Regional Military Support Drives Jamaica’s Post-Melissa Recovery

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 18, 2026

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Jan 18, 2026 As communities across Jamaica continue the long road to recovery following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), with support from regional partners, is playing a central role in helping families rebuild damaged homes. Assisting the JDF are members of the Guyana Defence Force…

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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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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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