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Parents urged to monitor children’s social media use after bomb hoax shuts down school, State agency
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 9 12:20 AM
Serious threat!
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NSWMA removes tons of bulky, residential waste from streets of downtown Kingston
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 9 12:18 AM
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Aidonia gears up for 20-year celebration
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Aidonia gears up for 20-year celebration
May 9 12:16 AM
Aidonia gears up for 20-year celebration
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Faster fixes, same old glitches
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Faster fixes, same old glitches
More ABMs installed but downtime increases
BY KARENA BENNETT Senior business reporter bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 9 12:14 AM
Faster fixes, same old glitches
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Jamaica’s relay teams tipped to shine in China
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 9 12:12 AM
Jamaica’s relay teams tipped to shine in China
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Mouttet Mile: A racing spectacle
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Mouttet Mile: A racing spectacle
...local racing premier event set to deliver unforgettable action with US$300,000 purse at stake
BY RUDDY ALLEN Staff reporter ruddya@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 9 12:10 AM
Mouttet Mile: A racing spectacle
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More than a car show
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Organisers promise biggest Jamaica Auto Show ever this weekend
BY RORY DALEY Observer writer 
May 9 12:10 AM
More than a car show
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NCB Foundation partners with ‘Di Cawna Library’ to promote financial literacy
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NCB Foundation partners with ‘Di Cawna Library’ to promote financial literacy
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NCB Foundation partners with ‘Di Cawna Library’ to promote financial literacy
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At least 16 homeless after fire in downtown Kingston
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At least 16 homeless after fire in downtown Kingston
April 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – At least 16 people are homeless following a fire that destroyed several houses on Charles Street and Luke Lane in downtown Kingsto...
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Elderly man dies in blaze in Westmoreland
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Elderly man dies in blaze in Westmoreland
April 21, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — An elderly man perished in a blaze on Sunday night in Smithfield, Westmoreland. The man, who has been identified as Tajoe Robi...
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Event promoters, organisers urged to apply early for fire-safety permits
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Event promoters, organisers urged to apply early for fire-safety permits
April 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As the carnival season approaches, Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford, is reminding event promoters and or...
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Fire forces suspension of flights at Trinidad airport
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Fire forces suspension of flights at Trinidad airport
April 11, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Airport Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT) on Friday said that flights into Piarco International Airport (PIA...
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At least 15 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse
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At least 15 dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse
April 8, 2025
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP)— At least 15 people were killed when the roof of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic collapsed early Tuesday...
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WATCH: Another fire at Pearnel Charles Arcade
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WATCH: Another fire at Pearnel Charles Arcade
March 30, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Firefighters are on location at the Pearnel Charles Arcade in downtown Kingston, where a fire reportedly broke out at a section of...
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Guyana police searching for three people after fire swept through Chinese restaurant
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Guyana police searching for three people after fire swept through Chinese restaurant
March 25, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Police in Guyana are now searching for three persons after a fire swept through a Chinese restaurant on the West Coast Deme...
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McKenzie says restoration of Ocho Rios Market will take time
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McKenzie says restoration of Ocho Rios Market will take time
March 17, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie says there will be no “finger-snap” response to the fire that left sections of the Och...
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Section of Ocho Rios Market destroyed by fire
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Section of Ocho Rios Market destroyed by fire
AKERA DAVIS OBSERVER WRITER 
March 16, 2025
A section of the Ocho Rios Market was destroyed by fire on Sunday. Councillor of the Exchange Divison Ian Isaac said some 10 vendors were affected. “T...
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Leeds Primary & Infant gifted tablets after devastating fire
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Leeds Primary & Infant gifted tablets after devastating fire
March 15, 2025
Kingston, Jamaica - Education Minister, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon has handed over tablet devices to the students of the Leeds Primary and Infant sc...
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Emergency response activated at NMIA
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Emergency response activated at NMIA
March 14, 2025
KINGSTON, JAMAICA — PAC Kingston Airport Limited (PACKAL), operator of Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), has activated its Emergency Operati...
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British Airways flight delayed due to  NMIA fire
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British Airways flight delayed due to NMIA fire
March 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —A British Airways flight has been delayed following a fire at the Norman Manley International Airport Friday evening. This after an...
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Fire at NMIA
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Fire at NMIA
March 14, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) have responded to a fire at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. Commissi...
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WATCH: Fire engulfs section of May Pen cemetery
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WATCH: Fire engulfs section of May Pen cemetery
March 12, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A section of the May Pen Cemetery in St Andrew was engulfed in flames on Wednesday, as firefighting teams worked tirelessly to con...
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Slowley laments loss of irreplaceable records in Leeds Primary School fire
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Slowley laments loss of irreplaceable records in Leeds Primary School fire
March 11, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Elizabeth North Eastern, Delroy Slowley, says Sunday night’s fire at his alma mater, Leeds Primary...
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Fire destroys private school in Guyana
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Fire destroys private school in Guyana
March 5, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Guyana government says it will “support fully” students affected by a fire on Wednesday at the privately-owned Mae’s Sc...
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WATCH: Holness promises to help fire victims
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WATCH: Holness promises to help fire victims
March 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday assured residents in central Kingston and Fletchers Land that the Government will provide...
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WATCH: Oracabessa Primary School destroyed by fire
February 27, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — The Government is searching for a space to accommodate students and staff of the Oracabessa Primary School in St Mary after section...
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WATCH: Major fire in downtown Kingston
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WATCH: Major fire in downtown Kingston
February 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A fire is now raging at a section of Love Lane in downtown Kingston. The Jamaica Fire Brigade is now on the scene of the fire, whi...
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UPDATE : ‘No time to react’
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UPDATE : ‘No time to react’
Residents say Fleet Street blaze tore through homes in minutes
February 24, 2025
KINGSTON Jamaica – Residents of Fleet Street and Ladd Lane say the fire that destroyed 12 homes Monday evening engulfed the homes too fast for them to...
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WATCH: Dozens homeless after massive blaze
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WATCH: Dozens homeless after massive blaze
February 24, 2025
KINGSTON Jamaica - A Monday evening blaze has left over 50 central Kingston residents, including children, homeless after several houses were destroye...
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JFB urges people to close doors while sleeping
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JFB urges people to close doors while sleeping
February 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging Jamaicans to adopt a simple yet life-saving habit of closing their bedroom doors while sl...
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Parents urged to monitor children’s social media use after bomb hoax shuts down school, State agency
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 9, 2025
Serious threat!
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Heavy load
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NSWMA removes tons of bulky, residential waste from streets of downtown Kingston
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 9, 2025
Heavy load
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Aidonia gears up for 20-year celebration
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Aidonia gears up for 20-year celebration
May 9, 2025
Aidonia gears up for 20-year celebration
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Faster fixes, same old glitches
Business, ...
Faster fixes, same old glitches
More ABMs installed but downtime increases
BY KARENA BENNETT Senior business reporter bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 9, 2025
Faster fixes, same old glitches
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READY FOR LAUNCH!
Athletics, ...
READY FOR LAUNCH!
Jamaica’s relay teams tipped to shine in China
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 9, 2025
Jamaica’s relay teams tipped to shine in China
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