Jamaica and China Harbour Sign MOU for North-South Highway Extension Study

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 4, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk- Aug 4, 2025 The Government of Jamaica has officially signed a revised Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) to explore the feasibility of extending the North-South Highway, marking another step in the country’s infrastructure modernization push. The agreement outlines a two-year feasibility and impact study—at no…

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Jamaica stock market has become a case study!

By Jamaica Live Medias / August 3, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– Aug 3, 2025 Jamaica’s stock market is turning heads—and not just within the Caribbean. Faida Investment Bank Founder and Chairman Bob Karina, a leading figure in Kenya’s financial sector, has called for his country to study the Jamaican Stock Exchange (JSE) as a potential blueprint for growth. Karina, who recently visited…

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Massive Public Response to Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s Potential New Left-Wing Party in the UK

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 30, 2025

Jamaica Live International News Desk| July 30, 2025 In what many are calling a political earthquake, reports indicate a stunning groundswell of public interest in a new left-wing political party in the United Kingdom, potentially spearheaded by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and current MP Zarah Sultana. Though the party has not yet been formally…

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“Water at Last!” — Free Hill Community Gets Running Water After 30-Year Drought

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 30, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk– | July 30, 2025 St. Ann-After more than three decades without reliable access to piped water, residents of Free Hill in St. Ann are now celebrating a long-awaited victory—the official commissioning of the Free Hill Water Supply System. This critical infrastructure project, which came at an investment of approximately $118 million,…

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Should Jamaica Mandate Foreign Language Education?

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 30, 2025

Jamaica Live News | Education | July 30, 2025 As global borders become increasingly blurred by trade, travel, and technology, countries around the world are strengthening their foreign language education policies to equip the next generation for international success. Today, over 140 countries—including nearly every nation in Europe and much of Asia and Latin America—require…

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JCF Constable Arrested in Firearms Trafficking

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 29, 2025

— Jamaica Live News Desk, July 29, 2025 In a major blow to internal corruption and a bold statement of zero tolerance, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed that one of its own has been taken into custody following a targeted intelligence-driven operation in Florence Hill, St. Andrew. According to the JCF High Command,…

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Jamaican Man Arrested in Maine for Allegedly Working as Police Officer While in U.S. Illegally

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 29, 2025

Jamaica Live International News Desk| July 29, 2025 A Jamaican national who allegedly overstayed his visa in the United States has been arrested after authorities discovered he was working as a police officer in the town of Old Orchard Beach, Maine. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Jon Luke Evans, who entered the…

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📚 “A Roach Problem, Not a Rat Trap”: JTA Rejects Crawford’s School Day Extension Proposal Amid Salary Dispute

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 29, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk| July 29, 2025 The education debate in Jamaica has reached a boiling point as the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) delivered a sharp rebuke to Opposition Spokesman on Education, Damion Crawford, following his controversial proposal to extend the school day by two hours. JTA President Dr. Mark Smith has “categorically rejected” Crawford’s…

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State-of-the-Art Dental Imaging Comes to St. Ann’s Bay Health Centre

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 28, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk| July 27, 2025 St. Ann, Jamaica — In a major boost for dental care services in Jamaica, the St. Ann’s Bay Health Centre has received a cutting-edge Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) scanner, a transformative piece of equipment that will revolutionize diagnosis and treatment planning in the parish and surrounding areas.…

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Newly Renovated Alexandria Community Hospital Officially Opens in St Ann

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 27, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk| July 27, 2025 Alexandria, St Ann | Jamaica Live News A Milestone in Jamaica’s Smart Health Initiative The residents of Alexandria and surrounding communities in St Ann now have access to a modern, upgraded medical facility following the official reopening of the Alexandria Community Hospital. The extensive renovation, part of the…

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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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