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Jamaica under scrutiny for fraud scandal that hit Usain Bolt

An investigation into a private investment firm in Jamaica where $12.7 million belonging to sprinter Usain Bolt has gone missing has sparked criticism over how the government has handled the case

The Independent UK

Usain Bolt reportedly missing $12m from investment accounts

Jamaica’s Financial Investigations Division and Financial Services Commission has reportedly launched an investigation into Stocks & Securities Limited

The Independent UK

Attorneys: Jamaica's Usain Bolt missing $12.7M from account

Lawyers for sprinter Usain Bolt say more than $12.7 million is missing from his account with a private investment firm in Jamaica that authorities are investigating

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‘God Save the King’ doesn’t fall from Jamaican lips so easily. Soon we’ll be a republic

Barbados beat us to it, but this week our prime minister made throwing off the colonial yoke a top priority. It won’t be easy, but watch this space, says Barbara Blake-Hannah, an anti-racist activist and a former TV broadcaster

The Guardian - UK

Grace Wales Bonner pays homage to black icons in Paris show

Frontrunner for Louis Vuitton job enlists Kendrick Lamar, Lubaina Himid and Jamaica football team for new collection

The Guardian - UK

Jamaica seizes $80 million worth of cocaine from cargo ship

Jamaican authorities have seized an estimated $80 million worth of cocaine from a ship at the port of Kingston in one of the country's biggest-ever drug busts, authorities said.

Reuters

Netball: England clinch Jamaica series win with hard-fought victory at Copper Box

There was a full house to see England overcome a half-time deficit to win 63-59

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Jhaniele Fowler helps Jamaica force netball series decider against England

Jamaica set up a series-deciding third match against England at the Copper Box on Sunday by running out 61-58 winners at the same venue

The Guardian - UK

Jamaica hit back to set up netball series decider against England

The Sunshine Girls won 61-58 in London

The Independent UK

Usain Bolt’s investment accounts are reportedly down millions with Jamaican authorities launching an investigation

Bolt’s manager said the star sprinter’s “entire portfolio is being reviewed.”

Fortune

Matildas' chance to avenge Spain thrashing

Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson says his side won't be haunted by the memories of their 7-0 loss to Spain when the sides meet again next month.

AAP

Matildas to host Cup of Nations tournament in NSW in build-up to 2023 Women's World Cup

With just three international windows left until the Women's World Cup, the Matildas will host Spain, the Czech Republic and Jamaica in February as they fine-tune preparations.

ABC News

Matildas to face Spain in Cup of Nations as Women’s World Cup preparations ramp up

The Matildas will test their World Cup credentials in a four-team mini-tournament involving Spain, Czech Republic and Jamaica next month

The Guardian - AU

England netball make winning start to three-match series against Jamaica

The Vitality Roses produced a fine fourth-quarter performance to win in Manchester.

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Family of Brit who drowned in Jamaica trying to save lives want his bravery awarded

Bristol-born Remo Douglas, 34, waded into the flooded river in Jamaica, saving his girlfriend, baby and desperately trying to retrieve his 11-year-old niece who also died in the water

The Guardian - UK

‘I have a fighting spirit!’: the Windrush boxer who lost everything – then battled his way back

Vernon Vanriel was a talented athlete who fought crack addiction, was sectioned twice and beaten up by police officers. Finally he ended up stateless in Jamaica. A new play tells his extraordinary life story

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Royal Infirmary owned slave estate in Jamaica and got £832 in 'compensation'

It has been found that the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, who owned a Jamaican plantation, received hundreds of pounds from the British Government when the slave trade was abolished.

Daily Record

Edinburgh Royal Infirmary owned slave estate in Jamaica and got 'compensation' after abolition

Red Hill pen in Jamaica was left to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in 1749 and the hospital was given hundreds of thousands of pounds (in today's money) by the British Government as 'compensation' for their losses when slavery was abolished in 1834.

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The Independent UK

British man, 33, shot dead in Jamaica ‘in possible contract killing’ – police

Sean Patterson, a personal trainer from west London, was shot several times by the pool of a villa in Bogue Heights, St James.

The Independent UK

British tourist’s murder in Jamaican villa was a ‘contract killing’, police claim

Sean Patterson was shot and killed near the pool of his villa on Monday

Evening Standard

London tourist’s murder in Jamaica was a ‘contract killing’, police claim

Sean Patterson was shot and killed near the pool of his villa on Monday

The Independent UK

British tourist’s murder was a ‘contract killing’, Jamaican police claim

Sean Patterson, from West London, was shot and killed near the pool of his villa on Monday.

The Independent UK

Mother of British personal trainer shot dead in Jamaica pays tribute to ‘beautiful’ son

Sean Patterson, a 33-year-old from west London, was killed in St James on Monday

Daily Mirror

Mum pays emotional tribute to Brit, 33, shot dead in Jamaica with her 'heart in pain'

Personal trainer Sean Patterson, 33, from West London, was shot multiple times in the head and torso while staying at the One Love Guest House in Bogue Hill, in Jamaica's second city of St James

Manchester Evening News

British tourist, 33, shot dead in Jamaica after 'standing by pool at villa'

Sean Patterson was shot multiple times, police say

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