Jamaica News – Caribbean Life

Jack O. Ombaka spokesman for the Multinational Security Mission in Haiti (MMS) addresses the press as second contingent of 70 Salvadoran soldiers arrive in Haiti to join UN-backed multinational force aimed at combating armed criminal gangs in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti on February 04, 2025. Despite the presence of the multinational force, gangs continue to wreak havoc in metropolitan areas of Port-au-Prince.

Bahamas

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Jamaica PM Andrew Holness at White House.

News

Despite slash to USAID ‘Friends’ assure partnerships with Jamaica

By Vinette K. Pryce

Jamaican singer Sean Paul performs live on stage during a concert at the Huxleys on July 6, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.

Music

Sean Paul ‘Nah Follow Dem’

By Nelson A. King

Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

Immigration

CARICOM leaders to discuss deportations

By Bert Wilkinson

A green rainwater recuperator.

Environment

Bloomberg’s Philanthropies make donation to Montego Bay

By Dawn Plummer

Kishane Thompson of Team Jamaica competes during the Men's 100m Round 1 on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on Aug. 03, 2024 in Paris, France.

Sports

Thompson, Clayton secure gold at World Athletics meet

By Devika Ragoonanan

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) meets with Guyana's Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh (L) within the 48th Foreign Ministers Council Meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 22, 2022.

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

President of BRIC Kristina Newman-Scott on stage during the 43rd Annual BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival Opening Night at the Prospect Park Lena Horne Bandshell on July 31, 2021 in New York City.

Jamaican appointed VP at the Knight Foundation

By Dawn Plummer

A cargo ship is seen passing through the Panama Canal, a historic passageway that accommodates thousands over many years.

Caribbean nationals praised for helping to build the Panama Canal, President Trump plans to reclaim

By Tangerine Clarke

Marcus Garvey.

Jamaicans sing ‘Redemption’ song after Garvey pardon

By Vinette K. Pryce

Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. (1887-1940) Jamaican-born Pan-Africanist publisher, journalist and orator. Founder in 1914 of the Universal Negro Improvement Association aimed at uniting Africa and its diaspora.

Caribbean American Impact Awards

Joe Biden in 11th hour pardons Marcus Garvey

By Bert Wilkinson

Marjorie Parker, president and CEO of JobsFirstNYC, is the first woman of color to lead the organization.

Books

First female immigrant CEO leads JobsFirstNYC in tackling youth employment crisis

By Tracey Khan

Jamaican singer Ken Boothe.

Music

One Love Festival to debut in Jamaica

By Nelson A. King

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Real estate scams on the rise in Jamaica

By Dawn Plummer

Olive Rowe states, "everything is gone, everything is gone," as she stands in her home that was destroyed when Hurricane Beryl passed through the area on July 05, 2024 in Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica.

Year In Review 2024

By Bert Wilkinson

Rita Marley during LIVE 8 - Philadelphia - Show at Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Music

Celebrating the legacy of Rita Marley

By Nelson A. King

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Bronx driver arrested nearly a year after fatal hit-and-run of bicyclist

The judge’s gavel and scales as a symbol of the judiciary and justice.

Bay Terrace man surrenders after indictment in fatal Whitestone Expressway crash that killed MTA worker: DA

González-Rojas, advocates push for SNAP fraud protections, EBT chip cards

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Lander demands ‘contingency plan’ from Mayor Adams – or else – after mass deputy mayor resignations