Hanover residents disarm gunman and handed firearm to the police

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 7, 2024

According to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), three men are currently on the run after one of them, armed with a firearm, was disarmed by residents in Lucea, Hanover on Saturday, July 6. Reports indicate that around 10:00 a.m., the three men, one of whom was brandishing a gun, approached another man with whom they…

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Windrush pensioner: We’ve been treated differently because we are black

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 6, 2024

Thelma Campbell, an 89-year-old woman, born in Jamaica, moved to Britain as part of the Windrush mass migration in 1960. Ms. Campbell moved to Britain when Britain was still part of the British Empire and therefore a British citizen. Jamaica later got Independence in 1962. The former factory worker has lived, worked, and raised her…

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Stray dogs riding waves of rubbish in a flooded gully during

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 4, 2024

Hello Everyone, We acknowledge the significant concerns from our international audience regarding the dogs seen floating on debris in Jamaica during Hurricane Beryl. Regrettably, we do not have an update on their current status. It has been suggested that the dogs may have climbed onto the floating debris to avoid being swept away. However, we…

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Hurricane Beryl moves away from Jamaica, leaving many without electricity and property damages

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 4, 2024

Hundreds of thousands of Jamaicans remain without power after Hurricane Beryl thundered through the Island. The category four storm—one of the most powerful to ever hit the country since Hurricane Gilbert in September of 1988 —swept along the island’s southern coast on Wednesday night, bringing more than 12 hours of heavy rain. Officials and residents…

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ESPN respond to Pat Tillman’s mother’s concerns over the award given to Prince Harry

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 3, 2024

The Duke of Sussex is scheduled to receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2024 ESPY Awards on July 11. This award, named in memory of the late NFL star Pat Tillman, who enlisted in the Army following the events of September 11 and was killed in combat in 2004, acknowledges individuals with…

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Hurricane Beryl Charges Toward Jamaica as a Category 5 Storm

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 2, 2024

Hurricane Beryl, now deemed a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm, has targeted Jamaica after resulting in at least one fatality and causing extensive destruction across several Caribbean islands on Monday. Beryl, a formidable force of nature, is making its way toward Jamaica with an alarming intensity. Classified as a Category 5 storm, Beryl carries with…

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Mark Golding caused this upon himself

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 1, 2024

Opposition leader Mark Golding claim he will renounce his British citizenship. Mr. Golding declared with conviction that Jamaica needs complete decolonization, emphatically stating that one cannot have “one foot in and one foot out of the King’s Yaad,” fully aware of his status as a British citizen. He made these statements without intending at the…

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Capleton Keeping It Local with His New Video “Rich Summer”

By Jamaica Live Medias / June 28, 2024

Capleton, also known as Fireman and King Shango, is famous for his unique dancehall and roots reggae vibes. He just dropped his new video “Rich Summer” and he kept it local in Bull Bay. Known for his fiery lyrics and timeless rhythms, Capleton continues to uphold his roots and represent for the local community. The…

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Jamaica removed from the Financial Action Task Force Money Laundering List

By Jamaica Live Medias / June 28, 2024

The Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, led the Jamaican delegation to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meetings in Singapore this week. On the conclusion of the meetings, Minister Clarke issued the following statement: “I am proud to share that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), at its…

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Two-year-old Roshaun English from Red Ground in Old Harbour

By Jamaica Live Medias / June 27, 2024

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has issued high alert for a two-year-old boy who reportedly went missing from his yard in Old Harbour in St Catherine on Wednesday June 26. The alert has been activated for two-year-old Roshaun English from Red Ground in Old Harbour, St Catherine. Roshaun has dark skin, is slim, and is…

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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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