Jamaica’s Under-15 cricket team secures first win at Rising Stars Championship

Jamaica’s national Under-15 cricketers celebrated their first victory in the ongoing West Indies Rising Stars Under-15 Cricket Championships with a commanding 7-wicket win over Guyana in their Round Two encounter. The match, held at the Antigua Recreation …

Team Jamaica swimmers ready to shine at CARIFTA Games

The island’s elite youth swimmers are eagerly looking forward to representing team Jamaica at the 38th CARIFTA Aquatics Championships in Trinidad and Tobago from April 19 to 23. The 30-strong swim squad, accompanied by a seven-member management unit, left …

Powell warns his children ‘will not run for Jamaica’ if conditions don’t improve

Jamaican sprinter, Asafa Powell April 17, 2025 Former world record holder Asafa Powell has declared that his children will not run for Jamaica if certain support systems are not put in place. He also suggested that if he had to do it again, he would not …

2025 Jamaica Carnival Road March Poised for Record Surge in Revellers

The upcoming Carnival in Jamaica Road March, scheduled for Sunday, April 27 in Kingston, is expected to draw at least 10 per cent more participants than last year’s event. This, according to Chairman of the Tourism Linkages Sport and Entertainment Network …

Dr Ana Touza appointed FAO Representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize

Dr Ana Touza is the new Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize. The FAO says the rural sociologist and gender specialist brings more than two decades of experience in international …

Jamaica Carnival Week Coming up Soon

News from Jamaica, Southern Adventist University, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines

16 April 2025 | News from Jamaica AdventHealth and Andrews Memorial Hospital have donated 70 fully functioning hospital beds, valued at approximately J$27.7 million ($175,000 US) to the Ministry of Health & Wellness to support Jamaica’s healthcare …

Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz to face England in June

ENGLAND will play Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz in Leicester for their final fixture before heading to UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 in Switzerland. The first-ever meeting between the Lionesses and the Reggae Girlz will take place at the home of Leicester City at 5pm on …

50-year-old woman raped in Jamaica

Police are searching for a man with light complexion, approximately 20 to 30 years old and about 5 feet, 6 inches and 120 pounds, with black hair, wanted for raping a 50-year-old woman on Friday, April 11, at around 3 a.m. The crime occurred in the …

Jamaica pushes for more local and foreign investments

Jamaica’s reputation as an investment destination continues to grow, with Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, making a strong case for both local and international investors to take advantage of the country’s …