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KINGSTON : Shericka Jackson ran the third fastest 200 metres of all time in 21.55 seconds to seal a sprint double at the Jamaican national trials for next month's World Championships on Sunday. The 27-year-old led coming off the corner…

College student Melissa Jefferson may have stunned with an upset win in Friday's women's 100 metres final, but she's says ready for her next big challenge - competing against Jamaica's dynamic duo next month.She will be taking on twice…

Jam-Dex has been chosen as the name of the national digital currency that is coming soon to Jamaica. In the approaching days, the Caribbean nation plans to roll out its central bank digital currency (CBDC) with the tagline, “No Cash, No…

"People watch 'Cool Runnings' and they're very influenced in a lot of ways," Tal Stokes told CNN Sport. Decades later, for the first time in Olympic history, the island nation qualified in three bobsled events -- the two-man bobsled, the…

A former DJ who has graced the stage at the Burning Man festival, the 38-year-old only discovered his love for the sport at 32, after a chance encounter with friends.That was in 2015 when Alexander was invited to DJ in Canada, and found…

SHENZHEN, China - Jamaican bobsleigh brakeman Nimroy Turgott's job is to push the sled as fast as possible, jump in, then "hold on, and have a little prayer." After all, he will not be required to use the…

You might want to reacquaint yourself with bobsled chants, because for the first time in 24 years Jamaica’s four-person bobsled team has qualified for a spot on the Olympic roster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p68GTUoFhUoThe…

‘It’ll be fire on ice!’ Echoes of Cool Runnings as Jamaica’s bobsleigh team qualify for the Olympics for the first time in 24 yearsJamaica will compete in three different bobsleigh events at the Winter OlympicsCountry is…

The first time Benjamin Alexander went to a ski resort, he was just there to party and play tunes. Now he's heading to the Winter Olympics in Beijing to represent Jamaica on the slopes. The 38-year-old — who strapped on his first pair of…

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica's Olympic and world championship medallist Nesta Carter, whose positive doping test caused Usain Bolt to be stripped of his Beijing 2008 Olympic 4x100 metres relay gold, has tested positive again and faces an…