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Crime reduction crucial to safer communities, national development—SSP Nicholson
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Crime reduction crucial to safer communities, national development—SSP Nicholson
August 25 09:54 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reducing crime helps to create safer communities and provides residents with greater freedom to pursue education, employment and o...
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Sxae gets real with ‘The Game,’ first release from ‘Wicked Gyal’ trilogy
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Sxae gets real with ‘The Game,’ first release from ‘Wicked Gyal’ trilogy
August 25 08:44 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Portmore artiste Sxae is turning heartbreak, disappointment and anger into musical therapy with the release of “ The Game ,” the f...
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Jamaica’s hope dashed as Bicknell bows out of ATP Kingston 2 tennis tournament
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Jamaica’s hope dashed as Bicknell bows out of ATP Kingston 2 tennis tournament
August 25 08:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica  —  Jamaica’s Blaise Bicknell was eliminated from the ATP Kingston 2 lawn tennis tournament, crashing 6-3, 5-7, 2-6 to Spain’s Ivan ...
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GHN adds US$19,000 to fund 38 more students in ‘Beyond the Backpack’ programme
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GHN adds US$19,000 to fund 38 more students in ‘Beyond the Backpack’ programme
August 25 07:26 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Global Humanity Network Inc (GHN), has expanded its inaugural Beyond the Backpack Scholarship Programme to support all 48 students...
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Hanover
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48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Hanover
August 25 07:14 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the Mount Peace district in the Hanover Police Division. The curfew will begin at...
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El Salvador declares alert due to drought linked to El Nino
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El Salvador declares alert due to drought linked to El Nino
August 25 06:54 PM
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) — El Salvador declared a state of maximum alert on Tuesday due to a drought linked to the El Nino phenomenon, which ha...
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Myoka stands firm with ‘Rock Stone’
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Myoka stands firm with ‘Rock Stone’
August 25 06:34 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Recording artiste Myoka is celebrating Jamaica’s strength and resilience with her latest single, Rock Stone, recorded on Stephen “...
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UN secretary-general condemns latest gang attack in Haiti
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UN secretary-general condemns latest gang attack in Haiti
August 25 06:22 PM
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, Tuesday condemned the latest gang attack that left more than 30 people...
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Ebola-hit DR Congo gets 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine
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Ebola-hit DR Congo gets 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine
August 20, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that the Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo would receive 70,000 doses...
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Australia races to shield little penguins from H5N1 bird flu
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Australia races to shield little penguins from H5N1 bird flu
August 19, 2026
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian wildlife workers have launched an unprecedented effort to vaccinate wild populations of little penguins against t...
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WHO urges Ervebo vaccine trial in DR Congo Ebola outbreak
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WHO urges Ervebo vaccine trial in DR Congo Ebola outbreak
August 7, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—WHO vaccine experts on Friday recommended a full-scale human trial of the only existing approved Ebola vaccine to see if it ...
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Trials of two Ebola treatments to start in DRC next week—WHO
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Trials of two Ebola treatments to start in DRC next week—WHO
June 24, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland(AFP)—Trials of two separate potential treatments to fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are expect...
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Woman files lawsuit against Barbados gov’t over COVID-19 vaccine
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Woman files lawsuit against Barbados gov’t over COVID-19 vaccine
June 22, 2026
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — A woman has filed a lawsuit against the Barbados Government alleging that she has suffered serious health complications a...
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African Union’s health agency vows Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine by end of 2026
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African Union’s health agency vows Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine by end of 2026
May 28, 2026
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — A vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus will be ready by the end of the year, the head of Africa Centres for...
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Measles outbreak kills more than 500 children in Bangladesh
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Measles outbreak kills more than 500 children in Bangladesh
May 23, 2026
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) —A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has killed more than 500 children, government data showed Saturday, marking the country's de...
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WHO evaluates vaccines, treatments for Ebola outbreak
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WHO evaluates vaccines, treatments for Ebola outbreak
May 19, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday it was examining whether any candidate vaccines or treatments could be used...
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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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Australia approves chlamydia vaccine for koalas
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Australia approves chlamydia vaccine for koalas
September 9, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australian regulators have approved a chlamydia vaccine for koalas, researchers said Wednesday, as they seek to stamp out a ...
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US axes mRNA vaccine contracts, casting safety doubts
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US axes mRNA vaccine contracts, casting safety doubts
August 5, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced it would terminate 22 federal contra...
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US bans vaccine ingredient targeted by anti-vaxxers
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US bans vaccine ingredient targeted by anti-vaxxers
July 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The United States health department said Wednesday it would end the use of a vaccine ingredient long targeted by con...
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WHO defends vaccine safety test standards
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WHO defends vaccine safety test standards
May 1, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization on Thursday said that "extremely high" safety standards are already applied in the developme...
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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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Two dead, 200 sickened in US measles outbreak – authorities
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Two dead, 200 sickened in US measles outbreak – authorities
March 7, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A measles outbreak in the southwestern United States (US) has killed two people and infected more than 200, promptin...
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US health dept providing Moderna $590 mn to speed mRNA bird flu vaccine
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US health dept providing Moderna $590 mn to speed mRNA bird flu vaccine
January 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - US health officials announced Friday they were awarding $590 million to Moderna to develop mRNA vaccines against inf...
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Cholera vaccine production up but stockpiles still short – WHO
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Cholera vaccine production up but stockpiles still short – WHO
December 18, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Oral cholera vaccine production last month reached its highest level in more than a decade, the WHO said Wednesday, but wa...
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Two UK mpox cases first local transmission in Europe: WHO
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Two UK mpox cases first local transmission in Europe: WHO
November 5, 2024
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— Two new cases of the mpox variant clade 1b detected in the UK are the first locally transmitted cases in Europe and the ...
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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...
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US to donate 1 million mpox vaccines to Africa — Biden
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US to donate 1 million mpox vaccines to Africa — Biden
September 24, 2024
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The United States plans to donate one million doses of the mpox vaccine to African nations facing an epidemic of...
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World better positioned against mpox than for COVID — vaccine alliance
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World better positioned against mpox than for COVID — vaccine alliance
September 18, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Lessons learned from the COVID pandemic have left the world in a much better position to tackle the current mpox epidemic ...
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WHO seeks mpox vaccine production surge
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WHO seeks mpox vaccine production surge
August 16, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged manufacturers to ramp up production of mpox vaccines to rein in the sp...
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