Over 1700 Dead from Ebola Virus. Jamaica Activates Its Ebola Virus Disease Response Plan

By Jamaica Live Medias / July 25, 2019

A worker of the Democratic Republic of Congo Health Ministry checks people’s temperature in Goma Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa: In 1976, the Ebola virus was discovered near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The name “Ebola virus” is derived from the Ebola River—a river that was at first thought to be in close proximity to the area…

Spread the love

Jamaica Takes Reparations Fight to Britain as Grange Leads Historic Delegation to Petition King Charles

Jamaica Live News Desk– | Sept 6, 2026 KINGSTON/LONDON — Jamaica is taking its centuries-old demand for reparatory justice directly to Britain, with Culture Minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange leading a delegation to the United Kingdom ahead of the filing of an unprecedented petition to King Charles III. The Jamaican delegation arrived in Britain over the…
Read More

“I PAID POPSY $300,000 EACH TIME!” — RT Boss’ Explosive Social Media Claim Sparks Defamation Warning

Jamaica Live Entertainment Report – | Sept 6, 2026 MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA — Social media is once again on fire after an explosive post attributed to RT Boss made highly personal allegations involving popular social-media personality Pops YG, triggering a legal response and the possibility of a defamation battle. In the screenshot circulating online, an account…
Read More

UN backs ‘Correct the Map’ campaign as 164 nations vote for a truer representation of Africa

Jamaica Live International News– | Sept 5, 2026 United States casts the only vote against historic African-led resolution challenging centuries of distorted world maps. For generations, millions of schoolchildren have grown up looking at a world map on which Africa appears considerably smaller than its true geographical size. Now, the United Nations General Assembly has…
Read More

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…
Read More

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…
Read More

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…
Read More