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Judge tells co-accused Pinnock he may have to cross-examine witness himself
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:28 AM
Clearly frustrated by disruptions caused by the repeated absence of a defence attorney, Justice Sanchia Burrell on Wednesday told co-accused Fritz Pin...
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Minority shareholders approve $63.50-billion buyout
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:26 AM
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) is set to become a private company in the coming months as minority shareholders on Wednesday approved an offer by ...
200 Cubans back in public health system
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200 Cubans back in public health system
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
THE Government has re-engaged 157 Cuban medical professionals months after the collapse of a long-standing bilateral health-care arrangement with Cuba...
Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck and Opposition Leader Mark Golding clashed in Parliament on Tuesday over data on the Gun Court. The exchange was sparked...
Davies Town, Farmers Heights to finally get piped water
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Davies Town, Farmers Heights to finally get piped water
Samuda outlines major infrastructure developments for St Ann NE
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:20 AM
RESIDENTS in rural St Ann are set to benefit from expanded access to potable water, with Member of Parliament for St Ann North Eastern Matthew Samuda ...

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Barbados confirms three cases of Mpox
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Barbados confirms three cases of Mpox
September 21, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Barbados’ Ministry of Health on Saturday revealed that three confirmed cases of Mpox have been identified in three adults...
WHO chief lifts mpox international health emergency
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WHO chief lifts mpox international health emergency
September 5, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Mpox no longer represents a global public health emergency, the World Health Organisation said Friday, following a sustain...
WHO maintains mpox alert amid West Africa surge
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WHO maintains mpox alert amid West Africa surge
June 9, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland  (AFP) — The World Health Organisation said Monday that the mpox virus epidemic remains an international health emergency with mor...
Sierra Leone reports first case of mpox
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Sierra Leone reports first case of mpox
January 11, 2025
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AFP) — Sierra Leone has reported its first confirmed case of mpox since the world's highest alert level for the potentially de...
WHO keeps mpox at highest alert level
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WHO keeps mpox at highest alert level
November 22, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)— The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday it had decided to keep its alert for the mpox epidemic at the highest level...
Mpox is not under control, warns Africa CDC
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Mpox is not under control, warns Africa CDC
October 31, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)— The African Union's health watchdog on Thursday warned that mpox outbreak was still not under control and appealed for resources...
1,100 mpox deaths recorded across Africa — CDC
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1,100 mpox deaths recorded across Africa — CDC
October 17, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Some 1,100 people across Africa have died from mpox, the African Union's health agency said Thursday, warning that the epidemic...
Uganda confirms mpox case in prison
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Uganda confirms mpox case in prison
October 10, 2024
KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP)— Uganda on Wednesday confirmed a prison inmate has contracted mpox in a central area that is the epicentre of the outbreak in th...
More than 800 mpox deaths recorded across Africa
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More than 800 mpox deaths recorded across Africa
October 3, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)— More than 800 people across Africa have died from mpox, the African Union's disease control centre said Thursday, warning the ep...
DR Congo gets 50,000 mpox vaccine delivery from US
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DR Congo gets 50,000 mpox vaccine delivery from US
September 10, 2024
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) received on Tuesday 50,000 more vaccine doses from the United States to fight the countr...
UNICEF launches tenders for mpox vaccines
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UNICEF launches tenders for mpox vaccines
August 31, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said Saturday that it has launched an emergency tender for...
Spain to donate 500,000 mpox vaccines to Africa
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Spain to donate 500,000 mpox vaccines to Africa
August 27, 2024
MADRID, Spain (AFP)— Spain will donate 500,000 mpox vaccine doses to countries in central Africa suffering from a surge in cases, the government said ...

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