France welcome home World Cup Heroes with parade in Paris

By Jamaica Live Medias / December 31, 2018

The World Cup-winning French team returned home to a heroes’ welcome on Monday (Jul 16), parading down the Champs-Elysees as hundreds of thousands of cheering fans gave a raucous welcome to the country’s newest idols. France overcame a determined Croatia to win 4-2 in Sunday’s FIFA World Cup 2018 final in Russia. The teenager Kylian Mbappe applying the…

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New mum Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins 100m. Clocked 10.98

By Jamaica Live Medias / December 31, 2018

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, return to track and field almost a year after giving birth to her son Zyon D. Pryce. Zyon D. Pryce was born August 2017. “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Welcome Zyon D. Pryce , August 7th, 2017! “To God be the…

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Elizabeth Warren Explore Running for President in 2020 Against Donald Trump

By Jamaica Live Medias / December 31, 2018

Massachusetts Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren released video exploring a possible presidential run in 2020. The Democratic Senator writes: Every person in America should be able to work hard, play by the same set of rules, & take care of themselves & the people they love. That’s what I’m fighting for, & that’s why I’m launching…

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Ban on single use Plastic ‘Scandal’ bags, Plastic Drinking Straws 2019

By Jamaica Live Medias / December 30, 2018

As of January 1, 2019 the Jamaican government will impose a ban on the use of single Plastic ‘Scandal’ bags and Plastic Drinking Straws and the importation of Expanded Polystyrene Foam food containers .The aim is to protect the environment which is already overly polluted.#BringYourOwnBag-Prime Minister Andrew Holness. Opposition Calls For Delay Of Ban On…

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Jamaican Alia Atkinson Breaks Own Record At Swimming World Cup

By Jamaica Live Medias / December 26, 2018

Jamaican Alia Atkinson scored the second world record at the FINA World Cup in Budapest. She lowered her previous mark of 28.64 down to 28.56 to win the women’s 50 breaststroke. Atkinson had broken the 2009 mark of Jessica Hardy (28.80) at the Tokyo stop of the World Cup circuit in 2016. She now the proud owner of eight swims…

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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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Could Jamaica Be Next? Trinidad and Tobago’s AI Data Centre Deal Sparks Caribbean Debate

Jamaica Live News Desk– | July 20, 2026 KINGSTON, Jamaica — Trinidad and Tobago has become the first Caribbean nation to sign agreements paving the way for major U.S. companies to begin laying the groundwork for large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, a move that supporters say could transform the country’s economy but which has…
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Caribbean Nations Added to Proposed U.S. Immigration Ban as Jamaica Avoids List

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has notably avoided being included in a proposed U.S. immigration bill that would bar nationals from dozens of countries from entering the United States. However, two Caribbean neighbours—Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica—have found themselves on the list, raising questions across the region. On July 15, 2026, U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Mace introduced…
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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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