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Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness elected to a third term as main opposition candidate concedes
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness elected to a third term as main opposition candidate concedes

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness secured a third term early Thursday following a tight race on an island shaken by corruption, inequity and economic concerns. Preliminary…
Posted by John McCarthy September 4, 2025
Jamaica holds general election as island shaken by corruption, inequity and economic concerns
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Jamaica holds general election as island shaken by corruption, inequity and economic concerns

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica was holding a general election on Wednesday that many believe could be a defining moment for an island shaken by corruption, inequity and economic concerns.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 3, 2025
Jamaica brings in Canadian drones to fly over disaster zones
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Jamaica brings in Canadian drones to fly over disaster zones

KINGSTON (Reuters) — Jamaica will use drones donated by Canada to boost its disaster response services, state information service JIS said on Tuesday. The Caribbean in general is bracing for…
Posted by John McCarthy August 28, 2025
Jamaican police kill 5 men as department criticized for surge in fatal shootings
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News International News

Jamaican police kill 5 men as department criticized for surge in fatal shootings

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Police in Jamaica say they have filled five men suspected of plotting to kill someone as the department on the Caribbean island comes under fire for a surge in…
Posted by John McCarthy July 25, 2025
Trump sends Caribbean men BACK TO AFRICA to solitary confinement for undetermined time after deportation
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News

Trump sends Caribbean men BACK TO AFRICA to solitary confinement for undetermined time after deportation

LOBAMBA, Eswatini (AP) — Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration’s third-country program are being held in solitary confinement in various prisons…
Posted by John McCarthy July 18, 2025
International effort to help Haiti fight deadly gangs is in danger of falling apart
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

International effort to help Haiti fight deadly gangs is in danger of falling apart

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Miami Herald) — From the onset, the international mission to help Haiti wrest back control from armed gangs faced challenges and skepticism. There were legal challenges in Nairobi and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 1, 2025
Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN
Posted inBlack History News Breaking News Caribbean News

Descendants of slave owners and enslaved people in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN

NEW YORK (AP) — The great-great-grandson of 19th-century British Prime Minister William Gladstone said he was horrified to learn seven years ago that his ancestors were slave owners in Jamaica and Guyana.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2025
Max Romeo, star of reggae rebellion, dies at 80
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Max Romeo, star of reggae rebellion, dies at 80

KINGSTON — Max Romeo, the celebrated roots reggae vocalist whose political anthems soundtracked a period of upheaval in his native Jamaica, died on Friday, April 11, of complications relating to…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2025
Jamaican rapist avoids deportation on human rights grounds as criminal record in UK means he is not eligible for witness protection in Caribbean
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Jamaican rapist avoids deportation on human rights grounds as criminal record in UK means he is not eligible for witness protection in Caribbean

LONDON (DM) — A Jamaican rapist has escaped deportation because his criminal record in Britain means he "might not be eligible for witness protection" in his home country. The convicted…
Posted by John McCarthy April 14, 2025
Rubio to discuss with Jamaica Cuban doctor program after US visa threats
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Rubio to discuss with Jamaica Cuban doctor program after US visa threats

KINGSTON (Reuters) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Jamaica and the U.S. will discuss the Cuban doctors helping the Caribbean island's health system to better understand the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 29, 2025

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