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Jamaican sprinter fatally stabbed in US domestic spat
The passing of former Kingston College studentathlete Kevaughn Goldson has sent shockwaves through the school community and Jamaica’s sporting fraternity after the 23-year-old was killed in a domestic incident in the United States. Goldson, a former representative of the famed “Purples of North Street,” had gone on to compete overseas and was a senior sprinter at Lincoln University of Missouri, where he represented the school’s Blue Tigers track and field programme. Authorities in Jefferson City said police were dispatched early Monday to a residence on the 800 block of Fairmount Boulevard after reports of a stabbing. Officers found Goldson suffering from stab wounds to his back and chest. He was rushed to hospital and later
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“Cuba crisis will ripple across the region” Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness is urging Caribbean leaders to confront the worsening crisis in Cuba with what he called “clarity and courage,” warning that the fallout will extend well beyond the island’s borders. Speaking Tuesday at the opening of the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in St. Kitts and Nevis, Holness said Jamaica supports “constructive dialogue” between Cuba and the United States aimed at easing tensions
and promoting stability. “We believe there is space, perhaps more space now than in years past, for pragmatic engagement that protects the Cuban people from any further deterioration in their circumstances and instead promotes national and regional prosperity,” he said. His remarks come amid a deepening fuel crisis in Cuba following an Executive Order signed on January 29 by U.S. President Donald Trump restricting oil supplies to the island. The order applies
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trade pressure to countries that provide fuel to Cuba, tightening energy access and compounding economic strain. Cuban authorities have responded by shortening the work week and scaling back essential public services in an effort to conserve limited oil supplies. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to travel to St. Kitts and Nevis on Wednesday for talks with regional leaders, placing the issue squarely on the
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