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JAM | Jun 15, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is looking to assume responsibility for the maintenance of the Catherine Hall sports complex in Montego Bay, St James. Olivia Grange, made…
Reading Time: 3 minutes MILAN (Reuters) Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul and former Italian prime minister who transformed the nation’s politics with polarising policies and often alarmed his allies with his brazen remarks, died…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Government will be providing support totalling $20 million to assist with Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz’ preparations for their participation in the 2023 FIFA Women’s Football World Cup in Australia and…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Government has announced that it has improved the Jamaica Athletes Insurance Plan, while awarding a new contract for the provision of Group Health, Group Life and Personal Accident insurance…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Brand Jamaica will be highlighted at the 126th staging of the Penn Relays, which starts today (April 28) on the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Five Jamaican manufacturers, Annilu…
Reading Time: 4 minutes (REUTERS) As Russian forces moved deeper into Ukraine on Friday (February 25), sports bodies moved quickly to strip Russia of events, with St Petersburg losing the Champions League final while the Formula One Grand Prix will…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Opposition Spokesperson on Youth and Sports, Senator Gabriela Morris, is expressing disappointment at the Government’s decision to prohibit spectators from the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Mexico, and possibly Costa…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Three exemplary Jamaicans, double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah, respected academic Professor Halden Morris and renowned MVP coach Stephen Francis were honoured by the University of Technology (UTech) during its 2021…
Reading Time: 2 minutes WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) The Biden administration is expected to announce today (December 6) that US officials will not attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a source told Reuters, after China…
Reading Time: 2 minutes A planned monument to Jamaican Olympian Usain Bolt in South Florida has divided opinions among city officials in Miramar. The main bone of contention is the US$250,000 price tag for…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ground was broken Thursday (November 4), for the expansion of the headquarters of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) on Cunningham Avenue in Kingston. The expansion to the adjoining property of…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Boxing star Manny Pacquiao said on Sunday he will run for president of the Philippines next year, after railing against corruption in government and what he calls President Rodrigo Duterte’s cozy relationship with China. Pacquiao accepted the nomination of his political…