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Haiti Defeats Trinidad and Tobago, 2-0, in Miami Gold Cup Match
Above: Haiti and Trinidad face off in Miami (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI – On a damp field at Sun Life stadium, Haiti’s Jean-Eudes Maurice was simply unstoppable. The Le Mans forward scored two goals to lead Haiti’s Grenadiers […]
Usain Bolt, Kirani James Win in Paris
Above: Usain Bolt in Paris By the Caribbean Journal staff Usain Bolt and Kirani James reminded the crowd in Paris this weekend why they’re the best in the world at their craft. Bolt set a meet record at the Paris […]
Haiti Hosts Venezuela’s Maduro
Above: Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro (UN Photo/Lou Rouse) By the Caribbean Journal staff Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro begins an official visit to Haiti Tuesday. It is the first visit by Maduro to Haiti since his election victory in April. It’s […]
Usain Bolt Wins 100M at Jamaica National Senior Trials
Above: Usain Bolt By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Usain Bolt glided to victory after a relatively slow start in the 100M Friday at Jamaica’s senior senior trials in Kingston. Bolt finished in 9.94 after finishing second in the semi-finals […]
Usain Bolt Wins 200M in Oslo
Above: Usain Bolt By the Caribbean Journal staff Following a second-place finish in the men’s 100M last week, Usain Bolt stormed back into the victory lane on Thursday in Oslo, easily taking the men’s 200M in a stirring 19.79 seconds. […]
Cayman Islands Election: PPM Wins Most Seats, Coalition Government Likely
Above: the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The opposition People’s Progressive Movement has won a plurality of seats in the Cayman Islands’ election, according to official results. The PPM, led by Alden McLaughlin, took 9 of […]
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro Wins Presidential Election
Above: President-Elect Nicolas Maduro (UN Photo/Lou Rouse) By the Caribbean Journal staff Acting President Nicolas Maduro has won Venezuela’s presidential election by a narrow margin, according to preliminary results from the country’s National Electoral Council. Maduro, who was the hand-picked […]
Puerto Rico Governor, Dominican President Talk After WBC Final
Above: Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina By the Caribbean Journal staff Last night represented the first time two Caribbean teams faced off against one another in the final of a World Baseball Classic. And while it was the Dominican Republic […]
Democratic Labour Party Wins Barbados Election By Narrow Margin
Above: Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The Democratic Labour Party has retained power in Barbados with a narrow election victory, according to preliminary results. The win gives Prime Minister Freundel Stuart his first full term […]
Opposition New National Party Wins Grenada Election in Sweep
Above: Grenada (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell The opposition New National Party has won Grenada’s national election in a landslide. Preliminary results showed the NNP winning all 15 out of 15 seats contested, meaning a return to power for NNP […]
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz, Mexico Play to Scoreless Tie in Mexico City
Above: midfielder Demar Phillips By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz and Mexico’s match in Mexico City ended in a scoreless tie Wednesday evening in the latest round of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying. In an uneventful match at the […]
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz Top Antigua’s Benna Boys 4-1 in Kingston
By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Dane Richards scored two goals in the last 12 minutes to lead the Reggae Boyz over Antigua’s Benna Boys in Kingston, 4-1. While the United States won Group A with a 3-1 victory over […]
Grenada to Rename National Stadium After Gold Medalist Kirani James
Above: Kirani James’ victory parade in Grenada By Lincoln Depradine ST GEORGE’S – More than EC$730,000 in cash, real estate, treasury bonds and jewelry has been donated to Kirani James, the Grenadian superstar athlete, who won gold on August 6 […]
Jamaica Wins Silver in Women’s 4x100M
Above: Kerron Stewart of Jamaica (Photo: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is building quite a medal collection in London. Jamaica won its latest sprinting gold medal with a victory in the 4x100m women’s relay final Friday. Jamaica’s […]
Usain Bolt Wins Gold as Blake, Weir Lead Jamaican Sweep of 200M
Above: Usain Bolt By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Usain Bolt surged to a victory in the men’s 200-metre final Thursday as countrymen Yohan Blake and Warren Weir took silver and bronze, respectively. It was a clean sweep for Jamaica, […]
Cuba Medal Count Reaches Seven With Silver in Women’s Pole Vault
Above: a pole vaulter competes in London (Photo: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff Cuba’s medal count now totals seven, following a silver medal by Yarisley Silva in the women’s pole vault competition Monday. The 25-year-old native of Pinar […]
Kirani James Wins Gold in 400M, Earns Grenada’s First-Ever Medal
Above: Kirani James Boulevard in St Georges, Grenada (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff London’s Olympic Stadium track has a new name: Kirani James Boulevard. Grenada’s Kirani James won the gold medal in the 400 metres, the first-ever medal […]
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s Message for Jamaica 50
The following is the text of Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller’s message to the country on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its independence. My fellow Jamaicans at home and in the Diaspora, our visitors and our well-wishers, […]
Cricket: Chanderpaul, Roach Help West Indies Top New Zealand in Test
Above: Roach and Chanderpaul not out (Photo: Digicelcricket.com/Brooks LaTouche) By the Caribbean Journal staff Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Kemar Roach helped the West Indies formalize a five-wicket victory in the second Digicel Test in Antigua Sunday. Chanderpaul was not out on […]
Cricket: Jamaica’s Gayle and Samuels Lead Windies over New Zealand
Above: Jamaica’s Gayle (Digicelcricket.com/Brooks LaTouche) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaicans Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels led the way as the Windies put on a batting show in the second Digicel ODI against New Zealand on Saturday. The locals’ strong […]
Cricket: Sunil Narine Helps West Indies Top New Zealand Again
Above: Chris Gayle, Man of the Series this weekend in Lauderhill (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Trinidad’s Sunil Narine stymied New Zealand to help the West Indies to a 61-run victory in the second of two T20 International […]
Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard Lead West Indies Past New Zealand
Above: Chris Gayle (Photo: DigicelCricket/Brooks LaTouche) By the Caribbean Journal staff Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard led the way as the West Indies fashioned a 56-run victory over New Zealand in the opening T20 International match at Central Broward Regional […]
St Lucia Delegation Heads for Taiwan
Above: Deputy PM Philip Pierre A St Lucian delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Philip Pierre is heading to Taiwan the inauguration ceremony of President Ma Ying-jeou. Ma was elected to a second term following his victory in the January […]
Haiti’s Martelly Congratulates Hollande
Above: Haiti President Michel Martelly By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s President, Michel Martelly, is congratulating incoming French President Francois Hollande on his victory in the second round of the country’s elections Sunday. Martelly said he took the opportunity to […]
Grenada’s James Suffers Upset; Costa Rica’s Brenes Wins World Indoor Gold
Above: Costa Rica’s Nery Brenes By Michael Bascombe Kirani James suffered a major upset in the IAAF World Indoor Championships finishing sixth in the last position in the Men’s 400 metres in Istanbul on Saturday. James could not meet the […]
Grenada’s Kirani James Ready for Caribbean-Dominated World Indoor Final
Above: Grenadian sprinter Kirani James (Photo: M Bascombe) By Michael Bascombe ISTANBUL – The English-speaking Caribbean could make a clean sweep of the Final of the Men’s 400 metres at the IAAF World Indoor Championships here on Saturday. And that […]
Interview with Jamaican Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill
By Alexander Britell Dr Wykeham McNeill was part of a sizable victory by the opposition People’s National Party in Jamaica’s national elections Dec. 29, winning his Western Westmoreland constituency and being appointed the country’s new Minister of Tourism and Entertainment […]
Op-Ed: Jamaica’s Election Paradoxes
By Patrick A Gallimore Op-Ed Contributor The recently concluded general election in Jamaica was filled with a few glaring paradoxes. There was low voter turnout on election day, yet, the incumbent Jamaica Labour Party government administration was vigorously voted out, […]
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