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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Ten ladies vie for the coveted Miss Universe Jamaica 2020 crown.

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 22, 2020

Meet the ten ladies vying for the Miss Universe Jamaica Title. The lady who wins this title will go on to compete for the Miss. Universe Global title. According to the Miss. Universe Jamaica Facebook Page, ten beautiful, intelligent and charismatic ladies vie for the coveted Miss Universe Jamaica 2020 crown. Photos by Dash Productions…

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Koffee Is Jordan’s Latest Ambassador In Their “Unite” campaign

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 22, 2020

Koffee sat down with Vogue UK to talk about her latest project in their November, 20 article. According to Vogue, Mikayla Simpson, known worldwide as Koffee, has been a pioneering force for many types of change. From modernising the face of reggae, revitalising its sound to ensure it resonates with a new generation, to injecting the modern…

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Governor Gavin Newson of California caught partying without a mask despite implementing drastic COVID-19 measures on Californians

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 18, 2020

According to Daily Mail UK, photos have emerged of California governor Gavin Newsom dining in a semi-indoor Michelin star restaurant on November 6 with a group of 11 friends just days before advising Californians not to host indoor Thanksgiving dinners. Newsom and his wife attended the birthday party at The French Laundry, a famous restaurant in Napa Valley,…

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Michael B. Jordan: PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive 2020

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 18, 2020

PEOPLE has named Michael B. Jordan, the Sexiest Man Alive in 2020. According to the Mag, Jordan is Looking for Someone ‘with a Sense of Humor’.Jordan is known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama Fruitvale Station (2013), boxer Adonis “Donnie” Creed in the Rocky sequel film Creed (2015), and Erik…

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Jamaica Reggae Boyz defeat Saudi Arabia 2-1 after devastating 3-0 lost

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 18, 2020

Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz clinched a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia in the two-game international friendly on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. The victory came three days after the Reggae Boyz was beaten 3-0 by the Saudi Arabia football team. The International friendly was played at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyad. The Boyz had…

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COVID-19 Vaccinations May Be Required for Athletes and Fans to Attend Tokyo Olympics

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 16, 2020

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach have suggested that Athletes and Fans may be required to have the COVID-19 vaccine to Attend Tokyo Olympics. Bach made the announcement on Monday after meeting with new Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga. Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (R) greets International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach (L)…

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Dancehall Artiste Pocaan Made NBA 2K21 Video Game

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 14, 2020

NBA 2K21 is a basketball simulation video game that was developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports, based on the National Basketball Association (NBA). It is the 22nd installment in the NBA 2K franchise and the successor to NBA 2K20. The game was released on September 4, 2020 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch,…

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Jamaica-born Carol Sharpe has been elected as a justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.

By Jamaica Live Medias / November 5, 2020

Judge Carol Rosemarie Sharpe, born in Jamaica and grow up on Bay Farm Road in Kingston was elected in Tuesday during the #USElection2020. According to New York County Politics, Carol Sharpe, a Jamaican immigrant, began her legal career as a lawyer in the District Attorney’s office. For the next few years, she prosecuted several homicide cases. Her…

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Government Clarifies U.S. Migrant Transit Deal Amid Public Backlash

Jamaica Live News Desk– | June 16, 2026 KINGSTON, Jamaica — A storm of controversy erupted online Tuesday after the Jamaica Gleaner reported that Jamaica had agreed to accept non-nationals being removed from the United States under a new arrangement between the two countries. The headline, “DEPORTEE DEAL – Jamaica offers to accept non-nationals being…
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Jamaican-Born MrBeast Winner Released After Being Swept Up In Paraguay Drug Probe

Jamaica Live News Desk– | June 02, 2026 Jamaican-born pilot Jabari Brown, the young aviator who rose to international fame after winning a private jet challenge hosted by YouTube megastar MrBeast, found himself at the centre of an international drug trafficking investigation in Paraguay over the weekend. Brown, 20, who is known online as “Captain…
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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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