Loop News Bids the Caribbean a Grateful Goodbye After 11 Years

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 8, 2025

July 8, 2025 | Jamaica Live News Desk Loop News, a household name in Caribbean digital media, has officially announced the closure of its operations after 11 years of delivering news and features across the region. In a statement posted on its website, the company shared: “All good things must come to an end and…

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Nothing Says ‘Fresh Bread’ Like a Side of Human Hair and Duck Feathers

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 8, 2025

Jamaica Live | Health & Consumer Watch An eye-opening ingredient in many commercial bread products sold across the United States has sparked concern among health-conscious consumers and food safety advocates. The substance in question? L-Cysteine — a dough conditioner that can be derived from human hair, duck feathers, or even hog bristles. This amino acid…

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Jamaican Jurist Winston Anderson Sworn In as President of the Caribbean Court of Justice

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 8, 2025

July 8, 2025 | Jamaica Live News Desk Jewel Grande, Montego Bay | July 6, 2025 — In a moment of national pride and regional celebration, Jamaican legal luminary, the Hon. Mr. Justice Winston Anderson, was officially sworn in as the fourth President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The swearing-in ceremony, held at…

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Members of CARICOM To Acquire Cargo Planes as Mottley Warns of Renewed Threats to Region

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 8, 2025

July 8, 2025 | Jamaica Live News Desk Montego Bay, Jamaica | July 7, 2025 —At least two CARICOM member states have begun the process of acquiring cargo planes to improve the regional movement of goods — a critical step in addressing long-standing trade and supply chain challenges within the Caribbean. The announcement came during…

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Playing God with Nature? Golding to Dump Up Jamaica’s Natural Flood Shields

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 6, 2025

July 6, 2025 | Jamaica Live News Desk Opposition Leader Mark Golding is courting controversy with his latest proposal to use swamp land for constructing affordable housing — a move that has triggered alarm bells among environmentalists, flood-risk experts, and concerned citizens alike. Golding, in his bid to address Jamaica’s longstanding housing crisis, has proposed…

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Mark Golding Dismisses School Bus System—But Is Jamaica Ready to Go Back to Robot Taxis?

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 6, 2025

July 6, 2025 | Jamaica Live News Desk Opposition Leader Mark Golding has sparked national debate after signaling his intention to dismantle the Government’s national school bus system, criticizing the fleet as “old buses” and hinting at a return to the days when schoolchildren were left in the hands of private taxi operators. Golding’s comments…

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Dr. Tufton Announces Groundbreaking of $642M Outpatient Department at May Pen Hospital

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 5, 2025

July 5, 2025 | Jamaica Live News Desk May Pen, Clarendon – Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has officially announced the groundbreaking of a new $642 million Outpatient Department (OPD) at May Pen Hospital, marking a significant milestone in the Government’s efforts to modernize Jamaica’s healthcare infrastructure. The project, undertaken through the…

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U.S. Remittance Tax to Hit Jamaican Families Hard, Critics Warn

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 4, 2025

July 4, 2025 | Jamaica Live News Desk A controversial new U.S. tax on money transfers abroad is set to directly impact thousands of Jamaicans living overseas who send money home to support their families. The measure, part of former President Donald Trump’s newly passed “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act, introduces a 1% tax on…

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Ministry of Health Warns Against Use of Unregulated Sexual Enhancement Products

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 2, 2025

July 2, 2025 | Jamaica Live News DeskKingston, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health & Wellness is urging Jamaicans to avoid purchasing or using three unregulated products currently being marketed for sexual enhancement: Black Bull Extreme, Erectemax, and Royal Honey. The Ministry issued the warning following alerts from the United States Food and Drug Administration…

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The Blood in the Water: Calling Out Kenya’s President William Ruto Ignorance That Betrays the Memory of the Enslaved Africans

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 2, 2025

There are moments in history so cruel, so calculated, so demonic, that to forget them is not just ignorance — it is betrayal. One such moment is the Transatlantic Slave Trade. During its brutal centuries-long reign, millions of African men, women, and children were kidnapped, chained, branded, and thrown into the bellies of European ships…

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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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