Usain Bolt rode to the rescue of his beleaguered sport in the toughest race of his career as he dashed Justin Gatlin’s hopes of 100m gold at the World Championships in Beijing.

A tired Usain Bolt celebrated his 23rd birthday today after smashing his second world record in five days at the World Championships in Berlin.

In a close and tense general election fraught with fears of political violence, Jamaicans today voted for politicians promising to stem spiralling crime and kick-start a sluggish economy.

In a close and tense general election fraught with fears of political violence, more than one million Jamaicans are expected to vote today for politicians promising to stem spiralling crime and kick-start a sluggish economy.