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Bahamas: Two foreign nationals in isolation after DRC Ebola travel, biometric exit system live at Lynden Pindling, regional travel posture tightens
Two foreign nationals who recently spent three weeks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and traveled to The Bahamas last weekend remain in isolation as the WHO maintains the Ebola outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern, the US biometric exit system is now active at Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, and Caribbean travel postures tighten across the region.
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Jamaica: USCIS green-card policy forces home-country applications, retired SSP calls Bulgin killing 'deeply disturbing', Justice Minister Chuck defends deadly force against fleeing suspects, Bellevue pushes mental health reframe, PCOS support network grows
A new US immigration policy requiring green card seekers to return to home countries for applications draws legal challenges from Jamaican attorneys, a retired senior superintendent calls the police killing of Latoya Bulgin in St James deeply disturbing, the Justice Minister defends deadly force against fleeing suspects as lawful last resort, Bellevue Hospital pushes to reframe how the country talks about mental illness, and a WhatsApp network for women with PCOS and endometriosis has grown to thousands.
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Belize: Cancer patient dies after border ambulance denial, Belize City shooting, Toledo Alcaldes press conference, Shyne sells out Brooklyn, Parenting Guide review
A Belizean cancer patient died at the border after ambulance entry was denied, a fatal shooting in Belize City leaves an 18-year-old as the lead suspect, the Toledo Alcaldes Association raises indigenous land issues, Belizean-American rapper Shyne plays a sold-out King's Theatre, and stakeholders meet to review the Parenting Guide.
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Dominica Health Ministry monitors hantavirus situation regionally with no confirmed cases reported on the island
Dominica’s Ministry of Health and Wellness reported this week that there are no confirmed cases of hantavirus disease on the island, …
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Health Minister Bodoe updates Senate on state of the public health system amid mounting pressure
Minister of Health Dr Lackram Bodoe updated the Senate on Tuesday on the state of the country’s public healthcare system, the Trinidad …
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Guyana presses Essequibo case at The Hague as a GDF rank takes fire at the western border
Guyana's case at The Hague enters Day Four. A GDF rank takes two rounds to the leg at the border. AmCham works the room in Houston. And a cardiologist sounds the alarm on young hearts giving out.
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Kalinago Territory recovery continues as the first Health Climatic Bulletin lands and the cable car nears commissioning
Recovery work continues with Kalinago Territory farmers after the April 26 trough. The official funeral for former minister Ian Pinard is set for tomorrow. The first Health Climatic Bulletin lands. And the world's longest cable car nears commissioning.
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Sunday Brief: Exxon Now Owns ALL Four Oil Ships, Finance Minister Drops Pablo Escobar Reference, and a Miracle Baby at GPHC
ExxonMobil completes its FPSO collection like Pokmon cards, Dr. Singh invokes Pablo Escobar in Parliament, GPHC doctors save mother and baby from a rare bleeding disorder, and the Opposition Leader says the budget won't lift anyone out of poverty. Happy Sunday, Guyana.
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