KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaicans on Tuesday stocked up on supplies and reinforced roofs ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Sandy, which is expected to hit the island of posh resorts and sprawling shantytowns as a hurricane with lashing rain and wind. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the strengthening Sandy was churning over warm...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica beat the United States 2:1 in their World Cup qualifier at the National Stadium in Kingston tonight. The Regage Boyz created history with the win at ‘the Office’, defeating their CONCACAF counterparts for the first time at the senior level. US opened the score less than a minute in the first half when Clint Dempsey collected...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its growth forecast for the Caribbean, with Jamaica at the bottom of the regional pile. The IMF’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, published Tuesday, predicted 3.5 per cent growth for the Caribbean in 2012, a downward revision from the 4.3 per cent projection made last September. “High public debt...