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| Jamaica's Coach, Dave Riley |
Council members in Nelson, a city of about 1,300 residents that's located 50 miles north of Atlanta, voted unanimously to approve the Family Protection Ordinance. READ More...
Powerhouse Jamaica topped the medals table for yet another year. In the mile relays that brought the curtains down on the three days of competition, Jamaica won twice, while The Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago captured one each. READ More...
Shurwayne Winchester was the icing on the cake as the curtains came down on Smirnoff Beach J'Ouvert at James Bond Beach in Oracabessa, St Mary on Saturday. The double Road March champion from Trinidad and Tobago was at his soca best, lasting an hour-and-a-half on stage. READ More...
New York: A week of commemorative activities to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (March 25) came to a close at the United Nations (UN) recently with world.. READ More...| Shanice Love (L) and Janell raises the JA flag |
Recently, there has been a spate of deaths regionally among participants in long-distance events resulting in many persons questioning the health benefits of long-distance running. Participants between the ages of 25 and 65 years have died while participating in 5Ks to half-marathons. READ More...
Sometime in 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio, a phrase was coined that would become the biggest pop music genre in the world - the words rock and roll. READ More...
Jamaica's junior athletes will feature in most of the 20 event finals listed for today. They will be hoping to increase their medal tally from the current 25. Today the Jamaicans, trailed by The Bahamas in the medal standings, are expected to feature in most of the 20 final events listed. READ More...
Major Police Operation In MoBay - Prominent Residents Arrested, Cars And Documents Seized
Triple world record holder Usain Bolt and reigning World 100m champion Yohan Blake have both been confirmed for the 10th staging of the Jamaica International Invitational set for May 4 inside the National Stadium. However, staging this year's meet and securing some of the world's top athletes have not been easy for organisers because of the financial challenges facing the country and with most local companies having entered a second National Debt Exchange (NDX) programme with the Government. READ More...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and "get squishy" on tightened gun laws, though some lawmakers in his own Democratic Party remain a tough sell on an approaching Senate vote to expand purchasers' background checks. "Shame on us if we've forgotten," Obama said at the White House, standing amid 21 mothers who have lost children to shootings. "I haven't forgotten those kids." READ More...
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) offered image advice for the first family on a local Iowa radio show Wednesday, criticizing first daughters Sasha and Malia Obama's recent spring break vacation to the Bahamas during the federal budget belt-tightening of sequestration. READ More...
TULSA, Okla. — Health officials are urging 7,000 patients of an Oklahoma dentist to seek medical tests to ensure they haven't been exposed to hepatitis or the virus that causes AIDS. The Oklahoma and Tulsa health departments say the patients may have been exposed to viruses at clinics operated by W. Scott Harrington. The agencies said they found "major violations" of the Oklahoma Dental Act. READ More...
Veteran reggae superstar Freddie McGregor, and reggae princess Etana will host the 32nd staging of the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), making its fifth return to South Florida since 1993.The star-studded event is scheduled for Saturday, May 4 at the prestigious Coral Springs Center for the Arts, in Coral Springs, Florida. READ More...
CHICAGO — No last-second shot. No fourth-quarter rally. No record for LeBron James and the Miami Heat, either. The Heat's bid for NBA history ended Wednesday night when their 27-game winning streak was snapped by the Chicago Bulls 101-97, setting off a raucous celebration inside United Center. Miami finished six shy of the 33-game record held by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers. Later, James said there was no shame in falling short. READ More...
