You are watching Velocity Fest 18, one of the BIGGEST senior track and field meets in Jamaica outside of the National Championships in 2026. This World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger event is ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Jamaica’s foreign ministry said Thursday it was ending a decades-long agreement with Cuba involving its medical missions. The unexpected move comes as the U.S. pushes for ending ...

Thomas Gould, the Irish politician who recently captured global attention because of his distinctive accent, says he has been overwhelmed by the volume of messages received from social media users ...

Jamaica’s national bobsled team made it to the 2026 Olympics, but have they ever taken home a gold medal? When Jamaica’s national bobsleigh team made their Olympic debut in 1988, they were considered ...

It’s “Cool Runnings” revisited, as Jamaica’s bobsledders return to a second consecutive Winter Olympics. The tropical island nation qualified three bobsled spots at the Milan Cortina Olympic games, ...

U.S. Rep. David Scott of Georgia quickly tried to pause the deportation of a local veteran until his case may be heard. But now that veteran, Godfrey Wade, is in Jamaica and it could take years to ...

The IMF Executive Board approved Jamaica’s request for emergency financial assistance of about US$415 million to help meet the urgent balance-of-payments needs stemming from the destruction caused by ...

The message is loud and clear: Jamaica is open for business. Hit hard by the largest hurricane to ever make landfall on the island nation, Jamaica has recovered and numerous resorts and attractions ...

The collapse of Jamaica’s peak tourism season after Hurricane Melissa shows how unprepared the industry remains for extreme weather. Building climate resilience is no longer optional. Hurricane ...

Washington, DC: Following Hurricane Melissa and at the request of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, CAF –Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) ...

Reggae music icon Jimmy Cliff, who’s unique tone, lyricism and breakthrough role on the silver screen helped make the music of his native Jamaica part of popular culture across the globe, has died at ...