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Wayne Wonder, Busy Signal to be named Reggae Icons at Grand Gala
Miguel Thomas | Opinion Editor | thomasm@jamaicaobserver.com 
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Wayne Wonder, Busy Signal to be named Reggae Icons at Grand Gala
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BY RACHID PARCHMENT Digital sports coordinator parchment.jol@gmail.com 
August 6 12:12 AM
End of the road for U-20 Boyz
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Rise in mental health cases, says St Mary police
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CLA bullish on future of medicinal ganja industry
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CLA bullish on future of medicinal ganja industry
BY JONN STEWART Observer intern editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 6 12:08 AM
THE Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) is upbeat about the future of Jamaica’s legal ganja industry which has grown significantly since introduced jus...
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‘A show of creative patriotism’
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Mother, daughter authors present culture minister with award-winning Jamaican culinary book
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A man of integrity
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Glowing tributes for Dean Peart, whose ‘legacy will never die’
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
August 6 12:07 AM
A man of integrity
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Vaccines do not cause autism
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Vaccines do not cause autism
December 11, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland — A new analysis by the World Health Organisation reaffirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism -- contrary to theories ...
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WHO sees no autism links to Tylenol or vaccines
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WHO sees no autism links to Tylenol or vaccines
September 23, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Neither the painkiller Tylenol nor vaccines have been shown to cause autism, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on T...
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Canada measles cases pass 4,500, highest count in Americas
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Canada measles cases pass 4,500, highest count in Americas
August 21, 2025
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — Canada's measles case count has passed 4,500, with the western province of Alberta — which has about five million people — rec...
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US no longer recommends COVID shots for children, pregnant women
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US no longer recommends COVID shots for children, pregnant women
May 27, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) will no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Se...
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Trump administration to cut vaccine support to developing countries — report
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Trump administration to cut vaccine support to developing countries — report
March 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump's administration is set to cut funding to Gavi, the global health organisa...
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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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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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WHO identifies priority pathogens for new vaccines development
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WHO identifies priority pathogens for new vaccines development
November 5, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday listed 17 pathogens that cause widespread disease and death, including HIV,...
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World cholera vaccine stockpile empty — WHO
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World cholera vaccine stockpile empty — WHO
October 18, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — There are no more oral cholera vaccines left in the global stockpile, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday, wit...
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WHO urges better use of vaccines
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WHO urges better use of vaccines
October 10, 2024
GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday said that vaccines against 24 pathogens could reduce the number of antibiotic...
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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...
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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...
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France to donate 100,000 mpox vaccines as it readies centres at home
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France to donate 100,000 mpox vaccines as it readies centres at home
August 20, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP)— France will donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to countries suffering from the emergency, as it readies vaccination centres at hom...
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