The JLP Blasts PNP for ‘Barefaced Hypocrisy’ in Dr. Dixon Case

By Jamaica Live Medias / October 3, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Oct 3, 2025 The political debate surrounding the suspension of Dr. Aujae Dixon from the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) has intensified, with Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) representative Marlon Morgan accusing the People’s National Party (PNP) of “barefaced hypocrisy” and selective outrage. Dixon was interdicted following his participation in the…

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Caribbean Integration Takes Bold Step Forward: Barbados Opens Its Doors to Regional Partners

By Jamaica Live Medias / October 2, 2025

Jamaica Live Regional News – | Oct 2, 2025 Bridgetown, Barbados — October 1, 2025-In what Prime Minister Mia Mottley has described as a “historic and orderly step” toward deeper regional unity, Barbados has officially opened its borders to nationals of Dominica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Belize, granting them the right to live,…

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Jamaica Defends Stance to Stay Seated During Netanyahu Speech Despite 50-Nation Walkout

By Jamaica Live Medias / September 30, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Sept 30, 2025 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kamina Johnson Smith, has defended Jamaica’s decision to remain seated during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York. On Friday, more than 50 countries staged a walkout—among them several CARICOM member…

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The End of Mayor Adams: From Defiance to Defeat

By Jamaica Live Medias / September 28, 2025

Jamaica Live International News– | Sept 28, 2025 In one of the most dramatic political turnarounds in recent U.S. history, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has dropped out of the race for reelection. The decision stunned many, especially since Adams had spent months fiercely denying any suggestion that he would step aside. New York…

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“No Nation Too Small”: Holness Pushes for Inclusion, Peace, and a War on Gangs at UNGA

By Jamaica Live Medias / September 26, 2025

Prime Minister Andrew Holness addressed the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, marking 63 years since Jamaica joined the UN. In his wide-ranging speech, Holness reaffirmed Jamaica’s commitment to the principles of peace, equality, and cooperation, while stressing that the multilateral system must be reformed to become more democratic, inclusive, and effective in…

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She Predicted the Silence: Tyra Spaulding’s Story Calls Us to Care Before It’s Too Late

By Jamaica Live Medias / September 25, 2025

Jamaica Live Entertainment Report | Sept 25, 2025 Shock and heartbreak have gripped Jamaica following the tragic death of 26-year-old Tyra Spaulding, a former contestant in the 2023 Miss Universe Jamaica competition. Spaulding was found at home by relatives on Tuesday evening. The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) confirmed that she was discovered in…

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Suicide on the Rise Among Children in Jamaica: A Growing Crisis

By Jamaica Live Medias / September 22, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Sept 22, 2025 Trelawny, Jamaica — The tragic death of 16-year-old Jhamar “DJ” Surgeon in the Stettin district of Trelawny on Sunday has once again brought the alarming rise of suicide among Jamaican children into the national spotlight. Surgeon, a Grade 11 student of Holmwood Technical High School, was discovered…

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Reform UK Pledges to Scrap Indefinite Leave to Remain, Putting 430,000 Migrants’ Status at Risk

By Jamaica Live Medias / September 22, 2025

Jamaica Live International News– | Sept 22, 2025 Nigel Farage and Reform UK say that if they win the next UK general election, they will abolish Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR)—the status that lets migrants settle in Britain permanently. In its place, Reform proposes a renewable five-year visa with tougher rules (higher salary thresholds, no…

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Jamaica Rallies for International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025

By Jamaica Live Medias / September 22, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Sept 22, 2025 On Saturday September, 20 —Jamaica proudly joined the global movement for International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025, uniting communities, government agencies, and international partners in a bold push to protect the nation’s marine environment. This year’s cleanup was coordinated by the JICA Alumni Association of Jamaica in partnership…

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Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding Lash Kingston & St. Andrew

By Jamaica Live Medias / September 21, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Sept 21, 2025 Heavy thunderstorms and torrential rains battered sections of Kingston and St. Andrew yesterday, Friday, September 19, 2025, leaving behind scenes of chaos and flooding across the Corporate Area. Residents were rattled by intense lightning strikes throughout the afternoon. September marks the peak of Jamaica’s thunderstorm season, when…

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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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