JDC Accused of Silencing Deaf Community by Blacklisting Veteran Interpreter

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 26, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 26, 2025 Kingston, Jamaica – Jamaica’s leading sign language interpreter, Antoinette Aiken, is raising alarm after claiming she has been blacklisted by the Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC), leaving the deaf community without access to interpretation during Saturday night’s first of three political debates. In a series of videos posted…

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“Born PNP”: The Dangerous Myth of Political Genetics

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 25, 2025

During a recent campaign stop, Prime Minister Andrew Holness engaged in a telling exchange with a man from Mount Salem. Holness greeted the man warmly, and though the man admitted he was not a Labourite, he showed respect to the Prime Minister. When asked why he supported the People’s National Party (PNP), his answer was…

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Mark Golding Once Branded Maroons as Traitors Who Crushed Slave Revolts

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 24, 2025

Kingston, Jamaica – August 2025 – The role of the Jamaican Maroons is once again in the national spotlight, this time with a fresh layer of political intrigue. In an old interview now resurfacing online, Opposition Leader Mark Golding branded the Maroons as “runaway slaves turned traitors,” arguing that they betrayed their African brothers and…

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Jamaica Joins the AI Revolution with First-Ever Olympiad Team

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 22, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 22, 2025 Jamaica has entered the global stage of Artificial Intelligence (AI), proudly fielding its first national AI team at the prestigious International Olympiad of Artificial Intelligence (IOAI), held in Beijing, China. This historic moment marks a bold step into a rapidly evolving digital era, signaling Jamaica’s commitment to…

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Rockfort Mineral Bath Reopens: A Heritage Treasure Restored

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 21, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 21, 2025 Kingston, Jamaica – August 21, 2025 – The Rockfort Mineral Bath, a cherished landmark of Kingston’s heritage and wellness tourism, has officially reopened following extensive renovations under a public-private partnership. At Thursday’s re-opening ceremony, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia “Babsy” Grange, declared…

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Trump Administration to Review 55 Million U.S. Visa Holders, Halts Worker Visas for Truck Drivers

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 21, 2025

Jamaica Live International News– | Aug 21, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has announced a sweeping review of more than 55 million people holding valid U.S. visas, warning that even those already granted entry could face revocation and possible deportation if found in violation of visa rules. In a statement on Thursday, the…

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Holness Government Launches Major Water Project Linking St. Elizabeth and Manchester

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 21, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 21, 2025 Kingston, Jamaica — The Andrew Holness-led administration has broken ground on a massive water supply project that will connect St. Elizabeth to Manchester, in what officials are calling one of the largest infrastructure investments in the island’s water sector in recent years. The new pipeline system is…

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Mother Love charged with Communication to Promote Violence

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 21, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 21, 2025 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has charged a St. Elizabeth man after he allegedly posted a threatening video on social media warning of violence if his preferred political candidate loses the upcoming general election. Forty-year-old Giovannie Skeen, otherwise called “Mother Love”, a clothes vendor of Marlborough district…

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Gates Foundation Launches 8-Year Contraceptive in Kenya Amid Debate Over Global Population Policies

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 20, 2025

Jamaica Live International News– | Aug 20, 2025 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced the launched what they dubbed as groundbreaking contraceptive — a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) capable of preventing pregnancy for up to eight years. Kenya, alongside Nigeria and India, is among the first countries to benefit from this initiative, which…

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No More Photo Finish: Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson Leaves Noah Lyles Eating His Words

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 17, 2025

For months, track fans have debated who really is the fastest man alive. Paris 2024 gave us a “photo finish” that handed Noah Lyles Olympic gold by a mere five-thousandths of a second. Many Jamaicans cried foul, branding it “Olympic robbery” – bureaucracy, technology, and slow-motion pixels deciding glory instead of raw speed. But in…

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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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“Tell the Truth!” Wayne Wonder Camp Blasts Buju Banton After Prison Claims

Jamaica Live Entertainment Report – | Mar 17, 2026 KINGSTON — A long-simmering tension between reggae heavyweights Buju Banton and Wayne Wonder has erupted into a full-blown public feud after a controversial interview and explosive response posts that have sent social media into meltdown. The drama began when Buju Banton appeared on a podcast interview with…
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Maduro Capture Controversy: Claims of an Unpaid Reward After Alleged Betrayal by His Own Driver and Bodyguard

Jamaica Live Regional News – | Mar 15, 2026 Fresh allegations emerging in early 2026 suggest that the dramatic capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro may have involved betrayal from within his own security circle. Maduro was seized by U.S. special forces during a controversial military operation on January 3, 2026, and flown to the United…
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Jamaica Eyes Offshore Oil and Gas: Will It Transform the Economy or Just the Energy Sector?

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Mar 14, 2026 The Government of Jamaica has intensified efforts to explore offshore oil and gas resources, with international company United Oil & Gas Plc leading current exploration activities in the Walton–Morant Basin. Through the Ministry of Energy, the Jamaican government has entered a production-sharing agreement with the Dublin-based exploration…
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