FLORIDA, United States, Friday April 29, 2016 – The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced it will no longer use the names Erika and Joaquin for future tropical storms or hurricanes in the Atlantic.
It will replace Erika with “Elsa” a
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Legendary former captain Sir Vivian Richards has chided cricket’s world governing body, the ICC, for its reprimand of the West Indies following their capture of the Twenty20 World Cup in India earlier this month.
Sir Viv, w
NICKI Minaj doesn’t want to be seen as single or in a relationship; she is saying that Meek Mill is just a boy that likes her.The rapper/actress appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show on Thursday to promote her new film, ‘Barbershop: The Next Cut’, wh
President David Granger is watering the tree he planted in Bartica on National Tree Planting Day, when he called for a 'green revolution'
THE budding community of Bartica will, on April 23, 2016, officially be declared a town, as the Government fu
An influx of tourists from the US is placing pressure on Cuba’s hospitality industry. Photograph: Valerio Berdini/REX/Shutterstock
Shortages prompt island’s main brewer to consider opening a new plant and importing beer from outside the country to k
West Indies Women cricketers run on the pitch as they celebrate their World T20 tournament victory.
KOLKATA, India (CMC) — Teenager Hayley Matthews and Captain Stafanie Taylor fashioned half-centuries as West Indies Women produced a superb run chase
KOLKATA, India (AFP) The West Indies women's and men teams became the first to win both the women's and men's World Twenty20 finals in pulsating matches in the Indian city of Kolkata.
Below are the match reports on both matches:
Men's team
Carlos Br
Aiko Jones in action for Jamaica in the Girls’ Under-18 discus at the Carifta Games at the Grenada National Stadium yesterday. Jones threw a personal best 46.49 metres to win gold.
Defending champions Jamaica were well on their way to retaining thei
Kingston (Jamaica) (AFP) - Usain Bolt has confirmed this year's Olympics will be his last, snuffing out the possibility of extending his career to the 2020 games in Tokyo.
The Jamaican sprint king had raised the prospect of prolonging his Olympic ca
Winners of the Governor General Award For Literary Excellence: Shakirah Bourne (In Time Of Need) and Winston Farrell (Barefoot On Ice).
Shakirah Bourne is a writer/film-maker, lover of bacon and mangoes. She believes most ailments can be cured by s
Ashley ‘Felix’ Williams (centre), of Holmwood, celebrates upon winning the Class One 200m final in 24.02 secs ahead of St Jago’s Shanice Reid (left) who was third in 24.42 secs and Reid’s teammate Natalliah Whyte.
By: Sherdon Cowan - Jamaica Observe
Aiko Jones of Wolmers Girls High School displays her Gold medal for winning the Class 2 Girls Shot Putt. Aiko went on to complete the double with gold in the Discuss event.
Defending Champions Calabar powers to first and second in Class 2 Boys 100 me
CALABAR High and Edwin Allen High are favourites to retain their ISSA/ GraceKennedy Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics Championship titles respectively as action in the 106th staging of the prestigious event starts today at 1:00 pm at the National Stadium.
It is now 37 days away from the date of the 200th anniversary of the phenomenal Bussa Rebellion.
The Government of Barbados has gone to great lengths to heighten public awareness of and count down to the 50th anniversary of Barbados’ attainment of I
The Rolling Stones announced Tuesday that the group will play a free concert in Havana on March 25, becoming the most famous act to play Cuba since its 1959 revolution.
The Stones will play in Havana's Ciudad Deportiva three days after President Bara
When President Obama travels to Cuba next month — the first visit by a sitting U.S. president in nearly 90 years — it will mark a historic step on the path to normalizing relations with the island nation.
While Obama is in Havana, two U.S. business
As you may know, we here at Streethunters are pretty big fans of Boogie. Back in April, I did an Under The Influence feature on him. When digging through his previously released work, I had heard rumors that his sixth monograph was in the works and i
Pres. Barack Obama and Cuban Pres. Raul Castro meet at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last year. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
Pres. Barack Obama will make a historic visit to Cuba “in the coming weeks,” the culmination of his eff
Sunset in Negril. (Photo: Thinkstock)
By: Joel Roberts - Yahoo Travel
It didn’t take long upon arriving at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport to get a taste of Jamaica’s chill vibe. After meeting our driver, Antonio, who would take my wife
