Moneygram Fees Hike Amid COVID-19

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 29, 2020

The popular Worldwide money transfer company Moneygram, have decided to increase it’s transfer fees amid the COVID-19 crisis. Up until March 16th all moneygram fees were $4.99 cents. This is inline with Western Union transfer cost. Moneygram have been our choice of transferring money to Jamaica since it has a better exchange rate than it’s…

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Rumours Miss World CEO Julia Morley Tested Positive For COVID-19 Are False

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 24, 2020

The Social Media Sphere are buzzing with rumours, Miss World 2019 Toni-Ann Singh from Jamaica is in isolation for the #Coronavirus. The rumour states she is in isolation days after the Miss World Organisation President, Julia Morley was tested positive with the virus. There are no official statement from the Miss. World Organisation, or the…

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Italy Getting Reinforcement From Cuba & Russia To Fight Coronavirus

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 22, 2020

HAVANA (Reuters) – The Cuban government said it dispatched a team of doctors and nurses to Italy to help in the fight against the novel #coronavirus at the request of the authorities in the worst-affected region Lombardy. Cuba doctors and nurses dubbed “armies of white robes” were normally sent to disaster sites around the world…

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Jamaica National Building Society Hacked

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 20, 2020

Amidst the current national caronavirus crisis, the Jamaica National Building Society Bank became victims of a cyber attack. A senior management here at Jamaica Live have an account with Jamaica National. On March 19th we made an attempt to report money to the bank from the United States and we were told the system was…

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$25 Billion Coronavirus Stimulus Package For Jamaica

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 18, 2020

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr Nigel Clarke, announced what he described as the  “largest fiscal stimulus in Jamaica’s history”. He made the announcement on Tuesday March 17 in a statement in the House of Representatives. The stimulus package is meant to mitigate against the expected negative impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on…

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Cuban Nurses Coming To Jamaica To Assist With The Coronavirus Crisis

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 18, 2020

13 March 2020 The Jamaican government announced in a #COVID-19 Press Conference on March 13 that Cuban nurses will come to Jamaica to assist with the #Caronavirus Crisis. The nation citizens will see the first 21 Cuban nurses arrive on the Island on the 24th of March.These are specialist nurses who will focus on primarily high intensity units. Minister…

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Peter Phillips Seeks Coronavirus Antiviral Drug From Cuba

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 18, 2020

According to The Gleaner, “It disclosed that the Cuban Government has expressed its willingness to make the drug available to Jamaica on the basis of a formal request from the Government. Consequently, Phillips says he has today written formally to Prime Minister Andrew Holness on the matter”. According to OnCuba, Eduardo Martínez, president of the BioCubaFarma…

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Joe Biden Comes Clean: Claim He Was Never Arrested As Once Stated

By Jamaica Live Medias / February 28, 2020

According to multiple reports, Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate Joe Biden finally comes clean and admitted Biden he wasn’t arrested as once stated. The New York Times, reported that Biden, told a crowd of supporters that while on trip to South Africa years ago, he was arrested as he sought to visit Nelson Mandela in…

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Reggae Girlz one step closer to World Cup dream after defeating Canada in U-20 matchup

By Jamaica Live Medias / February 27, 2020

Jamaica topped their group in the 2020 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship in the Dominican Republic after defeating Canada 3-1 on Wednesday. The Reggae Girlz had qualified for the round of 16 prior to the game, therefore the matchup between the two table-toppers was to decide who would finish in pole position going into the next…

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World Doomsday Food Bunker Gets Huge Deposit

By Jamaica Live Medias / February 26, 2020

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway dubbed as the “Doomsday Vault” made the news recently because it has accepted the largest deposit of seeds since their 2019 upgrade. According to newscientist.com, the vault has accepted 60,000 new seeds from 36 different groups. Svalbard Global Seed Vault is open for deposits after upgrades Hundreds of plant…

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Could Jamaica Be Next? Trinidad and Tobago’s AI Data Centre Deal Sparks Caribbean Debate

Jamaica Live News Desk– | July 20, 2026 KINGSTON, Jamaica — Trinidad and Tobago has become the first Caribbean nation to sign agreements paving the way for major U.S. companies to begin laying the groundwork for large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, a move that supporters say could transform the country’s economy but which has…
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Caribbean Nations Added to Proposed U.S. Immigration Ban as Jamaica Avoids List

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has notably avoided being included in a proposed U.S. immigration bill that would bar nationals from dozens of countries from entering the United States. However, two Caribbean neighbours—Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica—have found themselves on the list, raising questions across the region. On July 15, 2026, U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Mace introduced…
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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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