Littleton youth reflects on service trip to Jamaica

For April vacation this year, the Senior Youth Group from First Church Unitarian of Littleton, went to Jamaica with Amizade, a global service-learning organization. Eight youth and five adults traveled to Petersfield where we stayed with families and learned their culture and way of life, helped at the local schools, and did a public service project. The Senior Youth Group discussed this ...

Jamaicans sweep sprints at Diamond League meet

SHANGHAI - Jamaica dominated the sprint races at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai on Saturday, with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce winning the women's 100 meters and Warren Weir capturing gold in the men's 200.Fraser-Pryce, a two-time Olympic champ, ran 10.93 seconds to beat Blessing Okagbare and defending world champion Carmelita Jeter, who pulled up at the finish with an apparent leg ...

Carmelita Jeter injured Jamaica dominates Diamond League sprints

Carmelita Jeter of the U.S. grimaces after being injured during the women's 100m race at the IAAF Diamond League Athletics meet in Shanghai May 18, 2013. (ALY ...

Jamaica shootings down more than 50 percent

Identify this place in Queens Jamaica has seen a drastic decrease in shootings this year. Gun violence went down by more than half compared to last year's crime statistics, according to the NYPD. Councilmember Leroy Comrie attributed the trend to increased awareness about gun violence and active police work. "Everybody is trying to keep the level of awareness constant," he ...

Air Jamaica not to blame for CAL’s losses

The surviving director, Jamaican businessman Denis Lalor, told the Express yesterday shortly after the CAL board was fired by Finance Minister Larry Howai that he does not believe the acquisition by CAL of Air Jamaica’s routes in 2011 was the reason the company has found itself facing multi-million-dollar ...