Volleyball action at the UWI Sands

The Jamaican duo of Shedeiky Hamilton-Barnes and Kai Wright of the Venus Volleyball Club emerged as the top female team at the second annual University of the West Indies (UWI)/Pelican Beach Volleyball Invitational tournament, which was held on April 13 and 14 at the UWI Sands on the Mona Campus. Hamilton Barnes and Wright defeated [...]

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Panton secures seventh Rally Jamaica win

The punishing and gruelling Rally Jamaica 2012 pushed man and machine to the limit, but in the end Jamaican driver Jeffrey Panton and co-driver Mike Fennell Jr. conquered the course in a Ford Focus WRC, ensuring the return of the championship trophy to home soil. Last year’s winner, Jamaican-born Trinidadian driver John Powell and co-driver [...]

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In search of the Ultimate Jamaican Fighter

The Grants Pen Peace Park on Grants Pen Road will be the venue for the third staging of the Ultimate Jamaican Fighter (UJF) on December 7, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. The event, which will feature men and women fighting freestyle on a mat, is an initiative of the Jamaica Mixed Martial Arts Association (JMMAA) that [...]

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Keenly contested karting at Palisadoes

On a day that provided perfect weather conditions for karting, young phenom Joshua Sirgany put in a perfect performance to eclipse Peter Moodie Jr. and secure a hold on the coveted Abe Ziadie Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the driver with the highest points tally for the year. The competition, which was held on [...]

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Beach volleyball champs crowned

The weekends of exciting and fiercely contested matches culminated in victory for the men’s team of Ryck Webb and Gatasheu Bonner, and the women’s team of Shadeiky Hamilton-Barnes and Kai Wright in the finals of the Just Bet/TVJSN Beach Volleyball Competition on November 3 at Barbican Beach. Bonner and Webb topped Donovan Richards and Dellan [...]

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Reggae Boyz shock USA

When the referee blew the final whistle in the FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Jamaica and the United States on September 7, the partisan crowd inside the National Stadium in Kingston rose to its feet and erupted into a chorus of rousing cheers and joyous celebrations. History was made as the Reggae Boyz registered [...]

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Scenes from Makka Pro 2012

Armed with their boards and a shared passion for the sport, local and international surfers descended on Makka Beach in Southaven, Yallahs, St. Thomas on July 21 & 22 to master the waves and secure bragging rights, cash and Western Atlantic Pro Surf tour points at the 6th staging of the Makka Pro surfing competition, [...]

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Shama surfs to victory at Roselle

Shama Beckford won the first event of the 2012 Jamaica Surfing Association’s (JSA) National Junior Surfing Championship Series, which was held at the Roselle surfing beach in St Thomas on July 7. Akeem Taylor finished second, while Ivah Wilmot secured third place. Last year’s junior champion Garren Pryce was forth, and Conrad Smith and Okeen [...]

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Junior surfers represent at World Champs

Jamaica’s six-member junior team finished 26th from a field of 31 participating countries at the 2012 DAKINE International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Surfing Championships (WJSC) presented by Billabong, which was held at Playa Venao in Panama from April 14 to 22. Hawaii took home the team gold at the event, and Jamaica, which had [...]

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JRDC season opener on April 8 & 9

Motorsport enthusiasts are all fired up for the upcoming Carnival of Speed race meet on April 8 and 9 at the Dover Raceway in St. Ann. The first event of the 2012 race season for the Jamaica Race Drivers Club (JRDC), Carnival of Speed will once again be dominated by the Doug Gore vs. David [...]

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A Daughter’s Story of Arthur Wint

Valerie Wint, the eldest daughter of Arthur Wint – Jamaica’s first Olympic gold medallist, officially launched her book “The Longer Run – A Daughter’s Story of Arthur Wint” on March 15 at Bookophilia on Hope Road. The launch of the book, which was actually published last year by Ian Randle Publishers, took place in the [...]

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