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October 1 08:37 PM
CAPE CANAVERAL, United States (AFP) —Four new crew members for the International Space Station docked Thursday at the orbiting laboratory where they w...
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October 1 07:39 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is calling on the Government to enact comprehensive anti-bullying legislation, noting that the ab...
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October 1 07:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall artiste Masicka is set to stage his first headline show in his hometown of Portmore with the inaugural Forever1NE Music ...
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October 1 07:11 PM
CLARENDON, Jamaica— Damion Beckford, the 37-year-old Clarendon taxi operator charged with the September 8 rape and abduction of a 10-year-old girl in ...
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October 1 06:15 PM
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — President-elect of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Dr Maureen Mullings-Nelson, was rushed to hospital on Thursday afterno...
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October 1 04:51 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 16-year-old student has been charged for setting a man on fire during a protest at the intersection of Nelson and Metcalf street...
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October 1 04:47 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—A judge on Thursday denied an acquittal request by an American mother accused of murdering her three children, a court f...
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October 1 04:43 PM
A detective constable a few moments ago testified that murder accused Andre Ruddock confessed to him that he killed 39-year-old Taneka Gardner at the ...
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August 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 80 firefighters were deployed to contain the massive fire that destroyed the Hagley Park Road branch of Superior Parts L...
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June 30, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is strengthening its emergency response capabilities through the introduction of a dedicated Drone ...
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June 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A fire broke out at Up Park Camp in Kingston on Friday evening. Jamaica Fire Brigade Commissioner Stewart Beckford confirmed the f...
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June 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is set to launch a new emergency communication centre, designed to improve response times islandwid...
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March 16, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica — The capacity of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) to carry out its duties has been strengthened through the donation of two Foton buse...
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January 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Bushfires remained a major challenge in 2025, with the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) reporting a 26.2 per cent increase in incidents ...
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January 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has identified the full implementation of a fire management software as one of its major achievemen...
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December 18, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is appealing to householders to be very careful when using extension cords and electrical devices, ...
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August 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) has given notice of imminent industrial action to be staged unless the Jamaica Fire B...
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August 1, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica— Firefighters had to be called in to extricate a man who was pinned inside a car resulting from a two-vehicle crash on Ward Avenue...
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Fires fueled by domestic disputes, mental illness
July 17, 2025
Jamaica has seen an uptick in arson attacks, with victims of the criminal offence increasing by nearly 50 per cent in 2024 to the highest recorded in ...
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July 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The estimated value of property lost as a result of fires in Jamaica in 2024 exceeded $9 billion, an amount similar to 2023. It re...
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July 5, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Firefighters and police personnel are now processing a scene after the body of a woman was discovered in a house following a fire ...
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June 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) Spokesperson on Local Government and Participatory Democracy, Natalie Neita Garvey, has c...
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May 31, 2025
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arm of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has been boosted by the donation of two ambulances by Sandals Resorts Inter...
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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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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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February 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Universal Service Fund (USF) has donated 20 desktop computers and two printers to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) to the tune o...
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January 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has reported a decrease in the number of emergency calls received in 2024. Speaking at a JIS Think T...
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January 6, 2025
A former firefighter who mounted the Half Way Tree Transport Centre on Monday, threatening to take his own life, is now receiving medical care at hosp...
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January 6, 2025
Emergency services are at the Half Way Tree Transport Centre where a man has mounted the building. The man, said to be a former firefighter, has a wir...
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December 20, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging individuals be mindful of potential fire hazards when decorating their homes with electri...
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October 1, 2026
CAPE CANAVERAL, United States (AFP) —Four new crew members for the International Space Station docked Thursday at the orbiting laboratory where they w...
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October 1, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is calling on the Government to enact comprehensive anti-bullying legislation, noting that the ab...
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October 1, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall artiste Masicka is set to stage his first headline show in his hometown of Portmore with the inaugural Forever1NE Music ...
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October 1, 2026
CLARENDON, Jamaica— Damion Beckford, the 37-year-old Clarendon taxi operator charged with the September 8 rape and abduction of a 10-year-old girl in ...
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October 1, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — President-elect of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Dr Maureen Mullings-Nelson, was rushed to hospital on Thursday afterno...
