Bolt escapes unhurt in a minor car crash
June 11th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston (Jamaica) June 11, (IANS/CMC) Double sprint world record holder Usain Bolt escaped injury after he was involved in a minor car crash here in the Jamaican capital.The Olympic champion crashed ... Read more...
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73 killed in Jamaican drug violence
May 28th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston, May 28 (IANS/EFE) At least 73 people were killed and dozens wounded in clashes between security forces and drug gangs in Jamaica, authorities said.
Clashes erupted during raids Thursday to capture crime ... Read more...
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30 killed in drug related clashes in Jamaica
May 26th, 2010 - 3:31 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 26 (DPA) At least 26 civilians were killed in the Jamaican capital of Kingston as police stormed a drug gangster's stronghold and violence spread to outlying regions, local media ... Read more...
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U.S. State Department updates travel alert for Jamaica after deadly clashes
May 26th, 2010 - 2:12 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The United States on Tuesday updated a travel alert for Jamaica after deadly clashes between security forces and gunmen left at least 30 people dead and more ... Read more...
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Report: Explosions heard as security forces move in to arrest wanted Jamaican drug lord
May 25th, 2010 - 1:44 am ICT by BNO News
KINGSTON (BNO NEWS) -- Large explosions were heard in the Jamaican capital on Monday, a day after Prime Minister Bruce Golding declared a state of emergency for parts of Kingston and St ... Read more...
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American Airlines flight crashes in Jamaica
December 23rd, 2009 - 8:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Kingston, Dec 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An American Airlines flight that started from Miami has crashed in Kingston, Jamaica. There were around 150 people onboard the flight and it overshot a runway ... Read more...
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Bolt not to target three individual golds in London 2012
June 3rd, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston, June 3 (Xinhua) Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt rejected the possibility of running the three individual events of 100, 200 and 400 meters in the 2012 London Olympics.
Bolt, winner of 100, ... Read more...
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