11), which is being implemented by JSIF through funding…

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Eighty-two black public figures asked airlines to halt deportation to Jamaica

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 27, 2020

According to the Guardian, eighty-two black public figures have written to airlines who have worked on deportation charter flights urging them not to carry up to 50 Jamaicans the Home Office wants to deport next week. The signatories include the author Bernardine Evaristo, model Naomi Campbell, historian David Olusoga and actors Naomie Harris and Thandie Newton, as…

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Buju Banton, Skip Marley, Maxi Priest & Toots & the Maytals, Nominated For Grammy Awards

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 25, 2020

The nominees for Best Reggae Album were announced on December 24, on the Grammy Award website. The nominees are: 1.Buju Banton – Upside Down 20202. Skip Marley – Higher Place3. Maxi Priest – It All Comes Back To Love4. Toots and the Maytals – Got To Be Tough5. The Wailers – One World. Sadly Toots passed away…

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Woman Gives Birth Mid-Flight from Jamaica to US, Ignites Birthright Citizenship Debate

Jamaica Live News Desk– | April 11, 2026 A routine flight from Kingston to New York turned into a global talking point after a baby was born mid-air aboard Caribbean Airlines Flight BW005 on April 4, 2026 — raising a complicated and controversial question: Where does this child legally belong? Passengers onboard the flight, which…
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JUTC Drivers Busted in an alleged Expanding Ticket Fraud Scandal

Jamaica Live News Desk– | April 11, 2026 The scandal rocking the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is widening, as detectives from the National Strategic Anti-Gang Division (NSAD) have slapped charges on four more employees in a growing crackdown on alleged fare fraud. The accused—31-year-old Kimanie Brown of Sandy Bay, Clarendon; 41-year-old Nikesha Bell of…
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Ask for Justice, Get Locked Out: UK Party Targets Countries Over Reparations

Jamaica Live News Desk– | April 10, 2026 Reform UK’s proposal to block visas over slavery reparations ignites outrage across the Caribbean, raising deeper questions about Britain’s historical accountability. A political firestorm is brewing across the Atlantic after Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party declared that it would deny visas to nationals from countries pursuing slavery…
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Crime Against Humanity—But No Accountability? U.S., Israel and Argentina Vote ‘No’ as World Confronts Slavery’s Legacy”

On March 25, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly passed a historic resolution—A/80/L.48—formally declaring the transatlantic trafficking and racialized enslavement of Africans as “the gravest crime against humanity.” Backed by 123 nations and championed by Ghana under the leadership of John Dramani Mahama, the resolution pushes the world closer to an uncomfortable but long-overdue conversation:…
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Golding at the Crossroads: Age, Ancestry, and the Battle for Jamaica’s Future

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Mar 20, 2026 Golding’s Early Power Play Raises Questions of Timing, Identity and Readiness Opposition Leader Mark Golding has made a bold declaration—he intends to lead the People’s National Party (PNP) into the next general election and is confident of defeating Prime Minister Andrew Holness. But with Jamaica not constitutionally…
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U.S. Tightens Grip: Blocked Cuba from taking Russian Oil

Jamaica Live Regional News – | Mar 20, 2026 Cuba’s worsening energy crisis has taken a dramatic turn after the United States moved to explicitly block the island from accessing Russian oil, intensifying geopolitical tensions and raising serious concerns across the Caribbean. On March 19, 2026, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued…
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