Two Teenage Girls Shot During Illegal Gun Salutes on New Year’s Day
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,…
Jamaica Live International News– | Jan 1, 2026 New York City is set to enter a new chapter in public education as Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces the appointment of Jamaican-born veteran educator Kamar Samuels as the city’s next Schools Chancellor. Samuels will assume leadership of the nation’s largest public school system on January 1, 2026,…
As Jamaica enters 2026, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has issued a reflective New Year’s message that honours lives lost, acknowledges national hardship, and outlines a forward-looking vision for recovery and resilience. The Prime Minister began by giving thanks to God for life while pausing to remember those who perished during Hurricane Melissa, the most destructive…
Jamaica Live News Desk– | Dec 31, 2025 The Andrew Holness–led Government has firmly rejected claims that it intends to evict hurricane victims currently sheltering at Petersfield High School, describing the reports as false, misleading, and untruthful. Concerns were raised following a report aired on CVM TV, in which residents displaced by Hurricane Melissa said…
At the eagerly anticipated Diaspora Summit 2025, held December 19–20 at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), a powerful and unflinching message echoed through the halls: Africa and its global diaspora remain bound by the unfinished business of colonisation. Held under the auspices of H.E. John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, through…
Jamaica Live International News– | Dec 27, 2025 A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio has indicted Jeriah Mast, a 44-year-old former missionary from Ohio, on four counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with minors in Haiti. The indictment, announced by the U.S. Department of Justice, alleges that the offenses occurred…
Jamaica Live News Desk– | Dec 27, 2025 In the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Melissa, the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has strengthened its restoration push with the arrival of an additional 120 experienced line workers to the island this week. The team, deployed through Holland Power Services, has joined hundreds of local and international…
Jamaica Live News Desk– | Dec 9, 2025 In a significant step toward improving housing safety and community infrastructure, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Robert Montague, earlier today led the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $58 million Torrington Park Rehabilitation Project. The long-awaited project—completed on November 21, 2025—marks…
As Jamaica prepares to embark on one of the most significant constitutional transformations in its history—the creation of a Jamaican Republic—a long-standing question has resurfaced with new urgency: Should the Maroons retain any claim to “sovereignty” within the borders of an independent Jamaica? Jamaica Live says no.And we are leading the charge in calling for…
Jamaica Live News Desk– | Dec 7, 2025 The controversy surrounding disaster relief in Accompong has taken a dramatic turn after Government Minister Daryl Vaz, MP, published evidence on his social media pages directly contradicting claims made by Maroon Chief Richard Currie. According to Vaz, Accompong was among the first communities visited by government officials…
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