Kingston College (KC) began the defence of their ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup title with an emphatic 4-0 victory against Excelsior High in their Group G fixture at the Montego Bay Sports Complex on Saturday. KC started well, scoring two goals in the first half, taking complete control of the affair. Rajiv Gavin would get the KC ball […]
Danielle Williams confirmed her tag as World Championships gold medal favourite, with a dominating win in the 100m hurdles at the Brussels Diamond League Final to claim the diamond in the event. Williams, in the process, also secured a wild card entry to this month’s World Championships in Doha, Qatar and the US$50,000 ($6.9 million) […]
Founder and CEO of Island Grill, Thalia Lyn, has been announced as the Hall of Fame inductee for 2019 – an honour awarded by The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ). Lyn is the 27th business leader and the second woman to be inducted to the prestigious Private Sector Hall of Fame. She is a […]
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a State of Public Emergency in the parishes of Clarendon and St Catherine. It will last initially for 14 days. Holness made the announcement a short while ago at a press conference at Jamaica House. This is the third State of Public Emergency to be announced in the past six […]
Jah Cure earns his sixth title and second number one on the Billboard Reggae Albums Chart with Royal Soldier. Released August 30 by VP Music Group, it debuts at number one this week.The 14-song set features collaborations with Popcaan, Padrino, Capleton, Junior Reid, Yami Bolo, Damian Marley, rhythm & blues singers Mya and Melanie Fiona […]
There is a noticeable absence of public transport operators on many routes across the island, Loop News has learned. Reports from various sources on the ground indicate that at the start of the new school year, many public transport operators have withdrawn their services over the absence of a fare increase, which has long been […]
The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) is reporting that a test carried out by two separate independent laboratories have confirmed that an oil seep identified in 2018 by the agency is the island’s third such onshore discovery. An oil seep is a natural leak of crude oil and gas that migrates up through the seafloor. Crude oil […]
Jamaica’s senior women’s football team, the Reggae Girlz, has remained resolute that they will not represent the country until they have been paid, in full, the money owed to them for their historic participation in the FIFA Women’s World Cup in June. After the Girlz launched a protest on social media with the hashtag #NOPAYNOPLAY […]
From a field of 18 contestants, Iana Tickle Garcia gave consistently flawless responses and copped the title Miss Universe Jamaica (MUJ) 2019, on Saturday. Her runners-up were the popular Toni-Ann Lalor and Sian Graham Connolly, who were placed second and third, respectively. And for the newest Jamaican queen, her win was surreal. “I am so […]
MONTCLAIR, N.J. (AP) — The son of reggae legend Bob Marley and a Colorado firm have applied to open a medical marijuana dispensary in New Jersey. NorthJersey.com reports that Rohan Marley and Colorado-based dispensary Lightshade have applied to open a dispensary in Montclair. State officials recently announced that five cultivation, four vertically integrated and 15 retail dispensary […]