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Landley-Thompson's 'Audi-acious' journey 9:50 pm

Today, Jamaica Observer's weekly Auto magazine begins a new feature titled 'Wonder Women, which looks at females operating in the male-dominated arena of the automotive sector.

Still possible! 7:00 pm
ALEX Powell may have gradually lost ground on the lead in the FIA Karting European Championship, but the young Jamaican sensation remains confident that he and his KR Motorsport team can rebound following an unfavourable result last weekend in Aunay-Les-Bois,...

J'cans slowly warming up to EVs 7:50 pm
IN the auto industry, electrification has become a big deal. Each day automakers are announcing new electric vehicles (EVs) or electric versions of existing models. While internal combustion engines (ICE) are expected to retain a major presence in the market, it is possible that there...

Railway to return for students

Friday, May 28, 2021

There is great hope for the resumption of a rail service soon in St Catherine, to meet the transportation needs primarily of students.

Slow Down

Friday, May 21, 2021

THE National Road Safety Council (NRSC) is joining a global call to impose a 30-kilometre per hour (km/h) (20 miles per hour) speed limit in built-up (urban) areas, aimed at reducing road traffic accidents.

FUEL FEARS

Friday, May 14, 2021

AS Petrojam's petrol prices continue to rise, the State-run refinery is confirming that the increases are due to the effects of the shutdown of the largest US fuel pipeline network.

Road repair work begins

Friday, May 14, 2021

A week after taxi operators withdrew their services to protest bad road conditions, rehabilitative work has begun on the Scotts Pass to Porus main road in Clarendon.

Mercedes masterstroke in Spain helps Hamilton deny Verstappen

Monday, May 10, 2021

BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Lewis Hamilton claimed his fifth-successive Spanish Grand Prix yesterday ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen after a Mercedes pit stop masterstroke.

Smooth Sailing

Friday, May 7, 2021

The Government has instructed the National Works Agency (NWA) to develop on the concept for a more efficient access in and out of Portmore, St Catherine, using the Mandela Highway.

Hamilton wins Portuguese Grand Prix for 97th career victory

Monday, May 3, 2021

Portimao, Portugal (AFP) — Lewis Hamilton delivered a flawless drive in his Mercedes to win the Portuguese Grand Prix yesterday from his arch title rival Max Verstappen.

J'can McConnell defeats world champ at RallyX Nordic

Sunday, May 2, 2021

JAMAICAN Fraser McConnell beat three-time FIA World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson for his maiden RallyX Nordic in Denmark yesterday, as the series' 2021 season got under way.

Road deaths rising

Friday, April 30, 2021

With road traffic fatalities already close to 150, there is a growing fear that the figures could rise above last year's more than 400 figure.

A Total car wash

Friday, April 30, 2021

TOTAL Jamaica yesterday officially launched the country's first automated car wash, Total Wash, at Total Portmore Pines, Greater Portmore, St Catherine, immediately attracting residents of the Sunshine City, who wasted no time in utilising what the morning's first customer described as...

Man blames 'red tape' for wife's death

Friday, April 23, 2021

DAMIAN Clarke, husband of Cornelia Clarke, one of the passengers involved in a deadly crash along a section of Highway 2000 on April 12, believes if his family wasn't being given the runaround to clear a container at the wharf in Kingston since January, she would be alive...

JUTC REPORTS LOSSES

Friday, April 23, 2021

THE Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is reporting a two-thirds reduction in revenue, which has been attributed mainly to COVID-19 as well as bad road conditions from heavy rainfall. Revenue has fallen from close to $300 million per month to $143 million, and ridership down from an...

Native Canadian 'Bush Tea' leads protest against reckless driving in Bluefields

Thursday, April 22, 2021

BLUEFIELDS, Westmoreland — Jeff “Bush Tea” McMurray, a Canadian, who has called Jamaica his home for the past year, and was hit from his motorcycle by a speeding car, took to the streets on Tuesday with a supportive group to protest against reckless driving on the...

New SUV models star at China auto show under virus controls

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

SHANGHAI, China (AP) — Volkswagen, Ford and Chinese brands unveiled new SUVs for China yesterday at the Shanghai auto show, the industry's biggest marketing event, in a year overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Hamilton earns 99th career pole at Emilia Romagna GP

Sunday, April 18, 2021

IMOLA, Italy (AFP) — Lewis Hamilton claimed his 99th career pole position in qualifying yesterday for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with Red Bull's Sergio Perez starting alongside the seven-time world champion's Mercedes at Imola.