Florida Congressman Carlos Giménez Praises Jamaica’s Move to End Cuba Medical Programme After Earlier Threats

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 6, 2026

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Mar 6, 2026 Meanwhile, Jamaica is now grappling with the impact of ending the Cuban medical programme, which for decades supplied doctors and nurses to support the island’s healthcare system. KINGSTON, Jamaica — Florida Republican congressman Carlos A. Giménez has once again ignited debate across the Caribbean after praising Jamaica’s…

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Jamaica Ends Decades-Long Medical Cooperation Programme With Cuba Amid Diplomatic Pressure

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 5, 2026

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Mar 5, 2026 Kingston, Jamaica — Jamaica has officially discontinued its long-standing medical cooperation programme with Cuba, bringing to an end a partnership that has helped support the island’s public health system for more than five decades. The decision, announced Thursday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,…

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Trump Fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Taps Senator Markwayne Mullin as Replacement

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 5, 2026

Jamaica Live International News– | Mar 5, 2026 President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the dismissal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying he will nominate Markwayne Mullin to take over leadership of the United States Department of Homeland Security. Trump made the announcement on social media just two days after Noem faced intense questioning…

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Caribbean Youth Leaders Gather in Kingston for Climate and Sustainable Energy Workshop

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 5, 2026

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Mar 5, 2026 Kingston, Jamaica — Young leaders from across the Caribbean are gathering in Jamaica this week to take part in a major regional workshop focused on climate action, renewable energy, and sustainable development. The Caribbean Youth Climate Council (CYCC), in partnership with Youth Action Co:Lab and Youth4Energy, is…

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Buju Banton’s Son Jahazeil Sparks National Debate: Spiritual Warfare, Sexual Identity & The Question — Can You “Pray the Gay Away”?

By Jamaica Live Medias / March 2, 2026

Kingston, Jamaica — Jahazeil Myrie, son of reggae icon Buju Banton, has ignited a firestorm of conversation across social media after revealing in a recent interview that he “almost tun fish” during a period of emotional and spiritual turmoil. Speaking candidly on Sheena Power Talk, Jahazeil described years of internal battles — rejection, confusion, and…

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Three-Year-Old Zaylon Pinnock Killed in Denham Town Gun Attack — Grieving Mother Vows to Help Police Find His Killers

By Jamaica Live Medias / February 21, 2026

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Feb 21, 2026 Grief has gripped the community of Denham Town after three-year-old Zaylon Pinnock was shot and killed during a brazen gun attack at his home on Nelson Street early Saturday morning. The toddler’s mother, overcome with emotion, wept openly as she vowed to support investigators in their efforts…

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Texan Dad Shot and Kills Daughter After Over Argument About Him Supporting Trump

By Jamaica Live Medias / February 11, 2026

Jamaica Live International News– | Feb 11, 2026 A coroner’s inquest in England has cast new light on a tragic shooting in Prosper, where 23-year-old British national Lucy Harrison was killed by her father, Kris Harrison, during a heated argument on January 10, 2025. The details emerged in February 2026 during proceedings at Cheshire Coroner’s…

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Washington Moves to Dictate How the Caribbean Trains Its Doctors

By Jamaica Live Medias / February 2, 2026

Jamaica Live Regional News – | Jan 02, 2026 Prime Minister Philip J Pierre has revealed that Washington has formally called on Saint Lucia to stop sending its nationals to study medicine in Cuba — a request he described as a “major problem” for the island’s already strained healthcare system. Speaking at the Second World Congress…

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From “Illegal Immigrant” to MAGA Mouthpiece: Nicki Minaj’s Political Whiplash

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 21, 2026

Jamaica Live Entertainment Report – | Jan 21, 2026 The controversy surrounding Nicki Minaj and immigration has resurfaced, drawing attention to a series of public statements that appear, to some critics, to sit uncomfortably alongside one another. At the center of the debate are Minaj’s past expressions of empathy toward migrant children separated from their parents…

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Has the British Press Finally Met Its Match in Prince Harry?

By Jamaica Live Medias / January 20, 2026

Jamaica Live International News– | Jan 20, 2026 For Prince Harry, the courtroom has become more than a legal battleground. It is a reckoning with a media culture he believes destroyed his mother, tormented his childhood, and later turned its full force on his wife. As the Duke of Sussex confronts the publisher of the…

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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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Isat Buchanan Under Fire Over ‘Chop Di Line’ Remarks Following Coopers Pen Demolition

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 12, 2026 KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Youth and Human Rights and East Portland Member of Parliament Isat Buchanan is facing criticism over remarks circulating on social media in which he appears to encourage Jamaicans who were not affected by the demolition of homes in Coopers Pen, Trelawny,…
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MP Tova Hamilton and ODPEM Respond as Mayor Gager Clarifies Cooper’s Pen Evictions Followed Private Court Dispute

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Aug 12, 2026 TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Member of Parliament Tova Hamilton, in conjunction with the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), moved on Wednesday to respond to the plight of residents of Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, who were displaced after being evicted from property by a private developer following…
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Stop Rewriting Bob Marley and Marcus Garvey: Jamaica’s Pan-African Legacy Is Not Israel’s Story

OPINION | A recent claim by journalist and documentary filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici, who describes himself as a three-time Emmy Award winner, should be challenged and publicly admonished for attempting to recast Bob Marley as a Zionist while drawing Jamaica’s National Hero Marcus Garvey into the same narrative. Such claims distort the historical record and misrepresent…
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