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Big Win for Guyana over Leewards in WICB PCL
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Jamaica began their Professional Cricket League (PCL) campaign with a hard-fought, 13-run win over Windward Islands, sealed by a final-innings seven-for from legspinner Damion Jacobs. Guyana, meanwhile, registered an innings and 10-run win against Leeward Islands.
Antigua start Caribbean Cup with Draw against Haiti
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, WI – Match day 2, Wednesday November 12, 2014, of the Men's Caribbean Cup was full of excitement as host Jamaica were held to a 1-1 draw by Martinique and Antigua & Barbuda came back from 2 goals down to draw with Haiti 2-2.
Jamaica Agriculture Minister Dies
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Jamaica Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke passed away on Thursday morning, the government announced in a statement.
IMF Mission Visiting Jamaica
By Caribbean Journal
A team from the International Monetary Fund was set to begin a visit to Jamaica on Wednesday to conduct the fifth review of Jamaica’s performance under the Extended Fund Facility.”
J’ca are CBC Women’s Champs!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Jamaica withstood pressure in the final minutes from the Dominican Republic to claim a 51- 45 victory and the Gold Medal of the 2014 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championship for Women on Saturday July 11, 2014 in the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex.
J’ca claw back to beat USVI in dying minutes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Jamaican staged a late, late come from behind victory, 49-46, to break the hearts of the USVI, who had bossed large parts of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Women’s Semi Final, on Friday July 11, 2014 in the Multi Purpose Sports Complex.
Jamaica defeat Trini’s & face USVI in CBC Semi Final
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Group Stages of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Women’s Championship concluded on Thursday July 11, 2014 with Jamaica set to play the USVI and the Dominicana (Dominican Republic) facing Trinidad in the semifinals this evening July 11, 2014 in the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex.
A New Haiti-Jamaica Flight?
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Haiti’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has formally designated Sunrise Airways to operate new flights between Port-au-Prince and Kingston, Jamaica.
Texaco Planning to Add Solar Panels to Gas Stations in Jamaica
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Texaco is planning to retrofit all of its service stations in Jamaica with solar energy.
Jamaica Sees Big Jump in Tourist Arrivals From Russia
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Jamaica received 12,000 tourists from Russia last year, according to data from the country’s Ambassador to Jamaica.