By JamRadio Editorial Team
When Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, flattening homes, severing power lines, and displacing tens of thousands, the UK government responded with a figure that felt like a slap in the face: £2.5 million. A paltry offer for a nation in dire need of emergency assistance. Less than what Britain spends on PR consultants for overseas wars. Less than what Jamaica has given Britain—historically, culturally, economically, and through centuries of unpaid labour and stolen lives.
The backlash was immediate and furious. CockneyAlf, a Londoner with Windrush roots, summed up the mood:
“The King is head of state of Jamaica. Jamaicans came here to......
The sands of El Fasher in Sudan has turned red with the blood of its citizens as world leaders ignore the Genocide.
The sands of El Fasher in Sudan has turned red with the blood of its citizens. Not metaphorically, not poetically, but literally stained with the blood of civilians executed in broad daylight by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, while the world ignores.
Satellite images analyzed by Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab show what global institutions refuse to confront: bodies dumped in hospital courtyards, mass graves forming in real time, and pools of blood visible from orbit. This is not a hidden genocide. It is visible from space.
For over 500 days, El Fasher, North......
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......
By JamRadio Newsdesk | Royal Affairs
Royal Titles Revoked, Evicted from Royal Lodge, and Cut Off from State Funds
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Prince Andrew has been stripped of his birthright title and will no longer be referred to as “Prince” in any official capacity. The decision, authorised by King Charles, marks the final severance of Andrew’s formal ties to the monarchy.
Effective immediately, Andrew will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, and has been instructed to vacate Royal Lodge, his longtime residence in Windsor. The Palace cited “the need to uphold the dignity of the Crown” and “protect the integrity of public service”......
Windrush Support Groups Could Face Fines and Asset Seizure Under New Home Office Powers
By JamRadio News Desk | Social Affairs
The UK Home Office has announced sweeping new powers allowing the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) to seize assets from unregistered immigration advisers. While officials claim Windrush support groups “will not be affected,” contradictory guidance suggests otherwise—raising fears that grassroots organisations could face fines or criminalisation for offering help to victims of the Windrush scandal.
The IAA will gain Proceeds of Crime Act powers to trace, freeze, and confiscate earnings from unregistered advisers. Those found in breach......
Jamaica's Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness Warns of Severe Damage to Critical Infrastructure Following Hurricane Melissa
By JamRadio Caribbean News Desk |Jamaica
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has issued a stark warning following Hurricane Melissa’s catastrophic landfall, declaring the island a disaster zone and citing “severe damage to national infrastructure.”
The Category 5 hurricane battered Jamaica with sustained winds of up to 185 mph, triggering landslides, flooding major roads, and tearing roofs off hospitals and homes. Holness confirmed that the government expects loss of life and is prioritizing emergency assessments to guide the recovery......
By JamRadio News Desk | Hurricane Melissa
Jamaica is waking up to scenes of widespread destruction after Hurricane Melissa tore through the island, flattening homes, flooding roads, and severing communications. The full extent of the damage remains unclear, but early reports paint a grim picture: livestock drowned, hospital roofs ripped off, and airport terminals inundated with water.
Bishop Desmond Jadoo, director of the Windrush National Organization, spoke from Walsall this morning, describing the situation as “clearly worse” than Hurricane Gilbert, which struck in 1988. “We’ve seen cars floating, landslides already, waterfalls forming where they shouldn’t......
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......
Windrush Survivors Offered Partial Redress as Home Office Delivers Justice in Installments Ahead of Windrush Conference in Birmingham
JamRadio Newsdesk | Social Affairs
Seven years after the government first apologised the Home Office has announced a major shift in its handling of Windrush compensation claims, promising to pay 75% of estimated compensation upfront to victims of its scandal. The announcement comes ahead of today's Windrush National Orginisation Conference in Birmingham, Where Citizenship Minister Mike Tapp MP is likely to make a statement.
While this move is being presented as a breakthrough, it reads more like an overdue admission of failure. For years, survivors of the......
