The Latest Breaking News from Jamaica

Lyles edges Thompson in a photo finish to take men's Olympic 100m title

Noah Lyles won the men's 100m Olympic title on Sunday night. The 27-year-old American beat Kishane Thompson from Jamaica by five-thousandths of a second. Fred Kerley from the United States was third.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 4, 2024

Noah Lyles edges out Jamaican Kishane Thompson to win men’s 100 metres title

American Lyles won by a margin of just five thousandths of a second.

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2024

Noah Lyles, Oblique Seville Stared Each Other Down at End of Olympics 100m Semifinal

Team USA sprinter Noah Lyles and Jamaica's Oblique Seville stared each other down at the end of the 100m semifinal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 4, 2024

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce responds to missing 100m semi-final hours after ‘rule change’ mix-up

The Jamaican sprint legend was a late withdrawal from the women’s 100m semi-final, with Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred going on to win the final in a scorching 10.72secs

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2024

Alfred wins Olympic 100m; Fraser-Pryce withdraws

Superstar Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was a shock no-show as Julien Alfred has won a first Olympic gold for St Lucia in the women's 100m on the Paris track.

AAP · Aug 3, 2024

Team GB’s Louie Hinchliffe steals show as Olympics set for new 100m rivalry

Hinchliffe put down a new marker to continue his breakthrough year, beating Noah Lyles and taking attention away from the world champion’s clash with Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2024

Stephen Lawrence’s father says he was not told son’s body was being exhumed

Neville Lawrence says he learned of plans to return remains to UK after he saw video of damaged grave in Jamaica

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2024

Everything we know about Kamala Harris’ ethnic background after Trump questioned it

The vice president’s father was born in Jamaica and her mother was born in India

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024

‘Our history is intertwined’: heirs of Jamaican enslavers apologise to descendants of the enslaved

Emancipation Jubilee event hears apologies, including from the Guardian, in ‘important step’ towards reparatory justice

The Guardian - US · Aug 1, 2024

Vybz Kartel freed after decade in prison over murder charge

Dancehall musician has been in prison for over a decade

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024