Security Threat Forces Evacuations as Government Workers Cast Their Ballots Ahead of Election

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 29, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 29, 2025 Kingston, Jamaica – Authorities are investigating a security threat that warned of possible attacks on multiple government agencies, law enforcement sources have confirmed. The threat, communicated via an email to the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), prompted an immediate security response and the evacuation of several…

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Mark Golding Brandishes “Birth Certificate” Amid Heated Debate

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 29, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 29, 2025 Kingston, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Mark Golding held up a document which he claimed was his birth certificate during Thursday night’s highly anticipated Prime Ministerial debate. The dramatic gesture came as questions about his nationality and eligibility to serve as Jamaica’s head of government have intensified in…

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One Escapee Still at Large from Constant Spring Lock-Up

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 28, 2025

Kingston, Jamaica – August 28, 2025/ Jamaica Live News Desk Police have confirmed that only one of the nine men who escaped from the Constant Spring lock-up earlier this week remains on the run. He is 19-year-old Alunzo Espute, otherwise called “Espute,” of Cassava Piece, Kingston 8. Espute was being held on a murder charge…

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25 Countries Suspend Postal Deliveries to U.S. Amid Trump’s Tariff Shake-Up

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 26, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 26, 2025 Kingston, Jamaica | August 26, 2025 – At least 25 countries have suspended postal deliveries to the United States as President Donald Trump’s new tariff measures send shockwaves across the global shipping industry. The Trump administration announced it would abolish a long-standing tax exemption on small packages…

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New Boundbrook Urban Centre coming in Portland

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 26, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 26, 2025 A new era of growth is set to dawn on Portland at the Boundbrook Urban Centre in Port Antonio. The $4.2 billion project, sprawling across 6.68 acres, promises to deliver thousands of jobs and transform the economic and social landscape of the parish. The development which broke…

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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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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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