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US to blockade Iran ports ‘as long as it takes’—Pentagon chief

April 16, 2026

WASHINGTON, United States(AFP)—The United States will blockade Iranian ports for "as long as it takes," US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursda...

Latest News, Sports

World Athletics rejects transfer of Jamaican quartet to Turkey

Seven other international athletes blocked from switching allegiances

April 16, 2026

Four top Jamaican athletes, including 2024 Olympic men’s discus champion Roje Stona, have had their requests to switch allegiance to Turkey rejected b...

International News, Latest News

Silva to leave Man City at end of season

April 16, 2026

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Bernardo Silva will leave Manchester City at the end of the season, the Premier League club announced on Thursday as the...

International News, Latest News

Football fans outraged as World Cup train tickets set to cost over US$100

April 16, 2026

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Football fans have expressed outrage at the exorbitant price of transit fares to get to World Cup matches, following r...

International News, Latest News

Pope condemns ‘endless cycle’ of death in ‘bloodstained’ Cameroon region

April 16, 2026

BAMENDA, Cameroon (AFP)—Pope Leo XIV condemned "an endless cycle of destabilisation and death" on a visit Thursday to a "bloodstained" region of Camer...

JAAA names powerful team for World Relays

Latest News, News

ODPEM reports more than $1.4 b in donations following passage of Hurricane Melissa

April 15, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is reporting that it has received more than $1.4 billion in d...

Entertainment, Latest News, Lifestyle

In pictures: Another glimpse at Sunrise Breakfast Party

April 15, 2026

Between the pulsating rhythms and live performances, Sunnation's Sunrise Breakfast Party offered the perfect prelude to the Carnival Sunday madness. W...

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