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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
January 11 11:16 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The ISSA Champions Cup will kick off on January 20th and end on the 31st, Observer Online has been reliably informed. The start of t...
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Grange mourns passing of pioneering women’s cricketer, Dorothy Hobson
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Grange mourns passing of pioneering women’s cricketer, Dorothy Hobson
January 11 10:49 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Sports Minister Olivia Grange has extended condolences to the family, friends, and the wider sporting fraternity following the passi...
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Part 2 of ‘Kevin Smith: Cult Pastor’ documentary premieres on YouTube
January 11 10:41 AM
Once revered as a prophet, Kevin Smith’s legacy is now defined by a deadly cult ritual that claimed lives and led to posthumous charges of murder, con...
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Transport Authority commences motor vehicle examinations January 12 for 2026/27 licencing period
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Transport Authority commences motor vehicle examinations January 12 for 2026/27 licencing period
January 11 09:53 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Transport Authority will commence motor vehicle examinations on Monday, January 12 in preparation for the renewal of road licen...
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Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’
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Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’
January 11 09:18 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to "make a deal" or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flo...
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Three children among four killed in St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border crash
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Three children among four killed in St Elizabeth/ Westmoreland border crash
January 11 09:12 AM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica —Three children and an adult died following a two-vehicle collision on the Crawford to Font Hill main road near the St Elizabeth...
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Capital turmoil
Post-Melissa frustration in Black River comes to a head
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
January 11 12:20 AM
Capital turmoil
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When preachers play God
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When preachers play God
Kelsey Thomas | Online Coordinator 
January 11 12:18 AM
When preachers play God
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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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New PAHO programme to boost digital literacy for health care workers
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New PAHO programme to boost digital literacy for health care workers
April 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, Apr 15, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it will launch on Wednesday the Digital Literacy Programme for Health Secto...
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UNICEF and PAHO laud government on approval of national school nutrition policy
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UNICEF and PAHO laud government on approval of national school nutrition policy
April 12, 2025
KINGSTON Jamaica – UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) extended cong...
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PAHO highlights progress in reducing maternal mortality in the Caribbean; warns of persistent challenges
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PAHO highlights progress in reducing maternal mortality in the Caribbean; warns of persistent challenges
April 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has warned that while the region of the Americas, including the Caribbea...
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PAHO sends essential medicines to Haiti
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PAHO sends essential medicines to Haiti
April 4, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has sent a shipment of almost three tonnes of essential medicines an...
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PAHO issues new epidemiological alert amid rising yellow fever cases in the Americas
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PAHO issues new epidemiological alert amid rising yellow fever cases in the Americas
March 31, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Monday issued a new epidemiological alert in response to an increase in ...
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PAHO director urges Caribbean countries to urgently address key drivers of mortality due to NCDs
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PAHO director urges Caribbean countries to urgently address key drivers of mortality due to NCDs
March 29, 2025
BRASILIA, (CMC) – Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) – Dr Jarbas Barbosa, is calling for Caribbean and other countries to urgentl...
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PAHO launches ultra-portable telehealth kit for remote communities in the Caribbean
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PAHO launches ultra-portable telehealth kit for remote communities in the Caribbean
March 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched an ultra-portable telehealth kit for the management of comp...
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PAHO director underscores need to address public health challenges in the Caribbean
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PAHO director underscores need to address public health challenges in the Caribbean
March 9, 2025
MEXICO (CMC) — The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Jarbas Barbosa, has underscored the need to address public health chall...
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PAHO urges strengthened vaccination and surveillance amid measles outbreaks in the Americas
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PAHO urges strengthened vaccination and surveillance amid measles outbreaks in the Americas
March 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is urging countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, to take no...
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PAHO secured millions of dollars in vaccines, medicines and health technology last year
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PAHO secured millions of dollars in vaccines, medicines and health technology last year
February 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) says that its Regional Revolving Funds to assist countries in the Americ...
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Disparities in treatment hindering childhood cancer care in LAC — PAHO
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Disparities in treatment hindering childhood cancer care in LAC — PAHO
February 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) says disparity in access to treatment for childhood cancers is particula...
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PAHO warns of increased risk of dengue outbreaks
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PAHO warns of increased risk of dengue outbreaks
February 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an epidemiological alert regarding the increased risk of deng...
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PAHO issues epidemiological alert following increase in yellow fever cases
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PAHO issues epidemiological alert following increase in yellow fever cases
February 4, 2025
WASHINGTON (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Tuesday issued an epidemiological alert regarding yellow fever in the Americas follo...
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PAHO calls for intensified efforts to address leprosy, other neglected tropical diseases
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PAHO calls for intensified efforts to address leprosy, other neglected tropical diseases
January 25, 2025
WASHINGTON (CMC) – Ahead of World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Friday called for increased ef...
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PAHO pleased with the number of people receiving vaccination last year in LAC
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PAHO pleased with the number of people receiving vaccination last year in LAC
January 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says 65 million vaccine doses were administered across 34 countries in L...
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PAHO launches interactive dashboard to monitor avian influenza in the Americas
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PAHO launches interactive dashboard to monitor avian influenza in the Americas
January 7, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched an interactive dashboard to monitor avian influenza A(H5N1)...
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New PAHO report underscores need to prioritise primary healthcare to advance towards universal health in the Caribbean
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New PAHO report underscores need to prioritise primary healthcare to advance towards universal health in the Caribbean
December 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — A new report by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has underscored the need to prioritise primary health ca...
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PAHO launches ‘Better with PrEP’ campaign in the Caribbean
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PAHO launches ‘Better with PrEP’ campaign in the Caribbean
November 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the “Better with PrEP” campaign, with the goal of expanding...
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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
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ISSA Champions Cup set to start January 20
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The ISSA Champions Cup will kick off on January 20th and end on the 31st, Observer Online has been reliably informed. The start of t...
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Grange mourns passing of pioneering women’s cricketer, Dorothy Hobson
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Grange mourns passing of pioneering women’s cricketer, Dorothy Hobson
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Sports Minister Olivia Grange has extended condolences to the family, friends, and the wider sporting fraternity following the passi...
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Once revered as a prophet, Kevin Smith’s legacy is now defined by a deadly cult ritual that claimed lives and led to posthumous charges of murder, con...
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Transport Authority commences motor vehicle examinations January 12 for 2026/27 licencing period
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Transport Authority commences motor vehicle examinations January 12 for 2026/27 licencing period
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Transport Authority will commence motor vehicle examinations on Monday, January 12 in preparation for the renewal of road licen...
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