South Florida Catches ‘Cricket Fever’ after Giant Replica Ball Rolls into Miramar in Run-up to ICC Men’s 2024 T20 World Cup
In the run-up to the much-anticipated 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup, the City of Miramar in Broward County ushered in the excitement of the upcoming tournament with a giant cricket ball rolling in to its City Hall Plaza Complex. Dubbed ‘Giant Cricket Ball Rolls Into Miramar’ for the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup, this one-of-a-kind […]
Jamaica’s Ice Hockey Team to Continue Strong Performance in New York
The Jamaican senior ice hockey team is scheduled to play Puerto Rico’s national team in three matches in New York City. Jamaica’s team, which had notable wins in 2019 and 2021 in the LATAM tournaments, will play as part of its ongoing program of having the team play as often as possible and to contribute […]
Zandre Roye Is First Jamaican Winner of the Trinidad & Tobago Open Golf Championship
Jamaican golfer Zandre Roye described his historic first-of-his-nation victory at the Trinidad & Tobago Open Golf Championship at the Tobago Plantation Golf Course on March 17, 2024, as the most important victory to date. Leading all the way Roye dominated his rivals from the start and won with a nine-shot margin. He displayed a remarkable […]
Jamaican Emily Mayne Leads Howard University to 2024 National Collegiate Golf Championship
Howard University’s women’s golf team, led by Jamaican freshman Emily Mayne, won the 2024 WGOLF National Collegiate Championship title. All five team players ranked among the top 10 performers at the event. Freshman Emily Mayne from Kingston, Jamaica, excelled in her first collegiate competition, maintaining the lead throughout the three rounds of the tournament which […]
Outstanding 16-Year-Old Jamaican Breaks Usain Bolt’s U-17 Record
Jamaican Nickecoy Bramwell, 16, displayed his athletic talent at the 51st staging of the Carifta Games at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium in Grenada by breaking the record set by the legendary Olympic champion, Usain Bolt, which stood for 22 years. Bolt set the U-17 record in the 400 meters when he was 15 years […]
Jamaican Olympic Sprint Superstar Elaine Thompson-Herah Named Dior Brand Ambassador
Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah, the national women’s 100-meter record holder, is one of the 17 female athletes chosen as brand ambassadors for Christian Dior, the prestigious, luxury fashion house. Thompson-Herah is the only athlete from the Caribbean to be included on Dior’s list. Thompson-Herah’s path to sprint stardom Elaine Thompson-Herah was born in 1992 in the […]
Jamaica’s Contingent to Paris Olympics to be Announced At The End of June
Jamaica’s contingent for the Paris 2024 Olympics will be officially announced at the end of June, following the conclusion of all qualifying events. President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Christopher Samuda says at that time, all athletes, coaches and managers will be confirmed. In an interview with Jamaicans.com, the JOA President welcomed the commitment […]
Manchester City Player, Khadija “Bunny” Shaw, Becomes WSL Team’s Top Scorer
Jamaican international, Khadija “Bunny” Shaw, joined the Women’s Super League (WSL) team, Manchester City, in 2021. Since then, the striker has become the driving force behind City’s success and the WSL top scorer as well. Leading scorer Shaw, 27, is known by the nickname “Bunny” given to her for her love of carrots, She helped […]
Triple Jump Champion Jaydon Hibbert Establishes Foundation to Support Students Kingston College
Jamaican Jaydon Hibbert, Under-20 Triple Jump record holder, has established a foundation to support students at his alma mater, Kingston College. In March, Hibbert presented the college’s principal, Dave Myrie, with a symbolic check for $780,000 to fund scholarships of $156,000 each for five students. The funds will cover the cost of student tuition, books, […]
Olympic Games to Award Prize Money to Track and Field Medal Winners
In a first for the Olympic Games, track and field sports will become the first Olympic events to award prize money to medal-winning athletes. World Athletics reports that gold medalists at the 2024 Paris Olympics will receive $50,000 in prize money. Funds set aside According to the new plan, $2.4 million will be set aside […]