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Police kill suspect linked to string of murders

A suspected gangster and contract killer, who the police have linked to a string of murders and other violent crimes across several parishes, was killed during an alleged confrontation with cops on…
Aston Villa’s John McGinn (left) battles for the ball with Brugge’s Felix Lemarechal during the Champions League opening phase football match in Bruges, Belgium, yesterday.
09 Sep, 2026 0

Aston Villa start Champions League with win

AP: Aston Villa put their domestic struggles behind them with a 3-2 victory over Club Brugge in the Champions League yesterday. The win in Belgium ended Villa’s winless and scoreless start to the…
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson holds up his NBA championship ring during a ceremony before the Lakers’ basketball game against the Houston Rockets, in Los Angeles on October 26, 2010.
09 Sep, 2026 0

Lakers to unveil Phil Jackson statue next year

AP: The Los Angeles Lakers will unveil a statue of former coach Phil Jackson outside their downtown arena next year. The franchise announced yesterday that it will honour Jackson, who led the Lakers…
France’s Kylian Mbappe (right) and Ousmane Dembele celebrate after scoring during the World Cup Group I football match against Norway in Foxborough, Massechusetts, near Boston on Friday, June 26.
09 Sep, 2026 0

Dembélé, Kane, Mbappé headline shortlist for Ballon d’Or

AP: Last year’s winner Ousmane Dembélé, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé are among the leading contenders for the men’s Ballon d’Or. The 30 men’s and 30 women’s nominees were unveiled by France Football…
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, celebrates winning a match against Linda Noskova, of the Czech Republic, during the quarterfinal round of the US Open tennis championships yesterday.
09 Sep, 2026 0

Sabalenka keeps third straight US Open title hopes alive

NEW YORK (AP): Aryna Sabalenka thought it was all slipping away. Her reign as US Open champion and her lengthy hold on the No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis both appeared to be in jeopardy. Then…
Ministry of National Security and Peace State Minister Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn addressing the 14th annual conference of the Association of Caribbean Heads of Corrections and Prison Services at AC Hotel in St Andrew on Monday.
09 Sep, 2026 0

Gov’t plans $8b max-security prison

Planning is under way for the construction of a new maximum-security correctional facility, with the government having identified a site and established a committee to advance the project. The…
The main building at St Hilda’s Diocesan High School, showing some damage caused by Hurricane Melissa in October 2025.
09 Sep, 2026 0

St Hilda’s delays boarders’ return

Nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa battered St Hilda’s Diocesan High School in Brown’s Town, St Ann, leaving an estimated $40 million in damage, the institution has been forced to delay the full…
A Sudanese girl receives an oral cholera vaccine during a vaccination campaign conducted by health ministry workers in Khartoum, Sudan, on August 13, 2025.
09 Sep, 2026 0

Aid cuts force closure of dozens of clinics in Sudan

CAIRO (AP): An additional three dozen health facilities serving more than 400,000 people in Sudan are closing this year because of global aid cuts, worsening a dire humanitarian situation in a country…
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09 Sep, 2026 0

Camperdown cautiously optimistic ahead of Manning Cup start

Camperdown High School head coach Christopher Bender says he is adopting a game-by-game approach this season as his team opens its 2026 ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup campaign against Bridgeport High today.…