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State sued for millions
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State sued for millions
Businessman freed on fraud charges seeking damages for malicious prosecution
Alicia Dunkley-Willis Senior Reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 3 12:20 AM
State sued for millions
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Tears, prayers, exultation: Diddy radiates relief after partial acquittal
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Tears, prayers, exultation: Diddy radiates relief after partial acquittal
July 3 12:18 AM
Tears, prayers, exultation: Diddy radiates relief after partial acquittal
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‘Best of both worlds’ at Global Fete
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‘Best of both worlds’ at Global Fete
Anticipation mounting for line-up on new Sumfest event
July 3 12:16 AM
‘Best of both worlds’ at Global Fete
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New certificate of fitness policy to cost $180 million — Vaz
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New certificate of fitness policy to cost $180 million — Vaz
July 3 12:14 AM
New certificate of fitness policy to cost $180 million — Vaz
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JCA boss confident Sabina Park will be ready for third Test
Daniel Blake Sports Writer blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 3 12:12 AM
We will be ready
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Uncle Tries THE AWARDS
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Uncle Tries THE AWARDS
July 3 12:10 AM
“An amazing experience!” That was the final verdict from foodie turned unofficial reviewer and social media content creator Hakeem “Uncle Tries” Bryan...
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CPFSA maintains it did everything to ensure safety of children in Sunbeam case
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CPFSA maintains it did everything to ensure safety of children in Sunbeam case
Alicia Dunkley-Willis Senior Reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 3 12:06 AM
CPFSA maintains it did everything to ensure safety of children in Sunbeam case
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Rum Lane fire victims living in limbo two years later
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Rum Lane fire victims living in limbo two years later
But MP says land ownership issue at the heart of the delay
Jason Cross Reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 3 12:05 AM
Rum Lane fire victims living in limbo two years later
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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 Web Content Associate 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 Web Content Associate 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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Alicia Dunkley-Willis Senior Reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
July 3, 2025
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Tears, prayers, exultation: Diddy radiates relief after partial acquittal
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Tears, prayers, exultation: Diddy radiates relief after partial acquittal
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Tears, prayers, exultation: Diddy radiates relief after partial acquittal
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‘Best of both worlds’ at Global Fete
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‘Best of both worlds’ at Global Fete
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July 3, 2025
‘Best of both worlds’ at Global Fete
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New certificate of fitness policy to cost $180 million — Vaz
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New certificate of fitness policy to cost $180 million — Vaz
July 3, 2025
New certificate of fitness policy to cost $180 million — Vaz
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Light on time
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Light on time
JCA boss confident Sabina Park will be ready for third Test
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July 3, 2025
We will be ready
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