By TracyAnn Dunkley
Celebrity & Entertainment Reporter
A profound wave of grief is sweeping across the Caribbean and the global reggae community following the sudden passing of Stephen “Cat” Coore, the legendary co‑founder, guitarist, cellist, and musical director of the iconic band Third World. Coore, who died at 69, leaves behind more than five decades of musical innovation that helped define reggae’s evolution and carry Jamaican culture across continents. His loss is being felt intensely in Jamaica, Anguilla, Antigua, and throughout the wider Caribbean diaspora, where generations grew up on the sound of Third World and the unmistakable musical......
Domininca has agreed to accept refugees from the U.S. to help lift visa restrictions imposed on the Island by the Trump Administration
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The government of Dominica has confirmed a new agreement with the United States that would allow Washington to send certain asylum seekers to the island for processing — a move that places the small Caribbean nation inside a growing network of countries assisting the U.S. with migration management.
BREAKING: Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says he has agreed with the Trump Administration to......
A political storm erupts in St. Kitts & Nevis as former PM warns “Project Destiny” drags the nation back to the era of Trans‑Atlantic slavery.
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Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis - In a fiery address to citizens of the federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, former Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris issued a scathing denunciation of Project Destiny and the Special Sustainability Zone (SSZ) Act, branding them as instruments of exclusion, neo-colonialism, and racial injustice. Dr. Harris called on Nevisians to resist what he described as a......
By JamRadio Caribbean News Desk
The Southern Caribbean remains on edge this weekend as U.S. Marines set to conduct traning exercises with Trinidad and Tobago Defence Forces amid escalating tensions with Venezuela
Port of Spain - Trinidad has become the latest flashpoint in a widening U.S. military presence across the Caribbean. American military equipment was off‑loaded ahead of joint exercises with the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Officially, these drills are framed as counter‑narcotics and crime‑fighting cooperation, but the scale of deployments and their proximity to Venezuela has fueled speculation of a looming confrontation.
A press release from the Trinidad and Tobago......
Jamaica to Airlift Food Aid into Communities Cut Off by Hurricane Melissa as U.S. Disaster Team Arrives on Island
By JamRadio Caribbean Desk
KINGSTON, JAMAICA — The Jamaican government has confirmed that it will begin airlifting food, water, and emergency supplies to communities rendered inaccessible by Hurricane Melissa, as widespread infrastructure damage continues to isolate large sections of the island.
Jamaica's Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness comforts a tearful survivor while visiting communites devastated by Hurricane Melissa
Speaking from Norman Manley International Airport, Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris......
JamRadio Caribbean Newsdesk | Hurricane Watch
As Hurricane Melissa’s eye wall closed in on Jamaica’s southern coast, a Weather Channel presenter—bald, visibly shaken, and standing amid roaring winds—delivered one of the most haunting live reports of the storm so far.
“Say a lot of prayers for Jamaica tonight. Especially for the people of Black River.”
“Say a lot of prayers for Jamaica. Especially for the people of Black River.”As Hurricane Melissa’s pressure drops, the storm grows more violent.News anchor pleads for solidarity. This is survival, not spectacle. Mighty GodFUll STORY IN COMMENTS#HurricaneMelissa #BlackRiver…......
JamRadio Caribbean Newsdesk | Hurricane Melissa
Jamaica is under a full Hurricane Warning tonight as a rapidly intensifying Hurricane Melissa, barrels toward the island with sustained winds nearing 90 mph and the potential to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane by landfall.
The National Hurricane Center has issued dire warnings of life-threatening flash floods, landslides, and storm surges, with forecasts predicting up to 12 inches of rain in some areas. The storm’s slow pace—moving at just 5 km/h—means Jamaica could endure over 72 hours of hurricane conditions, a scenario meteorologists are calling “potentially catastrophic”.
Meteorolgist Brian Shields......
BREAKING: Tropical Storm Melissa Nears Hurricane Strength as Caribbean Braces for Impact
By JamRadio Caribbean Desk | Hurricane Watch
Melissa is intensifying in the central Caribbean, with Hurricane Hunters confirming sustained winds of 65 mph and a central pressure drop to 998 mb—a clear sign of strengthening. The storm is currently located 260 miles south of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, moving west at 13 mph.
Hurricane Watch is now in effect for Haiti’s southern coast, while Tropical Storm Warnings have been issued for Jamaica and parts of the Dominican Republic. Forecasters expect Melissa to reach hurricane status within 24 hours, with life-threatening flooding and mudslides......
By Caribbean Newsdesk
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA — Grenada’s government has confirmed that the United States has formally requested permission to install radar equipment and deploy technical personnel at the Maurice Bishop International Airport—barely 100 miles from Venezuela’s northern coast. The move, framed by Washington as a “temporary” measure, comes amid escalating U.S. military activity in the Caribbean and growing fears of an imminent confrontation with the Maduro government.
While Grenadian officials insist the proposal is under “careful review,” regional leaders and security analysts warn the request could fracture CARICOM unity......
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