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Auto
Honda CR-V raises the bar
THE covers were pulled from the reimagined 2018 Honda CR-V at ATL Automotive's Hagley Park Road showroom on Wednesday morning. The new CR-V delivers a wealth of standard features and driver and passenger conveniences, as well as offering a new standard in comfort, style and... Read More
Toll reprieve
SOME motorists using the north-south leg of Highway 2000 have been granted a break on the proposed toll rates that were scheduled to increase on Saturday. Read More
JUTC to roll out 450 buses as new school year opens; rural pilot starts in Clarendon
THE Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will roll out its highest number of buses in years, as approximately 450 buses hit the road today at the official start of the new school year. Read More
Hamilton goes top after Italian GP win
Monza , Italy (AFP) — Lewis Hamilton took over as leader of the drivers' world championship for the first time this year yesterday when he claimed a lights-to-flag victory as Mercedes dominated the Italian Grand Prix. Read More
ROAD RULES
BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor — Auto & Entertainment bonittob@jamaicaobserver.com | Friday, September, 1 2017
WITH new school year merely days away, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Calvin Allen, head of Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) Traffic Division, has an assignment for parents with young charges heading out: Speak with them about road safety! Read More
Repair projects underway
MOTORISTS have been experiencing improvements to the road infrastructure recently under a major road improvement works programme covering 11 parishes. Read More
Fraser gets it
FRASER McConnell copped full points in the third event of the 2017 Drivers' Rallysport Club's (DRC) Sprint series in Bog Walk, St Catherine, last Sunday. Read More
Hyundai adventure
SURF'S up! The 2018 Hyundai Creta is suitable for the city's streets as well as for adventure off the beaten path. Its 1,591 cc, six-speed engine makes light work traversing the sandy dunes of Copacabana beach in St Thomas, as our local surfers Ackeem Phillips and Garren Pryce... Read More
RC final a success
The JAMROCK Remote Control Car Club's (JRRCCC) third annual Caribbean Invitational meet at Sovereign on the Boulevard in St Andrew recently was a success, according to club president Denise Clarke. Read More
Above the Ridge
Reverse rotation, high-rpm power instead of low-end torque, natural aspiration in place of forced induction. These are all concepts that Honda's technical prowess have allowed them to push against the normal automotive conventions. The 2018 Honda... Read More
PHOTO: Cuba or Jamaica?
This vintage motor car cruised the shopping district in Half-Way-Tree recently, more reflective of a typical scene in Havana, Cuba. Read More
JUTC TO MAKE RURAL RUN
STUDENTS in Clarendon are expected to benefit from the services of the State-run Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) starting September's new school year. Read More
RUBiS fuels Ja's growth
RUBiS Energy Jamaica is making a big investment locally with their infrastructural upgrade programme. The project is 100 per cent planned, overseen and executed by local engineers and contractors. Read More
BIG LOVE FOR MINI
CALL it true love, but businessman Floyd Plummer believes there's no other brand for him than the MINI marquee. Read More
DAY OUT GETS NOD
Sloane Jackson, head of business for MINI at ATL Automotive, says the inaugural MINI Summer Adventure Road Tour last Saturday was a phenomenal success. Read More
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