• Mon, 8 June 2026

Jamaica Now Represented On Board Of World Anti-Doping Agency Foundation

Jamaica will have a seat on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Foundation Board. The board is the highest decision-making body of WADA. Jamaica was elected at the general assembly of the American Sports Council (CADE), which was held recently in Cartagena, Colombia. Election a “Milestone” According to Alando Terrelonge, former Minister of State in the […]

Jamaican U20 Silver Medalist Receives Four-Month Ban By AIU

Jamaican U20 Silver Medalist Receives Four-Month Ban By AIU

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has imposed a four-month ban on Rushelle Burton, the Jamaican former World U20 sprint hurdles silver medalist for a violation of anti-doping rules. Also facing a four-month ban for doping violations is the 2022 American World Championship 200-meter finalist, American Tamara Clark. Charged Under WADA Code Both athletes were charged […]

Jamaica Reggae Girls Face Delay at 2023 Concacaf Women’s U20 Championships

Jamaica Reggae Girls Face Delay at 2023 Concacaf Women’s U20 Championships

Jamaica sent a 20-member squad to represent the island at the 2023 CONCACAF Women’s U20 Championship in the Dominican Republic as one of the eight teams seeking the championship title in the tournament’s 12th edition, which runs from May 22 through June 3, 2023. Play was delayed due to inclement weather, however, and the dates for the […]

Jamaican Community in Australia Rally Support for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023

Mr KWAME Powell and his daughter represents Jamaica on a panel at the FIFA event on March 29, 2023

The Jamaican Association of Australia is on a mission to ensure that the Jamaica women’s national football team (“Reggae Girlz”) is well supported at the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) 2023. The binational event which will be jointly co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, commences on July 20 this year. The Association is rallying […]

Ghana to Give Jamaican Asafa Powell the Star Treatment

Asafa Powell visits Ghana - Star Treatment

The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) announced a visit to the country by Asafa Powell, the iconic, Jamaican-born global sprint athlete. Powell will be in Ghana from February 27, 2023, to March 9, 2023. Powell’s wife, Alyshia Powell, is a Ghanaian model, and she and their two children will be with him on the visit. Powell, […]

Team Jamaica Wins The West Indies Cup Shooting Competition by One Tenth of a Point

Jamaica Wins Regional Shooting Competition By One Tenth Of A Point

Jamaica claims regional shooting team match by 1 point and Capt Ford wins the Wogarth Cup by .1 of a point. In a thrilling and exciting climax to the West Indies Full Bore Shooting Council Championship, Jamaica claimed the West Indies Cup and steadied their nerves against a hard-charging Guyana team. Jamaica’s 8-person team was […]

Jamaica Sends Off Team To Pan American Handgun Championship

Jamaica Sends Off Team To Pan American Handgun Championship

Jamaica will be fielding a 26-member team to the 2022 Pan American Handgun Championship, scheduled for Frostproof, Florida September 15 – 22. The Jamaican team will be among 700 participants from 25 nations. The contingent which is scheduled to leave the island on Tuesday (September 13) will comprise 5 teams. Open, Standard, Production, Men’s Production […]