The Latest Breaking News from Jamaica

Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae star and actor, dies aged 81

Songwriter turned movie star was credited with helping to bring Jamaican culture to the world after his starring role in the 1972 film ‘The Harder They Come’

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025

Blaze tears through Usain Bolt's Jamaica restaurant

Usain Bolt's restaurant Tracks and Records, located in Montego Bay, St James, Jamaica, has been severely damaged by a fire, which erupted in the early hours of Saturday (22.11.25) morning.

BANG Premier · Nov 23, 2025

Weak infrastructure leaves Jamaican schools devastated in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa

The devastation in Jamaica caused by Hurricane Melissa exposed a harsh reality that’s been hidden in plain sight for decades — most schools were not structurally sound enough to sustain high winds, heavy rainfall and storm-surge flooding.

The Conversation · Nov 23, 2025

World Cup 2026 play-off draw LIVE: Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Italy and Jamaica learn fate

22 teams left competing for six remaining spots at expanded finals in two separate tournaments

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025

As Trump cuts weather forecasting, vulnerable places like Puerto Rico risk losing vital early warnings

Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica in late October, killed dozens in Haiti and forced nearly three-quarters of a million Cubans to evacuate. The death toll across the region is still unknown – but Melissa will go down as one of the strongest storms ever recorded.

The Conversation · Nov 19, 2025

‘An impossibility made possible’: how tiny Curaçao made World Cup history

Caribbean island nation is the smallest to reach the finals tournament after appointing the wily coach and drawing on diaspora

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

Scotland bathes in undiluted bliss as ‘worldies’ and superheroes end World Cup wait

In today’s Football Daily: yes sir, Scotland can boogie

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

Miss Universe 2025 Update: Will Jamaica's Gabrielle Henry Compete in Grand Finals After Dramatic Fall?

Miss Universe Jamaica Dr Gabrielle Henry was rushed off the Preliminary stage on a stretcher after a dramatic fall.

International Business Times UK · Nov 19, 2025

How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell game – donors have counted fossil fuel projects, airports and even ice cream shops

When Hurricane Melissa tore through the Caribbean in October 2025, it left a trail of destruction. The Category 5 storm damaged buildings in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, snapped power lines and cut off entire neighborhoods from hospitals and aid.

The Conversation · Nov 19, 2025

Steve McClaren resigns as Jamaica manager after failing to reach World Cup

Jamaica were expected to qualify automatically from their group

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025