Sudan Forced To Pay USS Cole Attack Victim’s Family

By Jamaica Live Medias / February 15, 2020

The government of Sudan has agreed to pay the families of the 17 US Navy sailors who were killed in the USS Cole attack.   The USS Cole attack took place on October 12, 2000 when the USS Cole was in port of Aden, Yemen, to refuel. The attack was said to be undertaken by suicide bombers linked …

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HIV Vaccine Fails: The fight to prevent HIV hits roadblock

By Jamaica Live Medias / February 5, 2020

According to a BBC report came out on February 3/2020 The National Institutes of Health ceased its HVTN 702 trial. The HVTN 702 trial involved a vaccine developed by scientists to prevent HIV infection that was administered to over 5000 people in South Africa. Unfortunately, the trial was stopped early because it was concluded that the vaccine…

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Canada Flight to Jamaica Forced to Turn Back After Coronavirus “Prank”

By Jamaica Live Medias / February 5, 2020

A flight with 243 passengers on a WestJet Flight en route to Montego Bay on Monday, had to turn back after a man stood up almost halfway through the flight and declared containing Coronavirus. James Potok “Out of an abundance of caution,” the flight crew followed all protocols for infectious disease on board, WestJet said.…

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US Embassy in Baghdad has been struck with missiles amid massive protest

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 27, 2020

According to Al Arabiya, a middle eastern news agency, the US Embassy and a restaurant in Baghdad, Iraq was hit with missiles on January 26/2020. The reports are that out of five missiles, three have made direct contact. The missiles said to have struck an area known as the “Green Zone” which contains government buildings including…

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BREAKING NEWS: Kobe Bryant Dead at 41

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 26, 2020

As the world remains in mourning and shock at the tragic passing of NBA Legend, (from left) Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna, we would like to acknowledge the others who died in the helicopter accident. John Altobelli, Wife Keri and Daughter Alyssa, Sarah Chester and Daughter Payton Chester and Christina Mauser. Condolences to the families…

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Fears of Deadly Chinese Wuhan Coronavirus Spreading Worldwide and in Jamaica

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 24, 2020

UPDATE: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs have confirmed via a press release, that they are aware of eighteen (18) Jamaicans currently in Wuhan, China and that they have been in touch with them.They are all “generally in good spirits”. Wuhan, the epicenter of the Coronavirus Outbreak, currently restricts travel to or from the city. The Jamaican…

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BREAKING NEWS: Harry and Meghan Will Drop Royal Titles and Repay £2.4m

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 18, 2020

The Guardian UK~The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are no longer to use their HRH titles and will repay £2.4m of taxpayers’ money spent on renovating their Berkshire home, the couple have announced, as talks about their future roles concluded. Getty Images: Queen, Harry and Meghan Queen’s statement in full:“Following many months of conversations and…

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Warren allegation in question as video emerges of Sanders saying in 1988 a woman could be elected president

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 15, 2020

January Democratic debate 2020 The well anticipated Democratic debate took place on January 14th 2020 at 9pm Est in Iowa. The debate which has been criticized for being all white hosted only half of the Democratic presidential hopefuls. Standing proudly on the debate stage were Tom Steyer, Senator Elizabeth Warren former Vice President Joe Biden,…

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Cory Booker Booked His Flight Out of the Presidential Race

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 13, 2020

Senator Cory Booker is the latest Democratic candidate to withdraw from the upcoming 2020 presidential race. He announced his departure via an email to his supporters as well as a video message. In his email, he mentioned that a lack of sufficient funds would be a primary reason why he would be dropping out. This…

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Tragedy Struck Iran Amid Tension With America: Plane crashes in Iran Killing All 176 Aboard

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 9, 2020

With high tensions raging between the US and Iran, another tragedy has hit the Middle East. Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 heading to Kyiv, Ukraine crashed shortly after take off  from Tehran, killing the 167 passengers and 9 crew members aboard the flight. Passengers aboard were from several countries including Iran, Canada, Ukraine, Sweden, Afghanistan,…

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Was Dr. Jason Arday Hounded to Death? Questions Over Racism, Right-Wing Attacks and a Relentless Media Campaign

JAMAICA LIVE – SPECIAL REPORT The sudden death of Professor Jason Arday, Cambridge University’s youngest-ever Black professor, has left Britain confronting an uncomfortable and deeply troubling question: did legitimate scrutiny of an academic accused of wrongdoing develop into a racially charged, right-wing media campaign that placed unbearable pressure on one of Britain’s most prominent Black…
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OP-ED | Jamaica Is at a Crossroads of Neocolonialism and Becoming a Developed Nation

Since Jamaica gained independence from Britain in 1962, the country has struggled with economic and structural disadvantages inherited from colonialism.  Jamaica entered independence as what was then widely described as a “Third World” nation, while Western powers, including the United States and former European colonial states, continued to enjoy far greater levels of wealth, industrialisation,…
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Vaz Turns the Clock Back on Golding: 2000 Squatter Dispute Resurfaces Amid Cooper’s Pen Controversy

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 13, 2026 KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Daryl Vaz has turned to the newspaper archives in an attempt to challenge Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s position on the demolition controversy in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, accusing the People’s National Party (PNP) president of politicising the plight…
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Isat Buchanan Under Fire Over ‘Chop Di Line’ Remarks Following Coopers Pen Demolition

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 12, 2026 KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Youth and Human Rights and East Portland Member of Parliament Isat Buchanan is facing criticism over remarks circulating on social media in which he appears to encourage Jamaicans who were not affected by the demolition of homes in Coopers Pen, Trelawny,…
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MP Tova Hamilton and ODPEM Respond as Mayor Gager Clarifies Cooper’s Pen Evictions Followed Private Court Dispute

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 12, 2026 TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Member of Parliament Tova Hamilton, in conjunction with the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), moved on Wednesday to respond to the plight of residents of Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, who were displaced after being evicted from property by a private developer following…
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Stop Rewriting Bob Marley and Marcus Garvey: Jamaica’s Pan-African Legacy Is Not Israel’s Story

OPINION | A recent claim by journalist and documentary filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici, who describes himself as a three-time Emmy Award winner, should be challenged and publicly admonished for attempting to recast Bob Marley as a Zionist while drawing Jamaica’s National Hero Marcus Garvey into the same narrative. Such claims distort the historical record and misrepresent…
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