Tag: Jamaica
Air Peace begins monthly charter flights to Antigua, Barbados
Air Peace, which is the only airline offering direct flights from West and Central Africa to the Caribbean, hopes the…
Nigeria’s 4x100m men’s relay team loses World Championship spot to Jamaica
Jamaica’s time moved them up to 15th place in the world rankings. As a result, Nigeria, who were previously 16th…
Breaking: Super Eagles clinch Unity Cup with thrilling penalty shootout win over Jamaica
Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali emerged the hero of the night, pulling off a crucial save that tipped the balance in Nigeria’s…
Jamaica dumps Brazil out of Women’s World Cup
By Victor Okoye Jamaica became the third Concacaf nation and the first from the Caribbean to reach the Round of…
Prince William backs Jamaica, Bahamas’ quests to sever ties with Queen
During her 70 years on the throne - a landmark that the tour was designed to mark - Elizabeth has…
Jamaica to demand £7B reparations from UK for slavery
Jamaica is planning to ask the United Kingdom for £7 billion compensation for the Atlantic slave trade in the former…
Lawan seeks increased Nigeria-Jamaica engagement
Dr Ahmad Lawan, the President of the Senate, has called for an increased parliamentary engagement between Nigeria and Jamaica.
Jamaica opposition leader Peter Phillips resigns after party lost election
Jamaican opposition leader Peter Phillips on Friday announced his resignation, after preliminary results gave Prime Minister Andrew Holness a landslide…
Pan American Games: Jamaica confirms participation of top athletes
Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce have been confirmed by the Jamaican Olympic Committee as the next great stars who will…
Jamaica seeks collaboration with Nollywood
Janet Olisa, Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica says that country’s motion picture industry is seeking collaboration with Nollywood.
Usain Bolt ends Olympic career by thanking fans
Usain St Leo Bolt ended his Olympic career with another gold in the 4×100 metre relay race, anchoring his Jamaican…
Usain Bolt in race to get fit for Rio Olympics
A photo posted by Usain St.Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) on Jul 1, 2016 at 8:02pm PDT Usain Bolt is undoubtedly the…
A Story Around Mama Dawes
By Reuben Abati Teachers are the most important persons in anyone’s life. Teachers teach us everything that we know. They…
Di Maria shines as Higuain scores for Argentina against Jamaica
Lionel Messi won his 100th cap for Argentina but it was Angel Di Maria’s performance and Gonzalo Higuain that caught…
Obama lands in Jamaica in first US presidential visit since 1982
Barack Obama became the first sitting US president to set foot in Jamaica since 1982 on Wednesday — and made…
Usain Bolt leads Jamaica to relay gold
Sprint superstar Usain Bolt added Commonwealth gold to his many accolades on Saturday when he anchored the Jamaican team to…
Jamaica to decriminalize marijuana possession
Marijuana possession is currently illegal in Jamaica but that could soon change. The government of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller…
Benzema scores brace as France beat Jamaica 8-0
Karim Benzema, Blaise Matuidi and Antoine Griezmann each scored twice as France romped to an 8-0 victory over Jamaica on…
Athletics: Okagbare Battles World Track Stars In Jamaica
National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica will come alive tomorrow as Nigerian Queen of the tracks, Blessing Okagbare battle world tracks stars…
Okagbare Renews Rivalry With Fraser-Price in Jamaica
African sprint Queen, Nigerian Blessing Okagbare will ignite her hunger to beat the best as she renews her rivalry with…
Jamaica, China, South Africa coming to Abuja Carnival
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says 15 countries and 35 states will participate in the Abuja National Carnival holding…
Bolt, Shelly-Ann named IAAF Athletes of the Year
Jamaican sprint duo Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were on Saturday named as the IAAF’s male and female World Athletes…
Bolt eyes holidays after a second world treble gold
MOSCOW (AFP) – Usain Bolt may have two more races to run this season, but his thoughts have already turned…
Usain Bolt wins third 200m title
MOSCOW (AFP) – Usain Bolt underlined his amazing sprinting prowess on Saturday by powering to a third successive world 200m…
Jamaican football chiefs quit after doping disgrace
Jamaican Football Federation technical director Alfredo Montesso and national under-20 coach Luciano Gama resigned Thursday in the wake of a…
Bolt, Allyson win athletes of the year
(AFP) – Usain Bolt and Allyson Felix were named the International Amateur Athletics Federation’s athletes of the year on Saturday.…
Americans don’t like Jamaican speedsters, says Blake
Americans need to get used to Jamaica’s men dominating the global sprinting scene, because it will not change soon, Jamaican…
Rapper Snoop Dogg now a Rastafarian
“Gangsta” rapper Snoop Dogg said Friday that a transformational journey to Jamaica during which he embraced reggae music may have…
Bolt leads Jamaica to another world record
Jamaica won the men’s Olympic 4x100m relay on Saturday in a new world record of 36.84sec. The quartet of Nesta…
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Bolt: I’m now a legend
After making history on Thursday night by defending his Olympic 200 metres crown, making it an unprecedented second successive sprint…