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This Iconic Jamaica Resort Is Back Again, With Ralph Lauren-Designed Rooms, Staffed Villas, and Timeless Charm 

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One of Jamaica’s most storied hotels is officially back. Round Hill Hotel and Villas has reopened, welcoming guests once again to its private peninsula just west of Montego Bay and marking the return of a property that has long set the standard for charming Caribbean luxury. The reopening brings a full revival of the resort’s […]

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins 200M at Zurich Diamond League

Above: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce By the Caribbean Journal staff No one can beat Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on the track right now. The Jamaican sensation continued her sterling summer with a first-place finish in the 200M at the Zurich Diamond League meet on Thursday. Fraser-Pryce, who swept the 100M and 200M at the World Championships this year, finished […]

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins 200M at World Championships

Above: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce By the Caribbean Journal staff It was a sprinting sweep for Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who took home the gold medal in the 200M in Moscow on Friday. Fraser-Pryce’s victory came after a gold in the women’s 100M as well. In a race that wasn’t really close, the Jamaican finished in 22.17, followed […]

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins Gold in 100M at World Championships

Above: Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce’s finish (Graphic: SEIKO Photo Finish) By the Caribbean Journal staff Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the gold in the women’s 100M at the World Championships on Monday. Fraser-Pryce, the two-time reigning Olympic champion in the 100M, finished in 10.71, the fastest time by any woman this year. She was followed by Cote d’Ivoire’s […]


Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins 200M at World Championships

Above: Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce won the 200M women’s race Friday in her return to Diamond League racing in Doha. The two-time Olympic gold medalist finished in 22.48 seconds, just ahead of fellow Jamaican Sherone Simpson, who came in at 22.73 seconds at the Qatar Sports Club. […]

Jamaica's Nickel Ashmeade Wins 200M in Birmingham Diamond League

Above: Jamaica’s Nickel Ashmeade By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Nickel Ashmeade topped American Tyson Gay in the 200m in Sunday’s Birmingham Diamond League meet with a time of 20.12 seconds. Gay finished second in 20.21, while fellow American Spearmon Wallace finished third in 20.23. The meet came three days after Usain Bolt took home […]

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Caribbean Journal's 2012 Sportswoman of the Year

Above: Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce Caribbean Journal is proud to name Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce as our 2012 Sportswoman of the Year. Fraser-Pryce, defended her gold medal in the 100m in Beijing in 2008 with a repeat in London, along with a pair of silvers in the 200m and the 4 x 100m relay, respectively. The […]

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins Silver as Allyson Felix Takes Gold

Above: the 200m final By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce won the silver medal in the women’s 200-metre final Wednesday. The United States’ Allyson Felix took gold, finishing in 21.88 seconds. While Fraser-Pryce’s time represented a personal best, it was not enough to beat Felix. Fraser-Pryce and and fellow Jamaican Campbell Brown […]

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wins 100M Gold, Campbell-Brown Takes Bronze

Above: the Olympic Stadium (Photo: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce defended her Olympic title from Beijing to win the Olympic Women’s 100 metre final and bring Jamaica its first gold in London. Jamaica won a second medal in the race as Veronica Campbell-Brown took the bronze with a time of 10.81. […]