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BLAME THE MINISTRY!
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BLAME THE MINISTRY!
• Government, parents said complicit in school discipline issues• Schools should be hostile environment for gangs, JTA president says
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27 12:30 AM
BLAME THE MINISTRY!
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SUGAR CLAMPDOWN
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SUGAR CLAMPDOWN
Authorities targeting illegally imported and contaminated sweetener
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Staff reporter williamsk@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27 12:28 AM
SUGAR CLAMPDOWN
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Teachers to wear black in protest as JTA puts members on alert
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Teachers to wear black in protest as JTA puts members on alert
April 27 12:26 AM
Teachers to wear black in protest as JTA puts members on alert
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Musicians front and centre!
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Musicians front and centre!
Calls for greater recognition, structure in Jamaica’s live music industry
April 27 12:26 AM
Musicians front and centre!
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Scallion burden eased
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Scallion burden eased
Farmers facing glut in produce to continue receiving well-needed support through public-private partnership
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27 12:24 AM
Scallion burden eased
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Dowdie tops Miss Bikini Jamaica International
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Dowdie tops Miss Bikini Jamaica International
Kasey Williams | Reporter 
April 27 12:24 AM
Dowdie tops Miss Bikini Jamaica International
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Murder on holy ground
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Murder on holy ground
Clerics weigh in on erosion of morals leading to churches’ desecration
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27 12:22 AM
Murder on holy ground
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NBA star Powell looks forward to World Cup qualifiers; uncertain on Heat future
BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27 12:22 AM
NBA star Powell uncertain on Miami Heat future, looks forward to Jamaica return
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St Mary family left homeless following fire
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St Mary family left homeless following fire
March 22, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica  —  A  devastating fire destroyed a family’s  three bedroom semi-concrete/board house in Frontier, St Mary on Sunday, leaving the occ...
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WATCH: Over 30 firefighters battle blaze at Ammar’s Department Store
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WATCH: Over 30 firefighters battle blaze at Ammar’s Department Store
Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter 
February 1, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 30 firefighters are battling a major blaze at Ammar’s two-storey department store on King Street in downtown Kingston. A...
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‘Puppy love’: Man helps to rescue canines from Kingston gully
January 22, 2026
Leon Anderson’s drive along Industrial Terrace in Kingston came to an abrupt halt on Wednesday when a troubling sight forced him to stop. Along the ed...
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Maintenance service and hardware property gutted by fire in Negril
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Maintenance service and hardware property gutted by fire in Negril
January 14, 2026
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica  — Firefighters are currently on the scene of a large fire which has engulfed a building that houses a maintenance service and h...
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Taxi driver pinned in two-vehicle Mandeville crash extricated by firefighters
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Taxi driver pinned in two-vehicle Mandeville crash extricated by firefighters
October 26, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Firefighters had to be called in to get an occupant out of a Toyota Wish motor car following a two-vehicle crash on New Green Ro...
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Turkey battles wildfires amid strong winds, heatwave
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Turkey battles wildfires amid strong winds, heatwave
July 28, 2025
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP)—Firefighters battled blazes across Turkey on Monday, as the country sweltered in a summer heatwave, officials said. Wildfires o...
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Minibus driver trapped after collision with truck in St Ann
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Minibus driver trapped after collision with truck in St Ann
July 9, 2025
ST ANN, Jamaica — Firefighters worked feverishly on Wednesday to free the trapped driver of a minibus that collided with a truck on the Richmond main ...
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WATCH: Oil, lubricants threaten cooling down operations for Sav warehouse fire
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WATCH: Oil, lubricants threaten cooling down operations for Sav warehouse fire
February 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Up to this afternoon, firefighters continued cooling down operations for a massive fire at a family-operated warehouse in Savanna-...
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Overnight firefight tames new California blaze
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Overnight firefight tames new California blaze
January 23, 2025
CASTAIC, United States (AFP)— Firefighters who battled through the night to tame a new blaze that erupted  near Los Angeles appeared to be making prog...
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JALGO seeks to make psychiatric services more accessible to firefighters
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JALGO seeks to make psychiatric services more accessible to firefighters
By Vanessa James Observer Online Reporter 
January 11, 2025
Following a meeting on Friday, the Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO) has identified avenues to give further assistance to firef...
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BLAME THE MINISTRY!
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BLAME THE MINISTRY!
• Government, parents said complicit in school discipline issues• Schools should be hostile environment for gangs, JTA president says
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27, 2026
BLAME THE MINISTRY!
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SUGAR CLAMPDOWN
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SUGAR CLAMPDOWN
Authorities targeting illegally imported and contaminated sweetener
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Staff reporter williamsk@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27, 2026
SUGAR CLAMPDOWN
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Teachers to wear black in protest as JTA puts members on alert
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Teachers to wear black in protest as JTA puts members on alert
April 27, 2026
Teachers to wear black in protest as JTA puts members on alert
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Musicians front and centre!
Entertainment, ...
Musicians front and centre!
Calls for greater recognition, structure in Jamaica’s live music industry
April 27, 2026
Musicians front and centre!
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Scallion burden eased
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Scallion burden eased
Farmers facing glut in produce to continue receiving well-needed support through public-private partnership
BY KASEY WILLIAMS Staff reporter kaseyw@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 27, 2026
Scallion burden eased
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