Things didn't look too promising for the star of this video when she decided to face her fear of drowning by going down a water slide. The subject, Cheryl Hatcher, doesn't even try swimming back to ...

For years, Jamaica’s women’s team has battled for better funding and working conditions. The team was disbanded in 2008 and 2016 due to underfunding, but against the odds – and with the help of ...

Her health centre had been damaged, transportation was scarce, and she had given up on prenatal care. By the time she left ...

This article may have Spanish-language video from our Telemundo sister station. Get the latest World Cup news in Spanish from Telemundo. Jamaica advanced to the knockout round for the first time ...

Denise Grant, the Jamaica-born Mayor of Lauderhill, Florida, has received a tremendous honor as a prominent Black woman in ...

Brazil’s Geyse, center, in action against Jamaica’s Atlanta Primus on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, during the Women’s World Cup Group F soccer match between Jamaica and Brazil in Melbourne, Australia. (AP ...

Cedella Marley has been helping fund the Jamaican women's soccer team since 2014 ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty As the Jamaican Women’s National Soccer Team has struggled to get funding from its own ...

Jamaica’s national women’s soccer team, the Reggae Girlz, made history at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup on Wednesday, advancing to the knockout round with a 0-0 draw against Brazil, booting the ...

This article was updated on 2 August 2023. It was the result nobody expected — and arguably the shock of the group stages. Jamaica managed a draw against Brazil. In the process, they managed to go ...

Children’s Advocate and National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Diahann Gordon Harrison, says that women are gradually ...

Almost two months since a category 5 hurricane devastated the island, many parishes are still without electricity, clean water and safe shelter. Grassroots efforts continue to fill the gaps.

Our live coverage has ended. You can read about how today’s matches unfolded in the posts below. Brazil’s Marta, the record scorer in World Cup history and veteran of six tournaments, spoke after her ...