Jamaica News
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Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has vowed to take steps toward removing the Queen as head of state and turn the country into a republic.
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London -
Bob Marley died more than 30 years ago, but his legacy is very much alive. Two of his sons are currently in the UK , and recently they appeared on the BBC's 'Breakfast' news programme.
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Daegu -
The Jamaican relay team finished competition at the IAFF World Championships by setting a world record of 37.04 seconds in the men's 4x100-meter to take home the gold medal in the last event of the games held in Daegu, Korea.
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Daegu -
The disqualification of Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt, 25, at the World Championship has prompted a review of the false start rule that calls for the immediate disqualification of a runner if they start before the gun.
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Jamaica has shut down its recyclable scrap metal trade in the wake of persistent plundering of power lines, cabling and other precious metals used to keep the Caribbean island's infrastructure afloat.
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Oslo -
In a recent interview with BBC Sport, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has made clear his intentions once he retires from athletics.
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Gregory Isaac, the Jamaican reggae star who penned a world wide hit with "Night Nurse", has died. His family were at his bedside. Last year he had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
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Mayaguez -
A storm driven twister slammed into the stadium in the western town of Mayaguez hours before the CACSO games were due to begin. It tore down a lighting tower, smashing cars and injuring five people delaying the opening ceremonies of the games by a day.
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Kingston -
It took over a month for the Jamaican police to end the violence that was destroying their nation following an attempt to arrest drug lord Christopher Coke, a fugitive wanted in the US on multiple drug and weapons charges. Almost 80 died during the war.
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Kingston -
Jamaica can be categorised in view of the ongoing stand-off between the army and the drug lords; the country's dire and chronic poverty and high corruption rates, as the next "narco -state" of the Americas.
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Jamaica Headlines
Jamaica is seeking help from the International Monetary Fund to reduce its massive debt burden.
Jamaica's main political parties are examining a claim that a fraudster donated millions of dollars to their coffers in 2007.
Jamaica throws about 2,000 illegal firearms into a furnace as part of a programme to reduce gun trafficking and violent crime on the island.
 A Canadian couple were rushing their toddler to hospital in Jamaica when their car collided with an oncoming truck, killing all three and another relative, police say.
 Jamaica's new prime minister has declared "the time has come" for her country to break its ties to the monarchy.
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Map of Jamaica showing Kingston and the area where most of the fighting is now contained. The Shower Posse's base of drug smuggling operations is at the center of the battle.
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Jamaica Blogs
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