Teachers Sound Alarm: Damion Crawford’s Extended School Day Proposal Sparks Backlash — Could Cost PNP the Election

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 26, 2025

Jamaica Live News Desk| July 26, 2025 A political firestorm is brewing in classrooms across Jamaica as teachers lash out against the People’s National Party’s (PNP) newly proposed education policies — particularly the suggestion by Opposition Spokesman on Education, Damion Crawford, to extend school days by two hours. What was meant to be a bold…

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Ciara Becomes Citizen of Benin in Landmark Diaspora Initiative

Aug 1st, 2025 – Jamaica Live | Entertainment News Benin opens its arms to descendants of enslaved Africans under the landmark My Afro Origins Law American music superstar Ciara has become one of the first public figures to receive citizenship from the Republic of Benin, a symbolic and historic act under the West African nation’s new law…
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Trump Budget Cuts Force Shutdown of U.S. Public Broadcasting Corporation

Jamaica Live International News | August 1, 2025 The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the nonprofit that funnels federal funding to local public radio and television stations across the United States, has announced it will shut down following the rescission of its federal funding. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will…
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Massive Public Response to Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s Potential New Left-Wing Party in the UK

Jamaica Live International News Desk| July 30, 2025 In what many are calling a political earthquake, reports indicate a stunning groundswell of public interest in a new left-wing political party in the United Kingdom, potentially spearheaded by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and current MP Zarah Sultana. Though the party has not yet been formally…
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“Water at Last!” — Free Hill Community Gets Running Water After 30-Year Drought

Jamaica Live News Desk– | July 30, 2025 St. Ann-After more than three decades without reliable access to piped water, residents of Free Hill in St. Ann are now celebrating a long-awaited victory—the official commissioning of the Free Hill Water Supply System. This critical infrastructure project, which came at an investment of approximately $118 million,…
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Should Jamaica Mandate Foreign Language Education?

Jamaica Live News | Education | July 30, 2025 As global borders become increasingly blurred by trade, travel, and technology, countries around the world are strengthening their foreign language education policies to equip the next generation for international success. Today, over 140 countries—including nearly every nation in Europe and much of Asia and Latin America—require…
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JCF Constable Arrested in Firearms Trafficking

— Jamaica Live News Desk, July 29, 2025 In a major blow to internal corruption and a bold statement of zero tolerance, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has confirmed that one of its own has been taken into custody following a targeted intelligence-driven operation in Florence Hill, St. Andrew. According to the JCF High Command,…
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