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KAMLA RETURNS UNC sweeps Trinidad & Tobago election, ending PNM reign Kamla Persad-Bissessar has secured victory in Trinidad and Tobago’s general election on Monday, leading the United National Congress (UNC) to a decisive win over the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM). The result ends the PNM’s decade-long hold on power and sets Persad-Bissessar up for her second term as Prime Minister—making her only the second person in the country’s history to return to the role after an electoral loss. continues on B3 – Kamla Returns
Miramar Ignites! Stars, swaps, and showdowns await in Grand Slam Track’s next thrilling chapter By Ian Burnett
As the sun prepares to blaze over South Florida, so too will the fiercest athletes in global track and field when the second leg of the Grand Slam Track Series—The Miami Slam—rockets into action May 2–4 at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar. Following a riveting debut in Kingston, Jamaica, all eyes now turn to the Magic City, where elite Racers and fearless Challengers converge for three pulse-pounding days of
Hurdles, Jamaica’s Megan Tapper, a Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist, steps into the fray alongside fellow countrywoman Ackera Nugent, herself one of the most electrifying young hurdlers on the circuit. In the Women’s Long Hurdles, Cassandra Tate of the United States—a World Championship bronze medalist in her own right—joins a high-octane field headlined by the ethereal Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. On the men’s side, Kenya’s Amon Kemboi, an 11-time NCAA All-American, steps into the Men’s Long Distance field after Hagos Gebrhiwet’s withdrawal, setting up a dynamic showdown against Grant Fisher and Ronald Kwemoi.
pure speed, stamina, and spectacle. With official start lists now revealed, the match-ups promise a combustible mix of world champions, Olympic medalists, and breakthrough stars. From the hair-trigger explosiveness of the short sprints to the strategic firepower of the distance showdowns, the Miami Slam is locked, loaded, and ready to detonate.
Star swaps set the stage Last-minute shifts have only heightened the intrigue. Puerto Rican hurdling ace Jasmine Camacho-Quinn and Jamaican 400m standout Rushell Clayton have been scratched, creating golden opportunities for their replacements. In the Women’s 100m
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