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Cuba running on empty

February 23, 2026 | News
Cuba has been forced to shorten its workweek and scale back public services as a worsening fuel crisis, triggered by new United States (US) trade measures, places mounting pressure on the island’s economy. The Cuban government recently reduced the workweek by one day in an effort to conserve scarce fuel needed for transportation and essential services, seeking to avoid wider economic disruption.
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Huge snowstorm in US forces millions to stay home, disrupts flights

(AP) — A massive snowstorm pummeled the northeastern United States from Maryland to Maine on Monday. It forced millions of people to stay home amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures. Meteorologists said the storm is the strongest in a decade, dumping more than two feet (60 centimetres) of snow in parts of the metropolitan Northeast, shattering accumulation records in places, immobilizing transit and even leading the United Nations to postpone a Security Council meeting.
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Man charged with murder of JDF soldier

A 28-year-old man has been charged with the alleged murder of Jamaica Defence Force soldier Daniel Crawford, who was shot in the Waltham Park Road area of St Andrew on February 10, the police say. The accused is Davar Guthrie, also known as 'Pibu,' of Stephen Lane, where the incident happened. He has been charged with murder, conspiracy to murder, using a firearm to commit a felony, shooting with intent, possession of a prohibited weapon, and unauthorised possession of ammunition.
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Clarendon student dies in crash

A 17-year-old student of Foga Road High School in Clarendon died in collision involving a bicycle and a motor car on Sunday. He has been identified as Ceejay Gordon, a resident of Pleasant Valley in the parish. It's reported that at around 5 p.m., Gordon was riding a bicycle along the Pleasant Valley main road when he collided with a Toyota Probox being operated as a taxi. Gordon sustained severe injuries from the impact, which also damaged both the bicycle and the motorcar. He was taken to May Pen Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

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P.J. Patterson, retired former prime minister of Jamaica.
Published 22 hours ago

Debt to Cuba

Retired former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson is calling for African and European nations that have benefited from Cuba’s decades of international solidarity to now stand in support of the Caribbean island as it confronts a deepening fuel crisis. Patterson argued that countries which received Cuban assistance during struggles for liberation and educational advancement have a moral obligation to speak out as Cuba faces what has been described as ‘fuel starvation’ and threats against nations offering assistance.

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Coach Stewart shifts gears: Speed the new priority for Clarke

Okeile Stewart, coach of Olympic Games 400-metre hurdles finalist Roshawn Clarke, said he is placing a lot of emphasis on improving his speed this season as he looks to lower his times in the event. Clarke, the World Under-20 record holder in the event, recently turned heads with an impressive display of raw pace when he clocked 6.62 seconds to win his heat of the men’s 60 metres at the Camperdown Classic, a performance that underlined the new direction in his training.

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Stephen Coore Jr (left) and Shiah Coore play with Third World at the Musical Tribute to their father.
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Musical tribute to Cat Coore brought out the crowd and reggae royalty

The general sentiment about ‘freeness’ is that it cannot be of a high standard, but those in attendance at last Friday’s concert honouring the late Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore, can dispel that myth as the tribute event, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Entertainment and Sports, was not only top tier in terms of execution, but it brought out some of the biggest names in reggae who transformed the event into an energetic one-night music festival.

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A Water Arch ceremony was done to signify the starting of the flight route on the apron at the Norman Manley International Airport on November 7, 2022.
February 22, 2026

Airports Authority to spend $9.5 billion upgrading airports as Hurricane Melissa fallout lingers

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) plans to spend more on capital projects in the fiscal year ending 2027 than at any point since the pandemic as it works to modernise the country’s aviation infrastructure against the backdrop of a sector still recovering from Hurricane Melissa’s fallout. “Capital investment by AAJ for 2026-27 is budgeted at $9.5 billion,” stated the Jamaica Public Bodies report published this month by the Ministry of Finance.

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February 22, 2026

Built on love, tested by storms

WESTERN BUREAU: On a weekend devoted to love, a Jamaican returnee finally opened a resort built on it. As Valentine’s Day celebrations unfolded across the island, Annika D’Andrea officially launched Tiamo Beach Resort and Spa in Pear Tree Bottom, Runaway Bay, the third attempt to bring the 36-room boutique property to market after successive hurricanes derailed earlier plans. The name ‘Tiamo’, meaning ‘I love you’, carries both romantic symbolism and personal significance.

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Updated 8 hours ago

Editorial | The sweet drinks tax

Having long backed policies to combat high rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), The Gleaner supports the government’s decision to impose a special consumption tax (SCT) on pre-packaged sweetened beverages. It has been long in coming. However, as we noted previously, the announcement by Finance Minister Fayval Williams a fortnight ago, shouldn’t be the end of the process, if the move is indeed more than a revenue-raising exercise, but is underpinned by public health considerations.

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