A SINN Fein TD’s speech in the Dail has gone viral in the Caribbean after his Cork accent was described as “uncannily” similar to a Jamaican one. Many Jamaicans commented that Cork North Central’s ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Mai ‘Okamai Okamoto, a Japanese national, has been residing between Jamaica and Japan for almost 16 years. During that time, she developed a passion for reggae music. Over the years ...

"We’re basically rewriting history." Nearly 40 years after the first Jamaican bobsleigh team debuted at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, inspiring the 1994 hit movie, Cool Runnings, the team at the ...

MILAN — Bobsleds are loud. All that noise, all that vibration, wrecks havoc on these sleds. That's where Dave comes in. "I am the mechanic with the Jamaican bobsled team," said Dave Kiernan. Right out ...

While never revered as ska, roots-reggae or dancehall, rocksteady is arguably the most loved of the Jamaican music forms. The genre, which produced a series of top-flight vocalists, harmony groups and ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 16 - Jamaican sprinter Tyquendo Tracey reckons Lewis Hamilton would make a good Olympic bobsleigh driver should the seven-times Formula One champion be looking for ...

Lewis Hamilton has sent a heartfelt message to the Jamaican bobsleigh team on social media. The Jamaicans rose to fame at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, despite finishing outside the medal ...

It’s “Cool Runnings” revisited, as Jamaica’s bobsledders return to a second consecutive Winter Olympics. The tropical island nation qualified three bobsled spots at the Milan Cortina Olympic games, ...

'Triplet telepathy' means extra nerves watching each other compete Hoping to see more athletes of colour in next Olympics Mother dismisses Cool Runnings comparisons BORMIO, Italy, Feb 10 (Reuters) - ...

Earlier this month, the Jamaica Auditor General’s Department (AuGD) ruled that the acquisition of 200 Starlink devices at a cost of J$12 million following the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa ...

While I now live in Brooklyn, I will always love Jamaica. I was born there. I grew up there. I proudly wear black, green and gold, the colors of the Jamaican flag, whenever I get the chance to cheer ...