Jamaica News – Caribbean Life

Cuban medics arrive in Jamaica to help the country in its fight against coronavirus.

Cuba

Jamaica dumps formal Cuban medical program

By Bert Wilkinson

Jamaica's Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett.

Jamaica

NBC Today Show with Jenna and Sheinelle goes to Jamaica

By Dawn Plummer

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew.

Antigua

CARICOM to send aid to Cuba amid simmering crisis

By Bert Wilkinson

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness.

Jamaica

Cuba Crisis

By Bert Wilkinson

PNP Leader and attorney Mark Golding.

Cuba

PNP calls on CARICOM to stand with Cuba

By Dawn Plummer

The Honourable Olivia Babsy Grange, CD, MP, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Jamaica.

Jamaica

CPL matches, franchise set to return to Jamaica

By Devika Ragoonanan

A man protests holding a Haitian flag while Haitian security forces guard the Prime Minister's office and the headquarters of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), as the mandate of the transitional governing council, formed to curb gang violence and pave the way for long-delayed election, is set to end on February 7 with no succession plan in place, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 6, 2026.

Bahamas

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Antigua

Rubio visit sets stage for tense CARICOM talks

By Bert Wilkinson

Digicel’s CEO Marcelo Cataldo has been leading the telecommunications company based in Jamaica, since May 2024.

Jamaica

Digicel signals turnaround after Caribbean storm

By Milette Millington

A driver fills up his tank at a gas station with gasoline as Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announces his government will roll out a plan in the next week to confront fuel shortages as the U.S. moves to block the supply of oil, in Havana, Cuba Feb. 5, 2026.

Barbados

Help Cuba now

By Bert Wilkinson

Jamaica's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Sen. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Cuba

Jamaican students exit Cuba amid deepening crisis

By Bert Wilkinson

Bronx-born filmmaker Dante Hillmedo.

Jamaica

Bronx filmmaker spotlights Jamaican Diaspora stories

By Nelson A. King

University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor, Sir

Jamaica

UWI among world’s top universities

By Dawn Plummer

Rescue workers walk on a flooded street in Havana, Cuba Feb. 1, 2026.

Bahamas

U.S. cold front hits northern Caribbean

By Bert Wilkinson

Philip Joseph Pierre, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Development and Youth Economy of Saint Lucia, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly's 78th session.

Antigua

U.S. orders St. Lucia to stop sending students to Cuba

By Bert Wilkinson

International DJ, producer, and cultural ambassador DJ Jahmar.

Jamaica

DJ Jahmar to lead Jamaica Homeless Outreach

By Nelson A. King

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