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Champagnie welcomes Firearms Act revision; urges law to go further
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
October 27 12:20 AM
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BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 27 12:18 AM
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Bad Sekki jets to NY
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Brian Pitter | Digital Media Specialist 
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Kane, Putellas taste Ballon d’Or glory
October 27 12:14 AM
LONDON, England (AFP) — Harry Kane became England’s first Ballon d’Or winner in 25 years in his native city of London on Monday, beating out stiff com...
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Reggae Girl Shaw secures another milestone with third place in Women’s Ballon d’Or
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 27 12:12 AM
‘Bunny’ Shaw secures historic third spot in Women’s Ballon d’Or
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56 homes flooded in St Thomas
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56 homes flooded in St Thomas
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
October 27 12:08 AM
As residents in Bath, St Thomas, and surrounding communities grappled with the effects of heavy rainfall over the weekend, the Ministry of Labour and ...
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Defence challenges JP’s credibility
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VICTORIA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a fast-moving wildfire forced the overnight evacuation of mor...
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Hundreds flee homes after Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts
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Hundreds flee homes after Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts
August 5, 2026
SAN JUAN ALOTENANGO, Guatemala (AFP) — Hundreds of people living on the slopes of Guatemala's Fuego volcano evacuated their homes Tuesday after a huge...
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WHO chief says ‘work not over’ after hantavirus evacuation
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May 12, 2026
MADRID, Spain (AFP)—World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday, "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after eva...
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Last evacuation flights from hantavirus ship land in Netherlands
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EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AFP)—The last two evacuation planes carrying passengers and crew from the hantavirus-hit ship MV Hondius landed in the Netherl...
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US plans evacuation flight for Americans on hantavirus ship
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) said Friday it was organising an evacuation flight for Americans on a hantavirus-struck cruis...
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School group evacuated from Black River Safari boat tour following mechanical issue
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School group evacuated from Black River Safari boat tour following mechanical issue
April 30, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— Operators of the Black River Safari in St Elizabeth say close to 45 schoolchildren and teachers were safely evacuated from a to...
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Hawaii hit by devastating floods as thousands forced to flee
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Hawaii remains under a statewide flood watch after a powerful storm swept across the islands, prompting evacuation orders. According to BBC News, offi...
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Eighteen patients and 16 staff members had to be evacuated from the Accident and Emergency Department at the Kingston Public Hospital on Friday mornin...
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Chigwell residents turn to rafting as water continues to rise in Hanover community
BY KELSEY THOMAS Online coordinator thomask@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 26, 2025
Nearly a month after Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica, rising floodwaters in Chigwell and Old Pen in Hanover continue to swallow roads, ...
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Fire triggers evacuation at COP30 venue in Brazil; Jamaican delegation safe
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November 20, 2025
Delegates and observers have been ordered to evacuate the main venue in Belém, Brazil where crucial last-minute talks were being staged at the United ...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Mandatory evacuations for seven communities as Melissa nears Jamaica
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October 26, 2025
The Government of Jamaica has ordered mandatory evacuations for seven flood-prone communities across the island as Hurricane Melissa tracks toward the...
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WATCH: #EyeOnMelissa: Warning System triggered in St Catherine
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Early Warning System stationed in the Old Harbour Bay community was triggere...
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Massive sinkhole opens outside hospital and police station in Bangkok
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BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP)-A portion of a busy road in Thailand's capital caved in Wednesday, leaving a hole dozens of metres deep that forced people to ...
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Firefighters from 3 parishes monitoring overturned petrol tanker in Trelawny
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September 12, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) and the Jamaica Constabulary Force are currently on the scene in Carey Park, where an ov...
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US passenger plane evacuated in Denver due to brake fire
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US passenger plane evacuated in Denver due to brake fire
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Passengers on a US domestic flight were forced to evacuate onto a runway due to a brake fire just ahead of the plane t...
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Hundreds evacuated as Guatemalan volcano erupts
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Escuintla, Guatemala (AFP)-Guatemalan authorities said Thursday they were evacuating more than 500 people after Central America's most active volcano ...
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Blown transformer causes evacuation at AGD offices in New Kingston
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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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Florida orders evacuations as Hurricane Milton strengthens
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Florida orders evacuations as Hurricane Milton strengthens
October 7, 2024
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Survivors of deadly Hurricane Helene along the Florida coast were ordered to evacuate again on Monday as authoritie...
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Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
October 27, 2026
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Kane, Putellas taste Ballon d’Or glory
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LONDON, England (AFP) — Harry Kane became England’s first Ballon d’Or winner in 25 years in his native city of London on Monday, beating out stiff com...
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October 27, 2026
‘Bunny’ Shaw secures historic third spot in Women’s Ballon d’Or
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