Criminals turned on Jamaican businesses as De Lawrence Duppy disrupt scamming

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 7, 2023

Crime has always been one of Jamaica’s biggest problem but in the last few months the Island have seen a a sharp rise in criminal activities on banks and businesses. Criminals have been ripping cash machines out of banks and targeting cash businesses. In April of 2022 an ATM Machine in Port Antonio, Portland was…

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The Bob Marley movie is currently being filmed in Jamaica

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 4, 2023

The actor Kingsley Ben-Adir, who is playing Bob Marley, was on set with Cindy Breakspeare, who is the mother of Bob Marley’s youngest son, Damian Marley. Breakspeare began having a relationship with Bob Marley in 1977 while he was still married to Rita Marley. She is one of seven women who have had children with…

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Grace Jones Jamaican singer, actress, and savant extraordinaire is a model for designer brand Wolford.

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 4, 2023

The 74 years old @gracejonesofficial is described by Wolford as their brand style icon since the 90s who is both a testament to female empowerment of epochal significance, ultra-feminine & effective body-shaping corsetry, illustrious fashion styling in the making! Photographer: @richardphibbs Hair & Make-up: @earlsimms2 & @babskymakeup Material Magic: @zoebedeaux Grace Beverly Jones OJ (born 19…

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Marella Cruises Possible Ban For Jamaican Travelers

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 1, 2023

The Nationwide News are reporting that Marella Cruises have banned Jamaicans from travelling on its cruises. According to the report, Marella Cruises says the decision was made after 17 Jamaican nationals, who were on the Marella Discovery 2, attempted to abscond in Belize on Monday. Jamaica Live have reached out to a prominent cruise agent…

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Canadian Job Fair Scam

By Jamaica Live Medias / February 23, 2023

Hundreds of people showed up at the Girl’s Guides Headquarters on Waterloo Road, in Kingston, on Tuesday 21, in the hopes of attending a job fair said to be hosted by the Canadian Embassy. Jamaica Live were contacted by a couple of people who said they have travelled from rural Jamaica after being lured of…

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Israeli diplomat ejected from African Union summit

By Jamaica Live Medias / February 22, 2023

A video posted on social media showed security personnel walking Ambassador Sharon Bar-Li out of the auditorium during the opening ceremony of the summit in Addis Ababa on Saturday February 18. The dispute was over Israel’s status as part of the African Union. An African Union official told AFP news agency the diplomat who was…

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Boys being raped by gangs into Initiation

By Jamaica Live Medias / February 13, 2023

According to the Jamaica Observer, Clarendon Councillor Tanyalee Williams warned that gang members are raping young boys as a form of initiation and then using the shame associated with the abuse to keep their victims in the gangs. According to the report, parents who may have knowledge of the rape, are too afraid to speak…

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Stop asking motorist for money to let them go

By Jamaica Live Medias / February 11, 2023

Good day, I live in America, and I work for the court system. I have visited Jamaica seven times and have been stopped every time by the police for no violation at all. The police want dollars and then let you go. This type of behavior that is allowed to happen and reason the Jamaican…

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TAXI DRIVERS SHUT UP AND FOLLOW THE LAWS!

By Jamaica Live Medias / February 10, 2023

The taxi drivers and Jamaican citizens should follow the new road traffic laws implemented by the government and stop complaining. Jamaica have some of the worst traffic deaths and accidents and this is due to bad driving and road traffic violations. Most if not all of these taxi drivers and people who are complaining whenever…

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Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj Billboard Best Rappers of All Time

By Jamaica Live Medias / February 9, 2023

As hip-hop’s celebrates it’s 50th anniversary, Billboard put together a list of rappers it believes is the 50 best rappers of all time. According to Billboard, In determining these rankings, the Billboard and Vibe editorial teams opted first to limit the rap arena to North America. So for example, as estimable as his career is, British rapper Slick Rick…

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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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Golding at the Crossroads: Age, Ancestry, and the Battle for Jamaica’s Future

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Mar 20, 2026 Golding’s Early Power Play Raises Questions of Timing, Identity and Readiness Opposition Leader Mark Golding has made a bold declaration—he intends to lead the People’s National Party (PNP) into the next general election and is confident of defeating Prime Minister Andrew Holness. But with Jamaica not constitutionally…
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U.S. Tightens Grip: Blocked Cuba from taking Russian Oil

Jamaica Live Regional News – | Mar 20, 2026 Cuba’s worsening energy crisis has taken a dramatic turn after the United States moved to explicitly block the island from accessing Russian oil, intensifying geopolitical tensions and raising serious concerns across the Caribbean. On March 19, 2026, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued…
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