66 h. ago U21 Sunshine Girls Using Elite Netball Competition to Prepare for Youth World Cup

Jamaica’s under-21 Sunshine Girls are fine tuning preparation for the highly anticipated Netball Youth World Cup set to be hosted in Gibraltar from September 19-28.  According to assistant coach of the team, Nardia Hansen, the youngsters are currently using the ongoing Red Stripe Flavours Elite Netball competition as preparation work leading up to the World Cup, […] The post U21 Sunshine Girls Using Elite Netball Competition to Prepare for Youth World Cup appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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9 d. ago Authorities Carry Out Enforcement Activities Against PPVs in Half

Several taxi operators in Half-Way-Tree found themselves on the wrong side of the law Thursday morning. Under the gaze of teams from the Transport Authority, Island Traffic Authority and the St Andrew Central police, some were seen ripping heavy tints off their windows, and others had their plates screwed off and seized. Operations officer, DSP […] The post Authorities Carry Out Enforcement Activities Against PPVs in Half-Way Tree appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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1 week ago McClaren Issues Warning to Reggae Boyz Following Gold Cup Elimination

National football coach Steve McClaren says the team is not as good as it thinks it is, following their early elimination from CONCACAF Gold Cup in the USA. The Jamaicans crashed out at the group stage of the tournament for the first time in 16 years on Tuesday night after a 4-1 defeat to Panama […] The post McClaren Issues Warning to Reggae Boyz Following Gold Cup Elimination appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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1 week ago Heavy Defeat to Panama Sees Reggae Boyz Eliminated from Gold Cup

The Reggae Boyz were dumped from the Concacaf Gold Cup in Texas in Tuesday night. Ismael Diaz scored a first half hat-trick for the Central Americans to beat the Reggae Boyz 4-1, ending their campaign at the tournament. Jamaica got its consolation from defender Amari’i Bell on 27 minutes. With the defeat, Jamaica ended the […] The post Heavy Defeat to Panama Sees Reggae Boyz Eliminated from Gold Cup appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago McClaren Warns Against Complacency Ahead of Guadeloupe Clash

Coach of Jamaica’s senior men’s football team, Steve McClaren, says there will be no room for complacency when they take on Guadeloupe in their Group “C” encounter of the CONCACAF Gold Cup at the Paypal Park in California, on Friday evening at 6:45. Both teams are searching for their first win of the 2025 edition […] The post McClaren Warns Against Complacency Ahead of Guadeloupe Clash appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago Israel Threatens Iran’s Supreme Leader After Missiles Damage Hospital

Israel’s defence minister threatened Iran’s supreme leader on Thursday after Iranian missiles damaged a hospital in southern Israel. The missile also hit residential buildings near Tel Aviv, wounding at least 240 people. Israel, meanwhile, struck a heavy water reactor linked to Iran’s nuclear programme. Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, blamed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali […] The post Israel Threatens Iran’s Supreme Leader After Missiles Damage Hospital appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago McClaren: Jamaica Must Move on From Guatemala Defeat Ahead of Guadeloupe Clash

Jamaica’s national senior men’s football team and Guadeloupe will be seeking their first win of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup when both teams meet in a group “C” encounter at the Paypal Park in California, on Friday. This will be the second meeting between the two nations in the Gold Cup. They first played each […] The post McClaren: Jamaica Must Move on From Guatemala Defeat Ahead of Guadeloupe Clash appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago Netball Jamaica Welcomes Move to Reduce World Cup Cycle to Every 2 Years

President of Netball Jamaica, Tricia Robinson, welcomes the sports global governing body’s decision to reduce the World Cup cycle to every two years. World Netball says the change was made as they look to “future-proof” uncertainty around the Commonwealth Games. The World Cup traditionally takes place on a four-year cycle with the next tournament set […] The post Netball Jamaica Welcomes Move to Reduce World Cup Cycle to Every 2 Years appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago Opposition Critical of PM’s Inspection of Installation of Sabina Park Lights

Meanwhile, Opposition Spokesman on Sports, Wavell Hinds, says the Prime Minister’s visit to inspect the installation of a new lighting infrastructure at Sabina Park is a poor attempt by the government to compensate for Jamaica missing out on the ICC T20 World Cup. The lighting at Sabina Park is being installed at a cost of […] The post Opposition Critical of PM’s Inspection of Installation of Sabina Park Lights appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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2 w. ago McClaren Expects ‘Highly Competitive’ Gold Cup Clash vs Guatemala

Coach of Jamaica’s senior men’s football team, Steve McClaren, reiterated that it will be a highly competitive match against Guatemala in their Group “C” CONCACAF Gold Cup encounter at at the Dignity Health Tennis Centre California on Monday at 9 pm. McClaren says they take little comfort from the 3-0 win over the Guatemalans in […] The post McClaren Expects ‘Highly Competitive’ Gold Cup Clash vs Guatemala appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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4 w. ago McClaren Calling on Jamaicans in the BVI to Support the Reggae Boyz

Coach of the senior Reggae Boyz, Steve McClaren, is calling on the Jamaican diaspora in the British Virgin Islands to come out in their numbers when both teams clash in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifier, on Saturday. This will be the second meeting between the two teams. The last time both teams met was in […] The post McClaren Calling on Jamaicans in the BVI to Support the Reggae Boyz appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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4 w. ago Trump: Travel Ban Contains Exemption for World Cup, Olympic Participation

The United States is gearing up to host the world’s two biggest sporting events in the next three years, the 2026 Fifa World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games. They are events which ordinarily see a host nation attract hundreds of thousands of visitors from across the globe. So will a new travel ban issued by […] The post Trump: Travel Ban Contains Exemption for World Cup, Olympic Participation appeared first on Nationwide 90FM.

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