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THURSDAY MAY 28, 2026
ALL HAIL THE QUEEN! Bunny Shaw crowned WSL Player of the Season after record-breaking campaign at Manchester City Khadija Shaw added another major achievement to an already extraordinary campaign after being named the Women’s Super League Player of the Season, cementing her status as the dominant force in English women’s football.
The Manchester City W.F.C. striker produced a sensational season that combined elite finishing, consistency and match-winning performances, guiding City to their first league title in 10 years while once again overwhelming defenders across the division. At 29, Shaw continues to redefine standards in the league. Her 21 goals continues on B7 – Bunny Shaw
Judge allows Florida congressional map to remain in place ahead of 2026 elections A Florida judge has ruled that the state’s newly drawn congressional districts will remain in place, rejecting a challenge from voting rights groups that argued the map was designed to unfairly influence future U.S. House elections.
Leon County Circuit Judge Joshua Hawkes issued the ruling Tuesday, siding with the administration of Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature over a lawsuit brought by the Common Cause and the Equal Ground Education Fund, along with a group of voters. The case centered on Florida’s congressional redistricting plan, which redraws the boundaries for seats in the U.S. House of
Representatives ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The groups argued the map violated Florida’s Fair Districts Amendment, a voterapproved constitutional measure passed in 2010 that prohibits districts from being drawn to favor or disadvantage a political party or incumbent. They also claimed the new map weakens minority voting influence in several parts of the state, including South Florida
communities with large Black and CaribbeanAmerican populations. Attorneys challenging the map pointed to testimony from Jason Poreda, an aide to DeSantis who helped draw the districts, who acknowledged using partisan data during the process. But Hawkes ruled the challengers failed to show that restoring the previous congressional map would resolve the constitutional issues continues on A8 – Congressional Map
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NEWSMAKER Jamaica Consul General Oliver Mair receives honorary doctorate in Florida a3
CARIBBEAN Jamaica’s Western Children’s Hospital to be named after Portia Simpson Miller A5
TLC Beaches unveils US$150m luxury village in Turks and Caicos A8
SPORTS Tristan Evelyn sprints to golden payday at Enhanced Games B7