The Latest Breaking News from Jamaica

Peter Andre finally responds to Jafaican movie backlash over fake dreadlocks and dodgy accent

The trailer saw Peter Andre donning fake long dreadlocks and using a dodgy Jamaican accent

Evening Standard · May 8, 2025

Britons largely unaware of Black and Asian contribution to WW2 effort, research shows

Most people do not know soldiers from countries like Jamaica and Kenya, and Muslims, fought alongside British troops

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2025

Historical films and TV shows are embracing diversity – but real historical voices are still overlooked

In the Disney+ television series, A Thousand Blows, Malachi Kirby plays Hezekiah Moscow, a Jamaican immigrant in London who is part of an underground boxing ring in the 1880s.

The Conversation · May 2, 2025

Peter Andre dresses up as Jamaican gangster in baffling new film trailer

Andre’s appearance in the low-budget comedy has left viewers scratching their heads

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025

Max Romeo obituary

Prominent exponent of roots reggae whose albums focused on Rastafarianism and Jamaican politics

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2025

‘I didn’t trust the system’: lasting trauma of Windrush victim barred from UK for 10 years

Winston Jones, who for a decade was unable to return home from Jamaica, almost didn’t apply for compensation, fearing it was a trap

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2025

Max Romeo was a great social commentator, railing against inequality and discord

The reggae singer best known for War Ina Babylon and Chase the Devil was most productive in the febrile political climate of 1970s Jamaica, but his influence remains undimmed

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2025

Jamaican reggae artist Max Romeo dies aged 80

Musician best known for tracks such as Chase the Devil and War Ina Babylon rose to fame in the 1960s

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2025

Patwa is not ‘broken English’: the African ties that bind US and Caribbean languages

Centuries later, Jamaican Patwa and US Gullah Creole retain many Africanisms adopted from enslaved people

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2025

Michael Johnson’s New Grand Slam Track League Promises Speed, Star Power and a Big Payday

The inaugural season of the new professional track series is set to kick off in Kingston, Jamaica, with lofty goals of revolutionizing the sport.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 3, 2025