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Day 12 in Rio and the USA and Jamaica women clinch gold in track and field

A Jamaican sprinter has once again shone on the track on Day 12 in Rio.

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Usain Bolt wins a hat-trick of 100 metres Olympic titles

Usain Bolt wrote another chapter in his remarkable Olympic story by winning the 100m final for a record third straight summer Games.

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Bolt dancing samba ahead of Rio sprints

Usain Bolt is dancing samba on stage before an interview with Jonathan Edwards.

Brazil

Bolt aiming for the 'triple-triple' in Rio

Jamaica's Usain also says he wants to break his own 200-metre world record, hoping to run a time under 19 seconds.

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Sport

Jamaican sprinter Carter tests positive from 2008 Olympics

Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter has returned a positive doping result following a re-testing of his sample from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Ziggy Marley on the road with a new album

Ziggy Marley likes a challenge as well as the day job as a musician, he's tried his hand at politics and more recently acting.

United Kingdom

Jamaican writer Marlon James wins Booker Man literary prize

Marlon James has become the first ever Jamaican to win Britain’s highest literary honour the Man Booker fiction prize for “A Brief History of Seven

Jamaica

Cameron hit for slave reparations in Jamaica

David Cameron has arrived in Jamaica looking to strengthen trade ties with the former British colony. Instead he has been hit with a request for

Jamaica

Cameron faces calls for slavery reparations on visit to Jamaica

Culture news

OMI's 'Cheerleader' tops charts thanks to German DJ remix

Jamaican singer OMI’s catchy hit ‘Cheerleader’ is enjoying a second lease of life thanks to a remix by 20-year old German producer Felix Jaehn. Now

World News

US State Dept. 'recommends removing Cuba' from terror sponsor list

As Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro arrived in Panama for the Summit of the Americas, reports said that the US State Department had

Jamaica

Obama makes first visit by a US president to Jamaica since 1982

It is the first official visit by a US president to Jamaica in more than 30 years. Barack Obama is in Kingston to attend a summit of the 15-member

Sport

Bolt says will hang up spikes after london 2017

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt announced on Saturday he will retire after the 2017 World Championships in London. The 28-year-old had initially been

Jamaica

Usain Bolt to retire after London 2017 Worlds

Jamaica

Bob Marley fans celebrate the 70th anniversary of his birth

Jamaicans are celebrating at Marley's former home with free concerts and jam sessions

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