Jamaica

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APTOPIX KENYA USAIN BOLT

AP News 20 days ago

Olympic champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica holds a three-month old male cheetah cub which he named Lightning Bolt, after adopting the cub at the headquarters of the Kenyan Wildlife Service, in Nairobi, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo) Copyright 2009 AP ...

Jamaica balks at US request for alleged crime boss

AP News 24 days ago

Jamaica balks at US request for extradition of major suspected drug trafficker Jamaica is resisting a U.S. request to hand over a suspected crime boss with ties to the Caribbean nation's governing party amid reports he is stockpiling weapons in his Kingston ...

Sailing Around Jamaica

Inform 26 days ago

If your ideal vacation involves clear, turquoise waters, frosty drinks, lounging in luxury on the open ocean, maybe you should consider a sailing trip to the Caribbean Sea. Don’t get caught up in the small details-talk to a charter sailboat company on ...

Taking a Cruise to Jamaica

Inform 26 days ago

Whether this is your first cruise, for a honeymoon or an anniversary, or you’re a seasoned traveler on the seas, Jamaica is the perfect destination, with natural beautiful features like white sandy beaches, tumbling waterfalls, huge mountains, and lush jungles. Cruise ships ...

Bolt honoured with Order of Jamaica

AFP Global Edition 34 days ago

Sprint star Usain Bolt received the medal of the Order of Jamaica Monday at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony. The sprint star, who holds the Olympic and world titles and world records in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay, at 22 ...

Jamaican police: National team player killed

AP News 39 days ago

Police say Jamaica defender Orane Simpson killed in Kingston slum; no arrests made Jamaica defender Orane Simpson was fatally stabbed in the violence-wracked Kingston slum where he was raised, police said Wednesday. A brief police statement said the 26-year-old player, a Jamaica ...

Jamaican PM: new constitution should ban gay marriage

AFP Global Edition 39 days ago

Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding said the country's parliament would not recognize same-sex marriage while he was in power. "I make no apology in saying decisively and emphatically that the government of Jamaica remains irrevocably opposed to the recognition, legitimization or acceptance ...

Jamaica closes school with outbreak of child virus

AP Features 44 days ago

Jamaica's health ministry has closed a school following an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease. Chief medical officer Sheila Campbell-Forrester says four students at the Stella Maris preparatory school near Kingston were confirmed as having the virus. She says the school ...

Jamaican jailed for 20 years for plane hijack bid

Reuters US Online Report World News 45 days ago

KINGSTON (Reuters) - A would-be hijacker who held more than 180 people at gunpoint aboard a Canadian charter jet in Jamaica in April was jailed for 20 years on Thursday. Stephen Fray, 21, had demanded to be flown to Cuba after storming ...

Jamaica cops say mother slain, 2 children wounded

AP News 50 days ago

Jamaica police say gunmen burst into home, kill mother and critically wound 2 of her children Authorities in Jamaica say gunmen killed a woman and critically wounded her 6-year-old daughter and 17-year-old son. Police say the suspects fatally shot 42-year-old security guard ...

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