Historic Victory for Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls Netball Team Winning the Taini Jamison trophy
The Sunshine Girls netball team of Jamaica made sports history in its victory over New Zealand’s Silver Ferns. The final score was 59 to 53 and gave the Jamaicans its first-time Taini Jamison trophy. The Jamaican win also represented the team’s consecutive defeat over the Number Two side. While the Sunshine Girls displayed calm and […]
Ashenheim Family Donate Eight-Lane to Jamaica College
The Ashenheim family has donated a synthetic, eight-lane track to Jamaica College (JC). The track is currently under construction at JC’s Old Hope Road location. Wayne Robinson, the principal of the school, thanked the family at the groundbreaking ceremony on March 5, 2018, saying he is “delighted” that Jamaica College will have its own synthetic […]
Leon Bailey’s agent Confirms Talks with England. But May Wait On Germany
Jamaican-born winger Leon Bailey, 20, is in talks with the English Football Association and could play with the World Cup squad of Gareth Southgate in the summer of 2018. According to Bailey’s agent and adopted father, Craig Butler, a meeting is scheduled with Dan Ashworth, technical director of Three Lions, to explore Leon’s eligibility to […]
Usain Bolt “Signs” to Play Soccer Game in United Kingdom
Jamaica’s eight-time Olympic gold medal winner Usain Bolt has signed on to lead the World XI in a soccer match against a British team headed by Robbie Williams. The match will take place at the Soccer Aid for UNICEF event at Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United, on June 10, 2018. Bolt’s team will […]
NBA Player Taunted about “Jamaican Bobsled” by Cleveland Fan
Basketball player Patrick “Patty” Mills of the San Antonio Spurs was taunted by a Cleveland Cavaliers fan during a road game in that city. Mills responded to the fan on Twitter after the game, saying, “I am a proud Islander. Like my Jamaican Brothers, me & my family in the islands of the Torres Strait […]
Jamaican Women’s Bobsled Team Historic Run Comes To An End At The 2018 Winter Olympics
Jamaica’s first Olympic women’s bobsled team finished 19th in the competition at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on February 21, 2018, following the third and fourth heats at the Olympic Sliding Center. Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and Carrie Russell – and Audra Segree as the alternate – made their historic appearance as the first female […]
Jamaica’s Brightest Surf Standout Elishama Beckford Signs A Sponsorship Deal With Hurley
Hurley’s investment in Beckford represents a massive investment in the future of Jamaican Surfing Bull Bay, Jamaica’s brightest surf standout, Elishama Beckford has signed a sponsorship deal with Hurley. Beckford states, “by putting in the work and having the right people by my side, I was able to see things truly align making it possible for […]
Primary School to be Renamed for Veronica Campbell-Brown
Jamaica’s Minister of Culture and Sport Olivia Grange announced that Troy Primary School in Trelawny will be renamed to honor eight-time Olympic medal winner Veronica Campbell-Brown. Grange announced the name change at the Jamaica Pegasus at the launch of the 2018 VCB 5K Run/Walk event, which is scheduled for January 21, 2018, at Vere in […]
Jamaican Women’s Bobsled Team Qualifies for 2018 Olympics
The Jamaica Bobsleigh (Bobsled) & Skeleton Federation (JBSF) announced that a women’s team will compete at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea in February. This will be the first appearance of the Jamaican women at the Olympics, 30 years after the men’s bobsledders debuted in Canada in 1988 and inspired the “Cool […]
Jamaica Rugby team Qualifies for World Cup Sevens
Jamaica’s rugby team, has successfully qualified to play in the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, as well as in three other competitions that will take place in San Francisco July 20th-22nd, 2018. The Jamaica Crocs team won the 2017 Rugby Americas North Sevens (RANS) Tournament at the Estadio Camp Marte in Mexico to qualify by […]