Editorial
October 10 04:23 AM
WHEN Mr Rudolph Speid was handed the reins as interim head coach of the national senior men’s football team — the Reggae Boyz — there was little sense...
News
MoBay mayor says St James merits bigger share of TEF
October 10 03:30 AM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Arguing that the city of Montego Bay punches well above its weight in bringing in tourism dollars, St James Municipal Corporat...
News
October 10 03:28 AM
MONTEGO BAY, St James — New St James deputy fire chief Superintendent O’Neil Henry is all too familiar with the carnage that can take place on the roa...
Entertainment
October 10 03:26 AM
At the recent staging of AfroSzn, which took place at Dubwise Café, it was evident that the event continues to carve out a unique space in Kingston’s ...
News
October 10 03:26 AM
RED Stripe and the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) have formalised a partnership to strengthen road safety efforts across Jamaica, in support of t...
Entertainment, ...
October 10 03:24 AM
DANCEHALL artiste D’Angel is enjoying strong traction with her reggae single Love, featured on the Eternal Wave rhythm produced by Good Good Productio...
News
Tired of blame, Gager promises tough action, plans Falmouth clean-up blitz
October 10 03:24 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Tired of being blamed for filthy conditions in the parish capital — despite the municipal authority’s ongoing efforts to keep the...
Entertainment, ...
October 10 03:22 AM
DANCEHALL artiste Rymey Gad is addressing the controversy surrounding his name head-on with his new single, Mix Up, released on September 10. Produced...
Latest News, Regional
October 9, 2026
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana Government has intensified surveillance and implemented precautionary measures to prevent an outbreak of H5N1 Av...
International News, Latest News, Regional
October 3, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Barbados has stepped up monitoring at its ports of entry following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI...
International News, Latest News
June 19, 2026
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)—Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia for the first time, the country's agriculture minister said on...
Latest News, News
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...
Latest News, Regional
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...
International News, Latest News
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...
International News, Latest News
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 ...
Caribbean Region, Latest News
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...
Health, International News, Latest News
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...
Health, International News, Latest News
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...
International News, Latest News
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...
International News, Latest News
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...
Health, Latest News, News
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...
Latest News, News, Regional
January 14, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Committee of Caribbean Community (Caricom) Chief Veterinary Officers (CCCVO) is advising regional countries to intensif...
International News, Latest News
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...
International News, Latest News
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...
Latest News, News
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...
International News, Latest News
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...
International News, Latest News
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...
International News, Latest News
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...
Latest News
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...
October 10, 2026
WHEN Mr Rudolph Speid was handed the reins as interim head coach of the national senior men’s football team — the Reggae Boyz — there was little sense...
MoBay mayor says St James merits bigger share of TEF
October 10, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Arguing that the city of Montego Bay punches well above its weight in bringing in tourism dollars, St James Municipal Corporat...
October 10, 2026
MONTEGO BAY, St James — New St James deputy fire chief Superintendent O’Neil Henry is all too familiar with the carnage that can take place on the roa...
October 10, 2026
At the recent staging of AfroSzn, which took place at Dubwise Café, it was evident that the event continues to carve out a unique space in Kingston’s ...
October 10, 2026
RED Stripe and the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) have formalised a partnership to strengthen road safety efforts across Jamaica, in support of t...
