A Revolution Without an Exit: Museveni’s Long Rule and Uganda’s Broken Vote

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 18, 2026

Jamaica Live International News– | Jan 18, 2026 When Yoweri Museveni seized power in 1986, he did not pretend that his rule would be temporary. He warned Ugandans plainly that he would govern for “a long time,” that there would be “no alternative arrangement” for the country, and that the revolution he led was “irreversible.”…

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JLP MP Everald Warmington Sparks National Debate Over NHT Funds for Churches After Hurricane Melissa

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 15, 2026

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Jan 15, 2026 A new political and moral debate is rippling through Jamaica as Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament Everald Warmington questions the government’s decision to allow the National Housing Trust (NHT) to provide post–Hurricane Melissa assistance to churches, arguing that the move is unfair to contributors and…

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Machado Hands Nobel Medal to Trump as Venezuela’s Political Future Hangs in the Balance

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 15, 2026

Jamaica Live International News– | Jan 14, 2026 Washington, D.C. — Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado said Thursday that she presented her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal to U.S. President Donald Trump during a high-stakes meeting at the White House — a symbolic gesture underscoring her hopes of cementing U.S. support for Venezuela’s political future.…

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Frozen Gold Rush: Billionaires, Trump, and the Battle for Greenland

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 14, 2026

Jamaica Live International News– | Jan 14, 2026 In a stunning escalation of geopolitics and presidential brinkmanship, President Donald Trump has openly threatened to risk war with NATO allies in pursuit of a prize that is both strategic and symbolic: Greenland — the massive Arctic island belonging to Denmark. What has been dismissed as vanity…

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Jamaica Among 75 Countries Hit by New U.S Immigrant Visa Freeze

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 14, 2026

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Jan 14, 2026 The United States government has confirmed that visa processing for citizens of 75 countries will be suspended indefinitely. There will be no processing of new immigrant visas for Jamaica and dozens of other countries, triggering concern across the Caribbean and the wider Global South. The U.S. State…

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When Criminals Get More Sympathy Than Victims

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 10, 2026

Why Jamaicans Are Questioning the PNP’s Crime Narrative There is something deeply unsettling about the way Jamaica’s crime debate is now being framed. Jamaica is seeing something that many once thought impossible: a sustained decline in murders and major crimes. After years of bloodshed, entire communities are finally beginning to breathe again. Yet at the…

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Prime Minister Holness Gives Update on Hurricane Relief Fund, J$10 Billion Programme Set to Launch

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 8, 2026

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Jan 8, 2026 Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Government is moving “quickly and responsibly” to deliver hurricane relief to thousands of families affected by Hurricane Melissa, as preparations near completion for the rollout of a major national restoration programme. According to the Prime Minister, he has just concluded a…

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Holness Joins Accompong Maroons for Treaty Day Despite Recent Tensions

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 6, 2026

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Jan 6, 2026 ACCOMPONG, St. Elizabeth — January 6, 2026 Prime Minister Andrew Holness joined the people of Accompong on January 6 for the 288th anniversary of Accompong Maroon Treaty Day. The annual celebration commemorates the 1738 treaty between the British colonial authorities and the Leeward Maroons, which formally recognized…

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Breaking: U.S. Military Captures Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 3, 2026

Jamaica Live Regional News – | Jan 3rd, 2026 What Jamaica and the Caribbean Need to Know In an extraordinary and unprecedented military operation early Saturday, January 3, the United States says it has struck Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. According to U.S. President Donald Trump, both were taken into…

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Two Teenage Girls Shot During Illegal Gun Salutes on New Year’s Day

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 1, 2026

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Jan 1, 2026 The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed that two teenage girls are nursing gunshot wounds believed to be the result of separate incidents of illegal gun salutes, despite repeated warnings against the dangerous and unlawful practice. In one incident, at approximately 12:02 a.m. on Thursday, January 1,…

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Texan Dad Shot and Kills Daughter After Over Argument About Him Supporting Trump

Jamaica Live International News– | Feb 11, 2026 A coroner’s inquest in England has cast new light on a tragic shooting in Prosper, where 23-year-old British national Lucy Harrison was killed by her father, Kris Harrison, during a heated argument on January 10, 2025. The details emerged in February 2026 during proceedings at Cheshire Coroner’s…
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Young Reggae Boyz Book Ticket to Qatar 2026

Jamaica Live Sports Desk– | Feb 11, 2026 The Jamaica’s Under-17 football team have lifted the nation’s spirit after officially qualifying for the 2026 FIFA Boys’ Under-17 World Cup in Qatar. The young Reggae Boyz secured their spot after defeating Canada in their final Concacaf qualifier in Costa Rica, sealing an impressive and dominant campaign.…
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Owe Child Support? The U.S. Government May Take Your Passport

Jamaica Live International News– | Feb 10, 2026 The U.S. State Department is significantly expanding enforcement of a 1996 federal law that allows the government to deny or revoke passports for parents who owe more than $2,500 in overdue child support — part of a broader effort to compel payment from delinquent parents. The Trump…
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Washington Moves to Dictate How the Caribbean Trains Its Doctors

Jamaica Live Regional News – | Jan 02, 2026 Prime Minister Philip J Pierre has revealed that Washington has formally called on Saint Lucia to stop sending its nationals to study medicine in Cuba — a request he described as a “major problem” for the island’s already strained healthcare system. Speaking at the Second World Congress…
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Holness Draws Line on JPS: “High Electricity Costs Are Holding Jamaica Back”

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Jan 22, 2026 Prime Minister Andrew Holness says reducing Jamaica’s high electricity costs remains one of the central pillars of his administration’s economic reform agenda, as the Government continues negotiations with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) ahead of the company’s licence expiry in 2027. “For Jamaica to grow, we must…
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From “Illegal Immigrant” to MAGA Mouthpiece: Nicki Minaj’s Political Whiplash

Jamaica Live Entertainment Report – | Jan 21, 2026 The controversy surrounding Nicki Minaj and immigration has resurfaced, drawing attention to a series of public statements that appear, to some critics, to sit uncomfortably alongside one another. At the center of the debate are Minaj’s past expressions of empathy toward migrant children separated from their parents…
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