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Money

CBDCs: These countries are using or launching digital currencies

A slew of countries have announced initiatives to create CBDCs. The US could be able to join their ranks with a "digital dollar".

Art

'Bob Marley: One Love Experience' in London features cannabis forest

The exhibition's ten-week stay at the capital's Saatchi Gallery contains personal possessions, multi-sensory rooms, and rare photographic finds.

Jamaica

COVID-19: Usain Bolt tests positive for coronavirus

Prime Minister Andrew Holness said police are investigating the case. He didn't specify what offense might have been committed, though Jamaica has imposed social distancing requirements

United Kingdom

Why is the UK divided over deporting foreign-born convicts to Jamaica?

A flight scheduled to deport dozens of people from the UK to Jamaica left on Tuesday morning despite a court order. It is a case that sparked a large debate in the UK - but what is each side saying?

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Cuba

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes between Cuba and Jamaica

A powerful 7.7 earthquake struck south of Cuba and Jamaica, the US Geological Survey said.

Jamaica

Jamaican crowned Miss World 2019 says beauty pageants still have value

The latest winner of the Miss World, Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh, says she wants to use her award to work for sustainable change for women.

World News

New James Bond movie will see 007 start his latest adventure in Jamaica

Daniel Craig plays 007 in his fifth and final James Bond movie, with the world's most famous secret agent starting his latest adventure in the Caribbean

World News

Cristiane scores hat-trick as Brazil sink Jamaica for perfect start

Brazil cruised to a 3-0 win in their opening game

Jamaica

Jamaica's reggae music inscribed on Unesco's World Heritage List

Reggae, the Jamaican music genre popularised by Bob Marley, has been inscribed on Unesco's World Heritage List

Sport

Carter appeals Olympic disqualification

The Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter who was retroactively found guilty of doping at the 2008 Beijing Olympics has attended his appeal hearing

Sport

Usain Bolt rules out return to the track

The fastest man on Earth vows not to make a comeback as he holds his last press conference as a sprinter.

World

Jamaica smiles again as McLeod wins gold in London

Olympic champion and race favourite Omar McLeod shrugged off the defeats of Bolt and Thompson to dominate the Men's 110 metres hurdles final in London.

Sport

Usain Bolt ready for his final bow at World Championships

Sport

Usain bolt bids a fast farewell to fans in Jamaica

Usain bolt runs his last race in Jamaica

Jamaica

Warming seas and Jamaica's disappearing beach

It is one of Jamaica's most treasured attractions and has appeared in numerous documentaries and travelogues about the island.

Sport

'I am Bolt' documentary to hit the screens in November

A documentary film trailing Jamaican sprinting superstar Usain Bolt hits the cinema screens next month and gives fans a chance to see the nine-time Olympic champion behind the…

Haiti

Hurricane Matthew makes landfall in Haiti with life-threatening rains, winds and storm surges

Classed category 4 out of a possible 5, winds speeds were hitting up to 280km per hour, two people were killed and one is missing as a result of the monster storm.

Jamaica

The Caribbean braces itself for Matthew

It is the stongest storm to menace the Caribbean since 2007 and is expected to make landfall near southwestern Haiti and Jamaica late on Monday.

Jamaica

Jamaica braces for Hurricane Matthew

It’s the fiercest storm to cross the Caribbean for years – and it has Jamaica in its sights.

Brazil

Bolt bows out of Olympics with final gold as Jamaica win 4X100m relay

Jamaicans in Rio, and there are lots of them, went bananas last night as Usain Bolt led their men’s 4X100 metres sprint team to victory again at the Olympics, for the third games in a row stealing the

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