Jamaicaβs two-time 200m world champion Shericka Jackson says her preparation for the Olympic Games in Paris has been going very well.www.jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/24/jackson-not-fussed-world-record-says-hydels-fletcher-one-watch/
Life expectancy rebounds after 2-year dip: U.S. life expectancy in 2022 was 77.5 years, according to new federal data, going up by 1.1 years and marking the ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4547241-life-expectance-covid-19/
Fastest woman alive to compete in Bermuda: Elaine Thompson-Herah, the fastest woman alive, will be competing in Bermuda next month.
Regarded as one of the ...
royalgazette.com/track-field/sport/article/20240321/fastest-woman-alive-to-compete-in-bermuda/
The Jamaica Olympic Association reveals the team kit, sponsored by Puma, for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France during the final day of the 2024 ... Show more
The Girlsβ Champs, organised by the Womenβs Amateur Athletics Association, was started in 1957 with St Hildaβs High the first winner ... Show more
More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released: ABUJA,Β NigeriaΒ (AFP)β More than 130 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria earlier ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/24/130-kidnapped-nigerian-schoolchildren-released/
Star sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce joins the Richard Mille family: Richard Mille welcomes Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the greatest female sprinter of all time ...
thestar.com.my/lifestyle/style/2024/03/12/star-sprinter-shelly-ann-fraser-pryce-joins-the-richard-mille-family
Alabama lawmakers still considering Birmingham-Southern loan: Birmingham-Southern is seeking a $30 million state loan to provide bridge funding to keep from ...
al.com/news/2024/03/alabama-lawmakers-still-considering-birmingham-southern-loan-bill.html
30 min: YAAAAAAK - Troels KlΓΈve puts us ahead 2-1 with a dry cut in the middle of the field β½οΈ (1-2) #achsjf
0-1 JAAA TAAAK β½οΈ JosΓ© Gallegos brings us ahead with scoring from the edge of the field πͺπ»
π₯ SUPERB BRONZE!!! π₯#TeamJamaica 's Rusheen McDonald delivered an outstanding performance and a personal best in the Men's 400m ... Show more
βJoin me as I embrace the challenges and trust the process on my road to the Olympic Games 2024. Remember, the journey is just as important as the destination ... Show more
Rusheen McDonald wins 400m bronze at World Indoors: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Rusheen McDonald added a third medal for Jamaica when he took the bronze in the menβs ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/02/rusheen-mcdonald-wins-400m-bronze-world-indoors/
Shericka Jackson nominated for 2024 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year: KINGSTON, JamaicaΒ -Β Jamaicaβs Sports Woman of 2023, Shericka Jackson ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/26/shericka-jackson-nominated-2024-laureus-world-sportswoman-year/
Kari loses, Venesha trailing: The Jamaica Labour Partyβs (JLP) Kari Douglas, who switched allegiance from the Peopleβs National Party (PNP) ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/26/kari-loses-venesha-trailing/
Jamaicaβs Rusheen McDonald ran a lifetime best 46.02 seconds to book his place in Saturdayβs final of the menβs 400m at the World Athletics Indoor ... Show more
Womenβs 4Γ4 relay team, Megan Tapper make progress at World Indoors: KINGSTON, Jamaica β The Womenβs 4x400m relay team and sprint hurdler Megan Tapper made ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/03/womens-4x4-relay-team-megan-tapper-make-progress-world-indoors/
Reigning Olympic Games 110m hurdles champion Hansle Parchment said that he is not overly concerned about his notoriously slow start in races ... Show more
Tapper out of 60m hurdles final: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Megan Tapperβs quest for a first World Indoor Championships medal ended at the semi-final level of the ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/03/tapper-60m-hurdles-final/
Rajindra Campbell breaks national indoor shot put record again: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Ranjindra Campbell wrapped up his preparation for next weekendβs World ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/23/rajindra-campbell-breaks-national-indoor-shot-put-record/
Having been selected to represent her country at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, Jamaican long jumper Tissanna Hickling is determined to secure a ... Show more
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce surprised the world when she bested favorites in the 2008 Olympic 100m race, surpassing their finish times and becoming the first Black ... Show more
McDonald, Williams advance in 400m at World Indoors: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaicaβs Rusheen McDonald and Stacey Ann Williams both advanced to Friday afternoonβs ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/01/mcdonald-williams-advance-400m-world-indoors/
After giving birth to her son in 2017, Mrs Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, among the greats of track athleticsβ storied history, watched on television as Jamaica had ... Show more
Several athletics figures say Olympian Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryceβs contribution to track and field in Jamaica and globally has been outstanding ... Show more
Rusheen McDonald runs personal best to book place in 400m final: KINGSTON, Jamaicaβ Jamaicaβs Rusheen McDonald ran a lifetime best 46.02 seconds to book his ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/03/01/rusheen-mcdonald-runs-personal-best-book-place-400m-final/
Omar McLeod and Britany Anderson open season in Berlin: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaican sprint hurdlers Omar McLeod and Britany Anderson opened their 2024 season ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/23/omar-mcleod-britany-anderson-open-season-berlin/
The Jamaica womenβs 400m hurdles national record has stood for the last 15 years but two-time World Championships bronze medallist Rushell Clayton says she has ... Show more
A week after the long-delayed local government elections were held, just like supporters of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and Peopleβs National Party (PNP) ... Show more
Sprint-hurdler Megan Tapper says the Paris Olympics and the World Athletics Indoor Championships are both equally important to her this season ... Show more
Two-time World Athletics Championships 100m hurdles gold medallist Danielle Williams will be one of three Jamaicans who are set to line up in the womenβs 60m ... Show more
Hickling retains womenβs long jump title at Gibson/McCook Relays: KINGSTON, Jamaicaβ National champion Tissanna Hickling retained her womenβs long jump at the ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/24/hickling-retains-womens-long-jump-title-gibson-mccook-relays/
President and chief executive officer of Sagicor Group Jamaica Chris Zacca has promised $1 million to charity should 400m hurdler Rushell Clayton win gold at ... Show more
St Catherine man charged with larceny of motor vehicle: MANCHESTER, Jamaica - A 45-year-old man was charged with larceny of motor vehicle after he allegedly ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/23/st-catherine-man-charged-larceny-motor-vehicle/
JAAA names 20-member team for Glasgow World Indoors: KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) on Friday named a 20- member ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/23/jaaa-names-20-member-team-glasgow-world-indoors/
Former national player Sasher-Gaye Henry appointed Sunshine Girlsβ head coach: Former national player Sasher-Gaye Henry was unveiled on Monday as the next head ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/01/29/former-national-player-sasher-gaye-henry-appointed-sunshine-girls-head-coach/
Gun rights group appeals Illinois assault weapon ban to Supreme Court: The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) asked the Supreme Court on Monday to review ...
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4463617-gun-rights-group-appeals-illinois-assault-weapon-ban-to-supreme-court/
National discus thrower Traves Smikle says setting the Olympic Games qualifying mark on his seasonal debut sets him up for better preparation ... Show more
Ackeem Blake and Shashalee Forbes are set to headline Jamaicaβs 23-member squad for the March 1-3 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland ... Show more
Smikle and Distin get Olympic Games qualifying standards: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's Traves Smikle and Lamara Distin have achieved the Olympic Games ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/11/smikle-distin-get-olympic-games-qualifying-standards/
Just days before the majority of the islandβs electors get a chance to cast ballots in the long-overdue local government elections ... Show more
Coach Fitz Coleman says he is taking a measured and strategic approach to prepare defending 110m hurdles Olympic champion Hansle Parchment for the upcoming ... Show more
Williams, Forbes take second at Millrose Games: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Runner-up finishes by Danielle Williams and Sasahalee Forbes were the best placings by ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/11/williams-forbes-take-second-millrose-games/
President Christopher Samuda says the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) is making plans to celebrate the legacy of Jamaican sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ... Show more
Political commentator Dr Paul Ashley says the February 26 local government elections will be a straight fight between Prime Minister Andrew Holness and ... Show more
Dressed in denim, Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce joins a star studded guest list at the Bob Marley: One Love movie premiere at the Carib 5 theatre ... Show more
Justin Gatlin heaps praise on retiring Fraser-Pryce - Guyana Chronicle: βMan, we βbout to lose a female juggernaut of our sport, man, a staple. I mean ...
guyanachronicle.com/2024/02/21/justin-gatlin-heaps-praise-on-retiring-fraser-pryce/
In January 2020, just before the COVID-19 outbreak, Olympic Games diver Yona Knight-Wisdom hosted his first-ever diving camp, at the National Stadium Pool ... Show more
After throwing a seasonβs best of 64.25 metres to finish third behind the pair of Traves Smikle and Fedrick Dacres at last Saturdayβs King of the Ring ... Show more
Sasher-Gaye Henry to be named Sunshine Girls head coach: Sasher-Gaye Henry has been appointed as the new head coach of Jamaicaβs national senior netball team ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/01/26/sasher-gaye-henry-named-sunshine-girls-head-coach/
Rajindra Campbell surpasses Jamaicaβs indoor menβs shot put record with 21.13m throw
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/01/29/rajindra-campbell-surpasses-jamaicas-indoor-mens-shot-put-record-21-13m-throw/
World champions Shericka Jackson and Antonio Watson have capped off their impressive 2023 seasons with the prestigious RJRGLEANER Sports Foundationβs National ... Show more
17-year-old shot dead in Kingston 11: KINGSTON, Jamaica - A 17-year-old boy was shot dead along Dillpath Crescent in Kingston 11 on Tuesday morning ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/06/17-year-old-shot-dead-kingston-11/
Cash prizes for Corporate Area Champs: For the first time in its history, the much-anticipated Corporate Area Championship will be providing winning cash prizes ...
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/02/06/cash-prizes-corporate-area-champs/
National 400m hurdler Rushell Clayton says she is honoured to take part in the Sagicor Sigma Honour Run this year because of a personal attachment to one of ... Show more
After withdrawing from the JAAA/Puma/Fuller/Anderson development meet two weeks ago due to illness, reigning World Championships 200m champion Shericka Jackson ... Show more
Sandals Resorts International has inked a major three-year sponsorship deal with Olympian Megan Tapper.www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/sandals-signs-sponsorship-deal-with-sprint-hurdler-megan-tapper/
Where some would feel disappointed at being the runner-up for the prestigious RJRGLEANER Sportswoman of the Year award, hurdler Danielle Williams said she was ... Show more
Double-world 100m hurdles champion Danielle Williams to be honoured by alma mater
jamaicaobserver.com/2024/01/19/double-world-100m-hurdles-champion-danielle-williams-honoured-alma-mater/
In 2023 Shericka Jackson defended her national titles in the 100 and 200 metres at the National Championships, in the process setting a new personal best in ... Show more
Houston International Table Tennis Academy (HITTA) has sent a proposal to the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) to help Jamaica chart a course for the 2028 ... Show more
World Championships representative Shashalee Forbes was in spanking form over 60 metres at the Queenβs /Grace Jackson Invitational meet on Saturday at the ... Show more
Former national netball player Sasher-Gaye Henry is back on the side lines as head coach of the Sunshine Girls. Henry, alongside co-coach Marvette Anderson ... Show more
Having clocked the second-fastest time of his career last season, national 400m record holder Rusheen McDonald is even more determined and focused on ... Show more
President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Christopher Samuda has praised experienced diver Yona Knight-Wisdom, following his qualification to the 2024 ... Show more
Farewell Hubert Lawrence: Tributes have poured in for outstanding track and field analyst and broadcaster, Hubert Lawrence, who passed away here Friday ...
trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/farewell-hubert-lawrence/article_6ea07c90-d43d-11ee-8078-579e66562eaf.html
With many sporting associations struggling to attract sponsors, Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) President Christopher Samuda has called on those bodies to ... Show more
Jumpers from St Elizabeth Technical High are off to flying starts this season after the first two weekends of track and field development meets. Chloe Palmer ... Show more
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