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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
December 4 10:12 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Sixty students of the St Elizabeth-based Thornton Primary School were on Thursday feted during a fun day hosted by the Mancheste...
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
December 4 09:40 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—The Rough Treasure Football Showcase, scheduled to take place at Treasure Beach and Munro College in St Elizabeth from December ...
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
December 4 09:07 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
December 4 08:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
December 4 08:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Former Reggae Boyz captain Rudolph Austin has been promoted to head coach of the Jamaican national Under-20 men’s team, the Jamaica ...
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
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‘Rebel In Me’ connects Rising Star with reggae legend
Howard Campbell Observer senior writer 
December 4 07:41 PM
Observer Online presents the fourth story in ‘Jimmy Cliff: Stories Of A Bongo Man’, in tribute to the reggae legend who died on November 24 at age 81....
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
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St Elizabeth farmers plough on despite ‘slow pace of assistance’
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 4 07:32 PM
Despite losing acres of crops to Hurricane Melissa, farmers in St Elizabeth say they are pushing ahead on their own, replanting their fields even as t...
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
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Strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills four: US military
December 4 07:24 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—A strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed four people on Thursday, the US milit...
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PAHO urges Caribbean to strengthen response to HIV
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PAHO urges Caribbean to strengthen response to HIV
November 29, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) on Friday urged countries of the Americas, including the Caribbean, to s...
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Parottee residents plead for mental health support
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Parottee residents plead for mental health support
November 20, 2025
Residents of Parottee in St Elizabeth are urgently calling for mental-health assistance for neighbours still struggling emotionally in the aftermath o...
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PAHO scales up emergency health response across the Caribbean following Hurricane Melissa
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PAHO scales up emergency health response across the Caribbean following Hurricane Melissa
November 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has activated its emergency coordination and response mechanisms...
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PAHO urges governments to do more to deal with malaria cases
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PAHO urges governments to do more to deal with malaria cases
November 6, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Thursday called on governments and other stakeholders in the Americas to...
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PAHO urges Caribbean to ensure the region remains polio-free
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PAHO urges Caribbean to ensure the region remains polio-free
October 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is observing World Polio Day on Friday, urging the Americas, including t...
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PAHO releases new guidelines to help combat vaccine misinformation
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PAHO releases new guidelines to help combat vaccine misinformation
October 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has launched new guidelines designed to support health workers and other...
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PAHO launches new initiative to deal with high rate of NCDs
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PAHO launches new initiative to deal with high rate of NCDs
October 1, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – Health authorities from across the Americas, including the Caribbean, Wednesday approved a new 2025–2030 Action Plan...
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PAHO calls for safe care for all newborns and children
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PAHO calls for safe care for all newborns and children
September 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) on Wednesday said that in 2020, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) re...
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PAHO launches award honouring late Jamaican veterinarian
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PAHO launches award honouring late Jamaican veterinarian
September 5, 2025
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the Suzan McLennon-Miguel Caribbean Antimicrobial Resistance (AM...
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PAHO calls for strengthened vaccination and surveillance amid antibiotic-resistant pertussis in the region
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PAHO calls for strengthened vaccination and surveillance amid antibiotic-resistant pertussis in the region
August 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has reiterated the importance of strengthening vaccination and surveilla...
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PAHO signs cooperation strategy with Caricom
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PAHO signs cooperation strategy with Caricom
July 23, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Dr Jarbas Barbosa, is ending a three-day visit to Guyana on We...
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Caribbean countries to benefit from new PAHO agreement
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Caribbean countries to benefit from new PAHO agreement
July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON (CMC) -Caribbean countries are to benefit from the renewed agreement between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Bloomberg Phil...
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PAHO strengthens birth defect surveillance with interactive regional repository
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PAHO strengthens birth defect surveillance with interactive regional repository
June 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the Birth Defects Repository in the Americas, an interactiv...
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PAHO says voluntary blood donation rises in Latin America, Caribbean, but challenges remain
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PAHO says voluntary blood donation rises in Latin America, Caribbean, but challenges remain
June 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says while new data suggests progress in voluntary blood donation across...
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Jamaica invites fellow PAHO members to join wellness journey
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Jamaica invites fellow PAHO members to join wellness journey
June 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has invited fellow members of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to join the country on its wellness journey. The...
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PAHO warns risk of yellow fever remains high
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PAHO warns risk of yellow fever remains high
May 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued a new Rapid Risk Assessment (RRA) on yellow fever in the Amer...
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PAHO wants more done to tackle hypertension in the Caribbean
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PAHO wants more done to tackle hypertension in the Caribbean
May 17, 2025
WASHINGTON (CMC) – The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) has called for more to be done at the primary health care level to tackle hypertension ...
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PAHO calls for strengthened mosquito surveillance, vector control in the Caribbean
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PAHO calls for strengthened mosquito surveillance, vector control in the Caribbean
May 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Jarbas Barbosa, is urging ministries of health in th...
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New report reveals 14 countries in the Americas face health worker shortages
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New report reveals 14 countries in the Americas face health worker shortages
April 30, 2025
WASHINGTON (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Wednesday said that at least 14 out of the 39 countries in the Americas, including the ...
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PAHO urges expanded access to malaria diagnosis and treatment in the Caribbean
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PAHO urges expanded access to malaria diagnosis and treatment in the Caribbean
April 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is urging Caribbean and other countries to strengthen efforts and revita...
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Caribbean countries urged to encourage the vaccination of its citizens
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Caribbean countries urged to encourage the vaccination of its citizens
April 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is calling for urgent action to address gaps in immunisation coverage as...
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PAHO calls for strengthening of  public health capacities
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PAHO calls for strengthening of public health capacities
April 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States  (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says there is an urgent need to strengthen public health capacities in ...
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Pratville Primary shares fun day joy with hurricane-ravaged Thornton Primary
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Sixty students of the St Elizabeth-based Thornton Primary School were on Thursday feted during a fun day hosted by the Mancheste...
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Rough Treasure Football Showcase postponed due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
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Reetu Gupta donates Ca$105,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane relief and recovery efforts
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Reetu Gupta, chief executive officer (CEO) of The Gupta Group and CEO of the Gupta Family Foundation, has contributed over Ca$105,00...
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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Former US President Bill Clinton in Jamaica
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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JFF announces coaches for age group teams
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