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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
December 30 08:35 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
December 30 07:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
December 30 07:03 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged after allegedly firing shots in a public place. Charged with possession...
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
December 30 06:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With many individuals dealing with emotional scars in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, licensed clinical psychologist and trauma spe...
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
December 30 06:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 30, ended trading at $159.83, down nine cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
December 30 05:52 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A $250,000 Christmas donation from NCB Foundation’s Grant a Wish initiative is helping to strengthen  hurricane relief efforts led...
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 30 05:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Campari has signed a year-long title partnership with popular event series Sandz Music Festival.  The collaboration comes into eff...
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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
December 30 05:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is appealing to parents and guardians to discourage children from making prank calls to emergency ser...
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Courts store set ablaze amid Spanish Town unrest
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Courts store set ablaze amid Spanish Town unrest
January 23, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A Courts store in Spanish Town was reportedly set ablaze early Thursday morning amid ongoing unrest in the old capital over th...
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Six homeless following fire in Peace View
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Six homeless following fire in Peace View
January 18, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Two children are among six individuals rendered homeless following a fire in Peace View, St James on Saturday afternoon. The fire,...
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Blown transformer causes evacuation at AGD offices in New Kingston
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Blown transformer causes evacuation at AGD offices in New Kingston
Carlysia Ramdeen | Observer Online Reporter, Observer Online Reporter, ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 16, 2025
A blown transformer caused a fire just outside the premises of the Accountant General’s Department (AGD) in New Kingston on Thursday, resulting in a p...
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CPFSA providing psychosocial support to child who survived Walkerswood fire
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CPFSA providing psychosocial support to child who survived Walkerswood fire
January 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it is providing psychosocial support to the five-year-old boy who sur...
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WATCH: Students mourn classmate killed in Walkerswood fire, express fear
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WATCH: Students mourn classmate killed in Walkerswood fire, express fear
January 13, 2025
There was a sombre atmosphere at Breadnut Hill Primary in St Ann on Monday morning as the school community mourned the death of grade two student Tash...
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Holness ‘outraged’ over St Ann fire that claimed lives of three children
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Holness ‘outraged’ over St Ann fire that claimed lives of three children
January 12, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed sorrow and outrage following the tragic fire in St Ann that claimed the lives of three y...
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UPDATE: Police identify children who perished in Walkerswood fire
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UPDATE: Police identify children who perished in Walkerswood fire
January 12, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — The three young children who died in a fire in Walkerswood, St Ann early Sunday morning have been identified. They are two-year-old ...
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MP Lisa Hanna heartbroken by Walkerswood tragedy
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MP Lisa Hanna heartbroken by Walkerswood tragedy
January 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ann South East, Lisa Hanna says she is deeply saddened by the heartbreaking news of the tragic fi...
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Trump bashes California leaders over fire response
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Trump bashes California leaders over fire response
January 12, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) - US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday sharpened his criticism of California's handling of the wildfires roaring...
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WATCH: Samuda speaks on tragic death of three children in Walkerswood fire
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WATCH: Samuda speaks on tragic death of three children in Walkerswood fire
January 12, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ann North East, Matthew Samuda called an early morning blaze that killed three children on Sunday “...
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Authorities urge vigilance after 4 children die in two house fires
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Authorities urge vigilance after 4 children die in two house fires
January 12, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — Following the deaths of three children in a fire Sunday morning, the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) and the Min...
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Three children die in fire in Walkerswood, St Ann
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Three children die in fire in Walkerswood, St Ann
January 12, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica – Three children are dead as a result of a fire in Walkerswood, St Ann on Sunday morning. The circumstances surrounding the incident a...
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WATCH: 5 y-o perishes in Whitehall house fire
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WATCH: 5 y-o perishes in Whitehall house fire
January 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A five-year-old girl died in a house fire on Whitehall Avenue in St Andrew on Wednesday afternoon. Police are currently processin...
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Celebrities flee Los Angeles fires as Hollywood events scrapped
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Celebrities flee Los Angeles fires as Hollywood events scrapped
January 8, 2025
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) - A-list actors, musicians and other celebrities were among the tens of thousands of people affected by terrifying wi...
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Elderly woman perishes in blaze
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Elderly woman perishes in blaze
January 6, 2025
HANOVER, Jamaica— Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire on Camp Road in Hopewell which claimed the life of an 81-year-old woman. T...
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93-y-o St Mary man hospitalised after house fire
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93-y-o St Mary man hospitalised after house fire
January 1, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica – A 93-year-old man is in hospital nursing burns to nearly half his body after a fire at his home on Monday. The elderly man, Aldred ...
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WATCH: Two shops completely destroyed in Constant Spring Arcade fire
December 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Assistant Superintendent of the York Park Fire Station Courtney Thompson says two shops were completely destroyed during Monday mo...
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WATCH: Fire at Constant Spring Arcade in St Andrew
December 30, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A section of the Constant Spring Arcade in St Andrew is on fire. It is unclear at the moment what caused the fire but black smoke ...
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‘Dazzling’ Notre Dame re-opens five years after fire
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‘Dazzling’ Notre Dame re-opens five years after fire
December 7, 2024
PARIS, France (AFP)— France on Saturday prepared to throw open the doors of the capital's Notre Dame cathedral after a half-decade closure, in a cerem...
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WATCH: Fire leaves one man homeless
November 28, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica — One man is homeless following a fire in Mount Salem on Thursday afternoon. Firefighters from the Montego Bay Fire Station responde...
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UPDATE: 100 left homeless after triple blaze in Greenwich Town
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UPDATE: 100 left homeless after triple blaze in Greenwich Town
November 24, 2024
The number of victims from Saturday’s triple fires affecting Mahoe Drive, Greenwich Farm, and Majesty Gardens has risen to over 100, with the majority...
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‘Not even a suit of clothes’
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‘Not even a suit of clothes’
30 reportedly left homeless as fire destroys homes in Majesty Gardens
November 23, 2024
ST ANDREW, Jamaica - A fire of unknown origin razed several houses in Majesty Gardens early Saturday morning, reportedly leaving up to 30 residents, i...
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
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Body of abducted Trinidad fireman found
December 30, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  (CMC) –  Trinidadian police say the body of a 46-year-old fireman, who had been abducted from his home last weekend, was foun...
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
December 30, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged after allegedly firing shots in a public place. Charged with possession...
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With many individuals dealing with emotional scars in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, licensed clinical psychologist and trauma spe...
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
December 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 30, ended trading at $159.83, down nine cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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