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Holness cuts back NaRRA roll-out amid outrage over $115m-a-year HQ
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:30 AM
PRIME Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that the Government will initially limit the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) t...
Enough of the absences
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Enough of the absences
Judge tells co-accused Pinnock he may have to cross-examine witness himself
BY DANA MALCOLM Observer online reporter malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:28 AM
Clearly frustrated by disruptions caused by the repeated absence of a defence attorney, Justice Sanchia Burrell on Wednesday told co-accused Fritz Pin...
Scotia going private
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Scotia going private
Minority shareholders approve $63.50-billion buyout
BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:26 AM
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) is set to become a private company in the coming months as minority shareholders on Wednesday approved an offer by ...
200 Cubans back in public health system
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200 Cubans back in public health system
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
THE Government has re-engaged 157 Cuban medical professionals months after the collapse of a long-standing bilateral health-care arrangement with Cuba...
Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
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Golding, Chuck trade blows over Gun Court data
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:24 AM
JUSTICE Minister Delroy Chuck and Opposition Leader Mark Golding clashed in Parliament on Tuesday over data on the Gun Court. The exchange was sparked...
Davies Town, Farmers Heights to finally get piped water
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Davies Town, Farmers Heights to finally get piped water
Samuda outlines major infrastructure developments for St Ann NE
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 8 12:20 AM
RESIDENTS in rural St Ann are set to benefit from expanded access to potable water, with Member of Parliament for St Ann North Eastern Matthew Samuda ...

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11-y-o among two killed in Denham Town house fire
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11-y-o among two killed in Denham Town house fire
October 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An 11-year-old boy was among two people killed in a house fire along North Street in Kingston early Tuesday morning. The deceased ...
Fire burning on road to Peru’s Machu Picchu
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Fire burning on road to Peru’s Machu Picchu
October 3, 2026
LIMA, Peru (AFP) — A fire is burning near the main access road to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, with one person killed and two injured, Peruvian o...
Hagley Park Road partially open
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Hagley Park Road partially open
August 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The police are advising the motoring public that Hagley Park Road in St Andrew is now partially open. The northbound lane in the vic...
Hagley Park Road closed
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Hagley Park Road closed
August 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The police are advising the motoring public that Hagley Park Road in St Andrew is currently closed due to a fire that engulfed the S...
15-y-o detained over deadly French forest fire
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15-y-o detained over deadly French forest fire
August 13, 2026
BORDEAUX, France (AFP) — French authorities have detained a 15-year-old youth suspected of starting a forest fire that killed two firefighters, a sour...
Surviving burn victims from Guardsman fire return home
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Surviving burn victims from Guardsman fire return home
…Spouse urges support for Burn Foundation amid husband’s recovery
August 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two of the four men injured in an explosion at a garage adjacent to Guardsman Group-Beryllium Limited headquarters, on South Camp ...
Fire engulfs building on Oxford Road
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Fire engulfs building on Oxford Road
August 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Firefighters from the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) are currently battling a blaze which has engulfed the rooftop of a building along...
Fire destroys bed factory in Montego Bay
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Fire destroys bed factory in Montego Bay
August 3, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — An early morning fire destroyed the Jobs Bedding mattress factory in Montego Bay, St James, on Monday, leaving the facility in rui...
WATCH: Massive bush fire raging in St Elizabeth
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WATCH: Massive bush fire raging in St Elizabeth
July 31, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— Firefighters from all three fire stations in St Elizabeth are now battling a massive bush fire impacting farmlands in Little Pa...

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