Jamaica News

Jamaica: Five Men Arrested for Alleged Abuse at American Boarding School...

Jamaican authorities have apprehended and charged five men on Friday in connection with allegations of abuse at the Atlantis Leadership Academy in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth.

Two Jamaican refs selected to officiate at Olympic tournament this summer

Two Jamaican FIFA referees, Daneon Parchment and Odette Hamilton, have been selected by FIFA to officiate at this year’s Summer Olympics in Paris.

Jamaica: Head of Anglican Church urges Government to make CCJ final...

Head of the Anglican Church in Jamaica and the West Indies, Dr Howard Gregory, has called for the Government to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Jamaica’s final Appellate Court.

Buju Banton’s son Miles Myrie has died

Miles Myrie, the 20-year-old son of reggae-dancehall icon Mark ‘Buju Banton’ Myrie, has reportedly passed away.

Jamaica: Two workers at Governor General’s residence file lawsuits over breach...

Two public officers who have been hindered from going to work at King's House, the Governor-General of Jamaica's residence, since October 2021 for failure to provide COVID-19 tests results have filed lawsuits in the Supreme Court contending that their constitutional rights are being  breached.

Jamaica condemns Frank Hester’s Diane Abbott comments amid concern over contract

The Jamaican government has joined widespread condemnation of comments by the Conservative’s party’s biggest donor, Frank Hester, amid concerns about a contract it signed with his digital health company.

Vybz Kartel: Jamaica dancehall star’s murder conviction overturned

The 48-year-old was given a life sentence in 2014 for the killing of Clive "Lizard" Williams on the Caribbean island.

UK-based Privy Council to hand down decision in Vybz Kartel’s appeal...

Jamaican entertainer Vybz Kartel and his three co-convicts will, in less than a week, know whether their 2014 convictions for the murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams have been upheld by Jamaica’s final appellate court

Jamaica cops Global Destination of the Year award at world’s largest...

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett receives the Global Destination of the Year award from Yatan Ahluwalia, Secretary General, PATWA. Sharing in the moment are (l-r) Delano Seiveright and Chevannes Barragan De Luz,.

King welcomes Jamaican diplomat to Buckingham Palace

The 75-year-old monarch, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, met Alexander Williams, who was joined by his wife Carol Watson-Williams, at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.