Tag: Jamaica
Jamaican Burning Spear, reggae icon, on African tour
The Jamaican Burning Spear, a reggae monument, is currently on tour in Africa. It began in Zimbabwe on October 18 and will end in Kenya on November 2, after passing…
Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson will not compete in the 100m
A tough blow for the Jamaican delegation. Shericka Jackson, bronze medalist at the Tokyo Games in the 100m and twice world vice-champion in the distance, will not be able to…
Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Jamaica – at least nine dead across the Caribbean | News in brief
Hurricane Beryl is predicted to move next towards Haiti and on Thursday evening local time to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Category 4 hurricane Beryl has caused the death of…
Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompon-Herah withdraws
Six times medalist at the Olympic Games, including five times gold, Elaine Thompson-Herah will miss the Paris Olympics. The Jamaican, injured in an Achilles tendon, announced her withdrawal on Wednesday…
sprinting runs in Jamaica’s veins
After years in the shadow of rival America, Jamaica has crushed the sprint events at the Olympics since 2008. The result of colossal training work on the island and feats…
Music: Horace Andy, the seventy-year-old Jamaican genius
Horace Andy has been a living legend of reggae since the 1970s. A visionary artist from sound systems in Kingston, Jamaica, he is also the precursor and instigator of musical…
Women’s World Cup: historic qualification for Jamaica, Brazil eliminated
Jamaica won its first qualification for the knockout stages of a Women’s World Cup, at the expense of star Marta’s Brazil, eliminated after this new poor performance, Wednesday in Melbourne…
France – Jamaica: follow the first match of Les Bleues in this 2023 World Cup – LIVE
France enters the competition in this 2023 Women’s World Cup this Sunday, July 23 against Jamaica. Follow the preview live. 12:20 – Inaccuracies Like this missed control by Sakina Karchaoui,…
Haiti: beginning of the meeting with political representatives in Jamaica to discuss the situation in the country
This Sunday, June 11 began in Jamaica the meeting between Haitian representatives, political leaders and civil society, for three days. And this, while the country is still sinking a little…
Haiti: an informal political meeting without much hope in Jamaica
The day after the United States – Caribbean Community (Caricom) meeting in the Bahamas, the Haitian political class is invited to participate in a meeting in Kingston, Jamaica. The three-day…