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WHO concerned about scale and speed of Ebola outbreak 
BUNIA (AP): The World Health Organization director general yesterday openly expressed worry over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where the authorities reported a sharp increase in suspected deaths — to

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Today's Issue Published: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
News

Road safety drive accelerates with new speed guns for JCF

Excessive speeding remains one of the major causes of fatal crashes in Jamaica, devastating many families and communities across the island. Against this background, the handover of five new laser speed guns to the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Br

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Business

Elizabeth Morgan | President Trump's China visit – Any significance for this hemisphere?
US President Donald Trump paid a state visit to the Peoples Republic of China, meeting with President Xi Jinping from May 13 to 15 in Beijing. This was the first presidential visit to China since President Trump visited there in his first term, Novembe

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Entertainment

Cannes Film Festival grapples with the rise of AI


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Commentary

Editorial | Parliament dilutes its power
For the avoidance of doubt, this newspaper asked Jamaicas Parliament to clarify the circumstances in which it would feel obliged to prevent, within its chambers, the airing of — or take action on — a matter of public interest because the issue is b

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Letters

Culture, language and the Constitution
THE EDITOR, Madam: In recent weeks, the Opposition MP from South St James sparked a linguistic controversy in Parliament by attempting to deliver her speech in Patois. Since then, responses have emerged across the country. This article highlights two pers

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Lifestyle

Michelle Thomas-Nelson marks 35th birthday with Pilates and Brunch


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World News

WHO concerned about scale and speed of Ebola outbreak 

BUNIA (AP): The World Health Organization director general yesterday openly expressed worry over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where the authorities reported a sharp increase in suspected deaths — to

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