Scammers Allegedly Targeting Jamaican Banks And Call Centers Employees!

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 17, 2023

DIASPORA UNEASY ABOUT THEIR MONEY IN JAMAICAN BANKS! Since it has come to light that more than 30 people, including legendary sprinter Usain Bolt have been defrauded of more than $1.2 billion Jamaican dollars from Investment Frim, Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), many in the diaspora are pondering moving their money out of Jamaica. One…

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Shenseea, I did not approve nude and retouch cover

By Jamaica Live Medias / April 24, 2022

According to DancehallMag, Shenseea is not happy with her overly retouch and nude cover of the Numéro & Numéro Homme Netherlands. Shenseea, apparently, posted on her Instagram story that she felt violated. She wrote, “I literally feel violated! My whole privacy! I have never showed that much skin on the net ever!” This comes after…

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Andrew Holness making the case for imported cheap labour

By Jamaica Live Medias / April 21, 2022

During the official ground breaking ceremony for the 7th RIU hotel in Jamaica on Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Andrew Holness told the audience that there is a labour shortage in Jamaica. There are so much to unpack from the Prime Minister’s statement. The first question is, do Jamaica need more hotels? How will these new…

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Chris Rock Co-sign Louis C.K. Using The N-Word

By Jamaica Live Medias / April 10, 2022

In light of Will Smith attacking Chris Rock and the current social media slander mostly on the side of the Smith’s, a video now circulating on social media showing Chris Rock co-signing the N-Word amongst his white peers. On a panel with other comedians, including Louis C.K, Ricky Gervais and Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K commenced…

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan toppled due to his support for Russia

By Jamaica Live Medias / April 10, 2022

According to ANI, Imran Khan’s pro-Russia, anti-West attitude might undermine his political leverage. The report stated that Imran Khan visited Russia in February despite being asked by the Western States to reconsider his trip. He later rejected message to call out Moscow in the ongoing Ukraine/Russia conflict. The Pakistani army came out against Khan, condemning…

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Jamaica should do more to protect Reggae as a Jamaican Cultural Asset.

By Jamaica Live Medias / April 4, 2022

Considering this all-white non-Jamaican music band copping the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards, many are left to wonder if the Jamaican government should do more regarding creating an official representative body for the genre. The 64th Grammy Awards was held on Sunday April 3rd, 2022. There were five Jamaican…

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Is Jamaica Sending Mix Messaging In Commonwealth Exit?

By Jamaica Live Medias / April 2, 2022

Johnson Smith candidate for Commonwealth Secretary General The Jamaican Government has announced the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, is set to run for Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. A decision on the appointment of a Secretary-General is to be made during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, to take place…

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Jamaican-made product, LifeSavers Wipes wins prestigious Award 

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 31, 2022

LifeSavers Wipes which is the brainchild of Georgia Crawford Williams has won the prestigious International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). The Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) was held on March 30, 2022 at the Miami Beach Convention Centre in the United States.  The other nominees were products from billion-dollar companies but the Jamaican-made product came out as the…

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The lead vocalist of Mighty Diamonds Donald ‘Tabby’ Shaw murdered

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 30, 2022

According to report from the police, approximately 9:40 on Tuesday night, a lone gunman walked up to a group of persons standing at a shop along McKinley Crescent in the St Andrew. The gunman opened fire at the group.  Five people were shot and injured. Two later succumbed to their injuries, one of whom is…

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Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 28, 2022

According to the report, Chris Rock made a joke about Jada’s bald-head, calling her G.I. Jane. G.I. Jane is a character from a movie starring Demi Moore. In the movie the character G.I. Jane completely shaved her head. Nevertheless, in Jada’s case, she is suffering from an alopecia causing her to shave her head completely.…

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Oxtail vs Kangaroo Tail: What’s the Difference and Can You Tell Them Apart?

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Sept 4, 2026 Jamaica Live News — Food & Culture Oxtail is one of Jamaica’s most celebrated dishes, but a viral comparison between oxtail and kangaroo tail has sparked an unusual conversation online, with people examining the similarities between the two cuts of meat and asking: Could you tell the…
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PNP blames Government for sky-high airfares — but Jamaica doesn’t set ticket prices

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Sept 2, 2026 KINGSTON, Jamaica — A political row has erupted over the rising cost of travelling to Jamaica, after Opposition Spokesperson on Tourism and Linkages Andrea Purkiss, MP, criticised the Government amid complaints of extraordinarily high airline ticket prices. Purkiss argued that Jamaicans overseas are increasingly being priced out…
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Did Democratic Socialism Fail Jamaica? Or Did the Cold War Change Jamaica Forever?

JAMAICA LIVE | SPECIAL ANALYSIS Opposition Leader Mark Golding has reopened one of the most consequential and painful debates in Jamaica’s modern political history by embracing democratic socialism and invoking the legacy of former Prime Minister Michael Manley. Golding argues that changing economic conditions have renewed the relevance of the philosophy and that government should…
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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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