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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
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Groundsman charged with smuggling contraband into Annatto Bay lock-up
April 12 09:53 AM
ST MARY, Jamaica —  A 35 year-old groundsman was granted bail in the sum of $650,000 when he appeared in the St Mary parish court on April 7 after he ...
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
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Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
April 12 09:47 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered a United States (US) naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to ...
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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
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Rytz soaked in pure Soca bliss
April 12 08:07 AM
A heavy downpour threatened to put a damper on the hard fete agenda soca lovers had in mind for Rytz on Thursday, but by nightfall, the event had rewr...
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Mastering Difficult Conversations: Carolyn Rose Miller leads initiative to strengthen professional and personal relationships
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Mastering Difficult Conversations: Carolyn Rose Miller leads initiative to strengthen professional and personal relationships
April 12 07:37 AM
Communication expert Carolyn Rose Miller is taking proactive steps to address what she describes as a troubling pattern in professional and personal r...
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
NGO head, PAJ and others hold conflicting views on withholding names of accused
By Tamoy Ashman Sunday Observer staff reporter ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12 12:30 AM
Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
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Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12 12:28 AM
Coalition firm in rejection of close-in-age sex pass
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The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
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The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
He taught himself to read on a journey to academic triumph
BY VERNON DAVIDSON Executive editor — publications davidsonv@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 12 12:26 AM
The secret struggle of former national footballer Michael ‘Zun’ Clarke
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Xodus Fete Gala dresses, impresses
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Xodus Fete Gala dresses, impresses
BY KEDIESHA PERRY 
April 12 12:26 AM
Xodus Fete Gala dresses, impresses
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Gov’t not rushing to fly the gate for live bird imports amid avian flu
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Gov’t not rushing to fly the gate for live bird imports amid avian flu
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 16, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The complete restoration of the country’s poultry industry post Hurricane Melissa will take some time as the Government prioritise...
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Bird Flu outbreak at Cayman farm
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Bird Flu outbreak at Cayman farm
December 3, 2025
An outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed at a farm in the Cayman Islands, and the government is now cautioning owners to pay keen attention to their...
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US records second human bird flu death of year
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US records second human bird flu death of year
November 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A resident of Washington state has died after contracting a rare strain of bird flu previously only reported in animal...
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China suspends chicken exports from Brazil after bird flu outbreak
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China suspends chicken exports from Brazil after bird flu outbreak
May 16, 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — China has suspended imports of chicken meat from Brazil, its main provider of the commodity, after an outbreak of bird ...
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Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture on alert as bird flu moves across the region
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Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture on alert as bird flu moves across the region
March 13, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands, (CMC) –  Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture says it is actively monitoring the status of avian influenza after the a...
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Trump admin fires CDC ‘disease detectives’ as bird flu fears rise: sources
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Trump admin fires CDC ‘disease detectives’ as bird flu fears rise: sources
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Nearly half of an elite US epidemiology program known as the "disease detectives" were dismissed by the Trump admini...
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Facing egg shortage, Americans bring chickens home
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Facing egg shortage, Americans bring chickens home
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 12, 2025
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) - A Houston poultry supply company is selling chickens like there is no tomorrow, as sky-high prices for eggs prompt some...
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WHO has only ‘limited information’ on bird flu spread in US
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WHO has only ‘limited information’ on bird flu spread in US
February 12, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned that it has only "limited information" about the spread of bird flu in t...
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UK govt bans ‘bird gatherings’ as avian flu outbreak worsens
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UK govt bans ‘bird gatherings’ as avian flu outbreak worsens
February 7, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The UK government announced Friday an imminent ban in England on "bird gatherings" such as fairs, markets and shows, se...
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US health dept providing Moderna $590 mn to speed mRNA bird flu vaccine
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US health dept providing Moderna $590 mn to speed mRNA bird flu vaccine
January 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - US health officials announced Friday they were awarding $590 million to Moderna to develop mRNA vaccines against inf...
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Region urged to intensify efforts against the spread of ‘bird flu’ HPAIV
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Region urged to intensify efforts against the spread of ‘bird flu’ HPAIV
January 14, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Committee of Caribbean Community (Caricom) Chief Veterinary Officers (CCCVO) is advising regional countries to intensif...
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US records its first human death from bird flu
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US records its first human death from bird flu
January 6, 2025
The first human death linked to bird flu has been reported in the United States, health authorities in Louisiana announced Monday, while noting the pa...
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Bird flu mutated inside US patient, raising concern
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Bird flu mutated inside US patient, raising concern
December 27, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The bird flu virus found in a severely ill patient hospitalised in the United States has mutated to become better ad...
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New push for mRNA bird flu vaccine development — WHO
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New push for mRNA bird flu vaccine development — WHO
July 29, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Monday a new project to accelerate the development in poorer countries of va...
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Bird flu shows world not ready for future pandemics — report
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Bird flu shows world not ready for future pandemics — report
June 18, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP) — Surging cases of bird flu among mammals, including US cattle, offer a stark warning that the world is not ready to fend off futu...
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2-y-o girl in Australia struck with H5N1 bird flu — WHO
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2-y-o girl in Australia struck with H5N1 bird flu — WHO
June 8, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — A two-and-a-half-year-old girl tested positive for H5N1 bird flu and needed hospital intensive care treatment in Australia...
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First fatal human case of H5N2 bird flu identified — WHO
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First fatal human case of H5N2 bird flu identified — WHO
June 5, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization said Wednesday a person in Mexico had died in the first confirmed human case globally of inf...
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H5N1 strain of bird flu found in milk, says WHO
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H5N1 strain of bird flu found in milk, says WHO
April 19, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)-- The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO sa...
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Sex crime silence: Yes or no?
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