July 20, 2016
Bolt, Shelly cruise; Asafa stumbles out of blocks
Olympic champions Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce safely navigated their way into the semi-finals of the 100m, while Clive Pullen stole the show capturing the triple jump with 16.90m and achieved the Olympic qualifying mark on day one of the…
July 19, 2016
Serena unruffled by great expectations at Wimbledon
Serena Williams insists she doesn’t feel under pressure to retain the Wimbledon title and finally end her long wait to win a 22nd Grand Slam crown. When Williams left the All England Club after defeating Garbine Muguruza in the final 12 months ago,…
July 19, 2016
Belgium slam four past Hungary
Eden Hazard scored his first goal of Euro 2016 as Belgium cruised into the quarter-finals with a 4-0 win yesterday to end Hungary’s fairy-tale campaign. Belgium go into the European Championship quarter-finals for the first time since losing the…
July 19, 2016
World Cup champs dominate Slovakia 3-0
Jerome Boateng scored his first international goal to set Germany on their way to a 3-0 win against Slovakia at Euro 2016 yesterday, as the world champions cruised into the quarter-finals. Boateng opened his account eight minutes into his 63rd…
July 19, 2016
T&T top U-19 women’s CRICKET, D efending champs B’dos third
Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) crowned themselves champions of the Regional Under-19 Girls’ Twenty20 Invitational Championship when they easily disposed of Windward Islands in the final here Saturday. Playing at the National Cricket Centre (NCC),…
July 19, 2016
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Law
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld abortion rights Monday, ruling that states across the country had no right to curb the constitutional right of women to end their pregnancies by imposing an "undue burden" on them to limit their access to abortion…
July 19, 2016
US, Somalia Launch New Chapter in Relations
The United States has filled a diplomatic void in Somalia, swearing in its first ambassador to that country in 25 years. Ambassador Stephen Schwartz took his oath Monday in Washington, following his Senate confirmation in May. Schwartz, a senior…
July 19, 2016
Kerry, Leaders Warn Against Punishing Britain
Britain’s crisis deepened Monday as British and EU officials scrambled to deal with the shock of British voters’ decision to leave the European Union, and ease both anger and the uncertainty that has plunged the country into what some describe as…
July 19, 2016
PAHO says it has strong strategy to support countries affected by Zika
The long-term outlook for the Americas resulting from the Zika virus outbreak is uncertain and the number of people affected is difficult to gauge, but the Pan American Health Organization is responding with a strong, four-tiered strategy to support…
July 18, 2016
Cuba awards 8 medical scholarships
EIGHT young Jamaicans have been awarded medical scholarships to study in Cuba for the 2016-2017 academic year, under the Cuba-Jamaica Cooperation Programme. Cuban ambassador to Jamaica Bernardo Guanche Hernandez presented the scholarships to the…