Jamaica’s women’s 4x100m relay team blazed to a season’s best of 41.80 seconds at the World Athletics Championships, securing a spot in the final and setting up a thrilling showdown for the gold medal.
In a stunning turn of events at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Jamaica’s star-studded men’s 4x100m relay team, featuring 100m champions Oblique Seville and Kishane Thompson, was knocked out of contention after a catastrophic baton drop. This devastating mistake on the final exchange has left fans reeling and marks a major disaster for the Caribbean sprint powerhouse.
The 21-year-old Jamaican sprinter delivered a fearless race, carving out a new personal best in the process on is way to his championship medal
The Edwin Allen High School community is in mourning after the sudden death of 15-year-old track athlete Tanesha Gayle. The champion relay runner collapsed during training and died shortly after. The school has activated its critical response team.
Dancehall artist Squash, also known as Andrae Maurice Whittaker, pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to unlawful firearm possession. The plea deal, which dropped a separate charge, could lead to deportation for the Jamaican star. Get the full details on his U.S. gun case, plea agreement, and potential sentencing.
Edward Seaga’s tourism-centric economic model, perpetuated by Andrew Holness, made Jamaica dependent on tourism (35% of GDP) with meager wages and vulnerable infrastructure. This article examines the social consequences, including education cuts, environmental degradation, and persistent inequality, while exploring alternatives for a more diversified and sustainable Jamaican economy.
Neville Martin’s “My Leader Born Ya” was a potent 1976 PNP campaign song highlighting Michael Manley’s Jamaican roots versus Edward Seaga’s foreign birth. This article explores its political impact, connections to CIA allegations against Seaga, MI6 propaganda efforts, The Gleaner’s role in media disinformation, and implications for current leaders Andrew Holness and Mark Golding
Supporters who blame PJ Patterson and the PNP for Jamaica’s decline ignore the JLP’s long record of violence, corruption, and failed governance. Jamaica remains one of the poorest Caribbean nations under their leadership.
How a CIA-backed leader and his protégé sustained a system of elite wealth and mass exploitation. The untold story of Jamaica’s economic struggle.
History buried is injustice sustained. When covert operations like Seaga’s CIA-backed destabilization – documented by whistleblowers like Philip Agee – created famine and violence to engineer political change, and when the resulting ‘plantation economy’ still excludes Jamaicans today, silence isn’t peace. It’s complicity in an ongoing harm.
Rapper Sean Kingston, best known for his 2007 Billboard hit “Beautiful Girls”, has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison after being found guilty of defrauding luxury businesses of more than $1 million. The 35-year-old artist and his mother, Janice Turner, were convicted of wire fraud and grand theft in May 2024.
President Donald Trump reaffirmed the strong US-Jamaica partnership during a White House meeting with Jamaica’s new Ambassador to the US, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson. Highlighting over 60 years of bilateral cooperation, Trump emphasized shared goals in trade, security, energy, and tourism. The credential ceremony solidified the enduring relationship and set the stage for deeper collaboration through initiatives like the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative and joint efforts in regional stability.
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Jamaica’s sprint scene just got hotter! Bryan Levell scorched the track with a 9.82s personal best at the Raiffeisen Austrian Open, pushing himself into serious contention for Jamaica’s 4x100m relay team heading to the Tokyo World Championships. With elite curve-running skills and blistering speed, Levell could be the game-changer the team needs.
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