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August 13 11:19 AM
CALI, Colombia (AFP)—Rescuers in Colombia made a last-ditch effort to locate earthquake survivors early Thursday, as the critical 72-hour window for f...
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August 13 10:49 AM
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—Veteran Cuban leader Raul Castro appeared in public for the first time in months Thursday, attending an event in Havana to mark the...
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August 13 10:41 AM
MAY PEN, Clarendon — Sixty years after its inception, the National Farm Queen Competition is being repositioned for a new generation, with organiser V...
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August 13 10:28 AM
The People’s National Party (PNP) has expressed deep concern at recent statements by President of the Senate, Tom Tavares-Finson, regarding Jamaica’s ...
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August 13 09:53 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica—A man died as a result of injuries he sustained during a two-vehicle crash on the Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000 near Porus whe...
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August 13 09:30 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A firearm, several rounds of ammunition and US$1,780 in cash was seized by members of the National Strategic Anti-Gang Division (NSA...
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August 13 08:01 AM
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP)—Iran's military on Thursday rejected as "lies" remarks by US President Donald Trump claiming control of the Strait of Hormuz, sayin...
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August 13 07:41 AM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC)—Caribbean Community (Caricom) education ministers began a two-day meeting in Guyana on Wednesday amid concerns as to whether ...
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May 29, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has signed a technical cooperation agreement with the Madrid-bas...
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March 16, 2026
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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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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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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September 29, 2025
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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July 18, 2025
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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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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December 5, 2024
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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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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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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October 30, 2024
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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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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August 19, 2024
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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August 10, 2024
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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August 13, 2026
CALI, Colombia (AFP)—Rescuers in Colombia made a last-ditch effort to locate earthquake survivors early Thursday, as the critical 72-hour window for f...
International News, ...
August 13, 2026
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—Veteran Cuban leader Raul Castro appeared in public for the first time in months Thursday, attending an event in Havana to mark the...
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August 13, 2026
MAY PEN, Clarendon — Sixty years after its inception, the National Farm Queen Competition is being repositioned for a new generation, with organiser V...
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August 13, 2026
The People’s National Party (PNP) has expressed deep concern at recent statements by President of the Senate, Tom Tavares-Finson, regarding Jamaica’s ...
Latest News, ...
August 13, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica—A man died as a result of injuries he sustained during a two-vehicle crash on the Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000 near Porus whe...
