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Jamaica probes child-trafficking ring; 1 arrested

Last Updated: Saturday, March 2, 2013, 08:41

Government authorities in Jamaica say they have uncovered a ring involved in trafficking Jamaican children to another Caribbean country.

Usain Bolt to race on Copacabana beach

Last Updated: Friday, February 22, 2013, 16:18

Six-time Olympic Games gold medal-winner Usain Bolt will sprint a unique 150m race on a revamped Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 31 2013.

Sold out matches create history in West Indies

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 14:48

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has confirmed that a day`s play was sold out in advance for the first time in the history of West Indies cricket.

8-year-old British girl fatally shot in Jamaica

Last Updated: Monday, January 14, 2013, 08:43

A British schoolgirl visiting relatives in a tiny rural village in northern Jamaica was fatally shot when a lone gunman opened fire on a group of family members.

British girl shot dead in Jamaica

Last Updated: Sunday, January 13, 2013, 19:47

An eight-year-old British girl has been shot dead in a "revenge" attack while on holiday in Jamaica, a media report said Sunday.

Usain Bolt, Fraser-Pryce win Jamaican athletics top awards

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 14:32

Jamaica`s star sprinter Usain Bolt and Olympic 100-metre champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the Jamaican Athletics Administrative Association (JAA) top awards.

Sterling picks England over Jamaica

Last Updated: Thursday, December 27, 2012, 17:18

Liverpool`s teenage winger, Jamaican-born Raheem Sterling, has pledged his international football future to England, despite still being eligible for his place of birth.

Bolt, Fraser-Pryce shortlisted for Laureus award

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 13:08

Top Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce are among the athletes in the running for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards 2013.

Hurricane Sandy kills two in Jamaica

Last Updated: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 11:20

Hurricane Sandy has made landfall in south-east Cuba as a strong Category 2 storm.

Ex-PM in Curacao claims bloodless coup

Last Updated: Monday, October 1, 2012, 11:36

Gerrit Schotte resigned August 3 as Curacao`s PM after his government lost its majority on the Dutch Caribbean island.

Jamaica to reward Olympic athletes

Last Updated: Saturday, September 22, 2012, 15:17

Jamaica`s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says athletes who represented the country in last month`s London Olympics will be rewarded for their efforts.

I will be hard to beat next season: Blake

Last Updated: Friday, September 21, 2012, 13:58

Kingston : Reigning 100 metres world champion Yohan Blake has sent out an early warning that he will be hard to beat when the new track and field season starts next year.