In a momentous celebration of two decades of rugby league growth in Jamaica, Rugby League Jamaica (RLJ) has proudly revealed its comprehensive 2024 domestic calendar. The kickoff for the domestic season is set for Saturday, February 10th, with the eagerly awaited Intercollegiate 9s Championship. Throughout the year, rugby league enthusiasts can look forward to a series of exhilarating events, including four Community Club 9-a-side tournaments. The Men’s National Club Championship (NCC) and U19 Championships kick off on May 4th and July 20th, respectively. Despite challenges, including the absence of a dedicated rugby league field in the country, RLJ remains steadfast in its commitment to innovation and robust offerings, underscoring the unwavering growth of rugby league in Jamaica.

President William Ruto on Tuesday scored the first win in his quest to sustain funding for his affordable housing programme after the new bill passed the second reading in Parliament. In a division on the second reading of the Affordable Housing Bill, 2023, the results are as follows; the ayes 141, the nays 58; total votes 199, abstentions nil, so the ayes have it,” Speaker Moses Wetang’ula said. “Usually, many corporations both private and public process their payrolls after the 15th of the month, so we hope by the 15th of March, your Excellency, you will have assented to the new Affordable Housing Bill,” he added. The new bill was introduced to the House after the courts twice declared the 1.5 per cent Housing Levy which is meant to finance Ruto’s Affordable Housing Project unconstitutional. "I'm glad that he asserts that he is a member of the House Business Committee...and these are the things that we should have transacted and he did not raise it," Ichung'wah said.

David Aliwa, renowned for his portrayal as a prosecutor in the Kenyan television programme Vioja Mahakamani, serves as a good example of ‘grass to grace’. In an interview with Vioja Mahakamani’s host media company, the star confessed that his strained relationship with his now-dead father resulted from wounds created when he was young. Now a mentor and advisor to young men, Aliwa reminisced about the period when he and his siblings had to spend time in an Indian household that his father had sold them into. Members of Aliwa’s acting group have commended him for his guidance, especially in mentoring young men, terming him a leader, and mentor to many young people looking up to him. At least now I can afford to pay my rent, buy food and support my family in one way or another,” Teddy Mutsi stated.

Pulse Sports brings you everything you need to know as CAF conducts the draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with Kenya hoping for a favourable pairing. Confederation of African Football (CAF) will conduct the draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday. Somalia, Djibouti, Sao Tome, Chad, Mauritius, South Sudan, Liberia, and Eswatini are the eight teams who will have to qualify from the preliminary round. When will the group stage qualifiers take place? The dates for the 2025 AFCON tournament have not been confirmed although reports in Morocco on Monday suggested FIFA and CAF have settled on July 22-August 21, 2025.

MOSCOW, Feb. 20: Russian forces have taken full control of the Avdiivka coke and chemical plant, the country's defense ministry said in a statement on Monday. It said Russian forces had taken more favorable lines and positions in the Avdiivkda direction, adding that the country's forces had "fully liberated the coke and chemical plant" in the city. Russian troops also hit clusters of manpower and hardware of the Ukrainian army's 71st jaeger and 23rd mechanized brigades, as well as the 116th territorial defense brigade in Donetsk, it said. Ukrainian losses amounted to up to 565 soldiers killed and wounded in this direction, according to the ministry. Two armored fighting vehicles, 23 motor vehicles, two U.S.-made M777 howitzers and one D-30 howitzer were destroyed over the past day.

Iqbal Survé’s Sekunjalo Group has notched up a win in the latest round of its increasingly complex and bitter legal battle to retain banking services. Western Cape High Court Judge Judith Cloete dismissed an application from Standard Bank to appeal an earlier ruling, ordering the lender to keep the group's accounts open until September. Cloete interdicted the bank from closing the accounts of businesses in the Sekunjalo stable last year, saying the bank should wait for the outcome of separate cases before the Equality and High Courts.

Creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel is no longer enough to bring peace and justice to that region, South Africa told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday. Instead, after Israel is legally declared to be engaging in the crime of apartheid, it must be forced to roll back half a decade of harm, dismantling infrastructure as well as laws. "While South Africa's foreign policy has always favoured a two-state solution, the prevailing conditions suggest that unless such an approach deals with the inequitable offering of land to Palestinians, the dismantling of all the illegal settlements, the rights of return to all Palestinian refugees, such a solution may... lead to the disenfranchisement of the indigenous people of Palestine and concretise the prevailing injustices brought about by decades of apartheid settler colonialism," ambassador Vusi Madonsela told the World Court.

I don’t drink much soda these days, but I’ve always preferred Coca-Cola to its competitors (and any of you who don’t think there’s much of a difference are crazy). And that also goes for Cherry and Vanilla Coca-Cola varieties. The recently released Coca-Cola Spiced joins those other flavors as a new permanent addition to the Coca-Cola lineup, and now that it’s on store shelves, I set out to give it an official PennLive taste test.

On Monday, February 19, Ethiopia announced that Kenya had agreed to exempt its citizens from Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) payment requirements and other associated fees. “My heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the Government of Kenya for its prompt response and kind decision to remove Ethiopian citizens from ETA-related electronic payment requirement,” the Ambassador noted. Photo Agenzia FidesWhile Kenya’s immigration department will not charge Ethiopian citizens for ETA, travellers will still be needed to lodge their particulars. Unlike Ethiopia, EAC member states are exempted from all ETA requirements including filling out the online form as long as they are passport holders. On December 12, President William Ruto abolished visa requirements for all global citizens and introduced an ETA at a fee of Ksh4,600.

KMTC student's death left family and friends mourning. Source: TikTokHow Stivo Simple Boy mourned vixenSinger Stivo Simple Boy mourned the death of his video vixen, who passed away shortly after featuring in a music video. The vixen, who went by the name Star Adem on social media, was a student at Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) and a talented dancer. What was KMTC student's last post? The vixen's last post was a TikTok video where she carried flowers just in time for Valentine's Day.

Union raises red flag over mass exodus of nursesThe provision of quality medical services in Uasin Gishu is under threat following an exodus of nurses from county-run hospitals, the Kenya National Union of Nurses (Knun) has said. Uasin Ngishu Knun secretary Kleen Mutai said the majority of the nurses leaving the county hospitals are between the ages of 21 to 35. Mr Mutai regretted that most of the medics who have undergone specialised training in critical areas such as the Intensive Care Unit have also left the country, causing a huge shortage. Mr Mutai said the patient-nurse ration is worrying, especially in Level 2 public hospitals in far-flung areas of the expansive county. He said that at one dispensary, only one person manned the facility yet many patients were in need of medical services.

In February 2017, hooded gunmen stormed a joint in Marigat and headed straight into one of the cottages where they sprayed bullets on two political leaders killing them instantly before escaping in darkness. The killings happened in the presence of the area chief and two other police officers who could do nothing to save the victims that night. Consequently, the inquest ordered never took place effectively burying any hopes of ever getting justice for the victims' families or the truth coming to light. Seven years down the line NTV’s special report and investigations team revisited the scene of crime to document eyewitness accounts in a bid to try establish facts of what really happened. Duncan Khaemba brings that special report, Marigat Midnight Murders.

(Trending) A startling case from Canada has come to light that will leave you amazed. Also Read: Bengaluru: Court To Hand Over 27kg Of Jayalalithaa’s Gold To Tamil Nadu GovtA Calgary-based Canadian art student has discovered a simple method for avoiding costly Vancouver rent. Twice a week, he takes a flight from Calgary to Vancouver. The student said in the video that his monthly rent expenses in Vancouver would come to almost $25,000. Nevertheless, he only pays $150 for round-trip airfare when he chooses to fly twice a week, taking an hour-long flight from Calgary to Vancouver.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has unveiled plans to relocate a portion of its staff from the United States to Kenya. In job adverts announced by the organisation based in New York, the relocations will be done by 2025. Among the leading offices to be relocated to Nairobi are the Humanitarian Evaluation Specialist and the Director of Programme and Technical Division. The primary mandate of the organisation is to implement various initiatives focused on sexual and reproductive health within the United Nations framework. However, despite the optimism of the government, reports indicated that some of the staff have reservations over the planned relocation.

Mzee Cheruiyot and his wife were only blessed with one child, who was recently snatched by the brutal hand of death. Source: UGCThe wish will soon become a reality as the government moves with speed to construct two houses: one for Kiptum's widow, Asenath Rotich, and another for his parents. Why didn't Kelvin Kiptum have a house? Kiptum's widow revealed that her husband had big plans for the family, and the construction of a new house was one of them. Kelvin Kiptum's house expected in 7 daysHowever, the marathoner died before fulfilling his promise of relocating them to their new home by April after crashing.