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JTTA set to shine at Caribbean and Central American Championships
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CPL return to Jamaica to boost sports tourism and economic activity– Bartlett
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JOS, Nigeria (AFP)—Christians in Nigeria's central city of Jos celebrated Easter Sunday Mass under a pall of fear following a shooting that killed aro...
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NEW YORK, United States (CMC)–Amnesty International has condemned what it describes as a “widespread failure” by Haitian authorities and the internati...
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D’Yani’s ‘The Little Things’ tops iTunes reggae charts
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KINGSTON, Jamaica— Prolific music producer Seanizzle who is best known for the monster One Day rhythm, is celebrating the success of one of his latest...
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Dr Sandra Swaby captures first runner-up title at Queen of the World Pageant
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Fifty-four-year old Dr Sandra Swaby, who made it to the top five in the 2024 Miss Universe Jamaica beauty pageant, was on Saturday n...
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Cop seen in viral video allegedly assaulting elderly man interdicted
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Cop seen in viral video allegedly assaulting elderly man interdicted
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says the Inspectorate and Professional Oversight Bureau (IPROB) is investigating an incident wh...
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ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Dominica has confirmed the presence of lethal yellowing disease, a highly destructive disease of coconut and ornamental palms...
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Health ministry warns against contaminated water as suspected cases of leptospirosis on the rise
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Health ministry warns against contaminated water as suspected cases of leptospirosis on the rise
November 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Health authorities are issuing an urgent plea for public vigilance as a suspected rise in leptospirosis cases sweeps across commun...
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West Green residents decry slow water restoration after Hurricane Melissa
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November 8, 2025
Residents in West Green, St James, are lamenting what they describe as the slow response in restoring water to the community over a week after Hurrica...
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OCHA reports increase in cholera cases in Haiti
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UNITED NATIONS, United States (CMC) – The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday said that cholera cases in Haiti continue ...
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Guinea reports more than 200 mpox cases since first detection
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CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) - The number of mpox cases in Guinea since an outbreak was first detected has passed 200, health officials told AFP Friday, with...
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Trump admin fires CDC ‘disease detectives’ as bird flu fears rise: sources
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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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WHO gives first approval of TB test
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday it had given a first-ever green light to a test for tuberculosis — ...
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JCF says tuberculosis cases at Hunts Bay lock-up
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JCF says tuberculosis cases at Hunts Bay lock-up
November 18, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it has been managing a confirmed outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) among inmates at the Hunt...
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Jamaicans urged to avoid stagnant water following passage of Tropical Storm Rafael
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Jamaicans urged to avoid stagnant water following passage of Tropical Storm Rafael
November 8, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaicans are being urged not to swim or bathe in stagnant water following the recent passage of Tropical Storm Rafael. Health Edu...
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Tuberculosis cases hit record high — WHO
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — A record 8.2 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases were diagnosed worldwide last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) s...
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Conflict, climate threaten fight against diseases — fund
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September 18, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Climate change and conflicts are threatening progress in the fight against infectious diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis and...
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CARPHA urges member states to be more vigilant against mpox virus
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has called on member states to be vigilant against the mpox virus outbreak...
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WHO’s emergency committee to meet Aug 14 over Mpox
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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization's emergency committee will meet next Wednesday to decide whether to trigger its highest aler...
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