Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
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Police seize illegal firearm in St Elizabeth operation
December 28 02:09 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth Police have recovered another prohibited weapon during an operation in the parish. According to the police, a tea...
Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
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Three former SSL directors slapped with multiple charges
December 28 01:01 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Multiple charges have been laid against three former directors of the collapsed Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). The three are...
Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
December 28 11:57 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica   — The 48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Park Lane and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road, Kingston 19, has been extended. The curfew wil...

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Young guns take rally
BY RORY DALEY Observer writer daleyr@observerjamaica.com 
March 8, 2012
THE orange groves of Bog Walk, St Catherine came alive with the sound of anti-lag and high revs last Sunday when it played host to the opening round o...
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Audi brings the quattro back to the race track
March 1, 2012
INGOLSTADT/Munich — Motor sport is used yet again by AUDI AG to pioneer new technology: the brand with the four ring's new Le Mans race car is the wor...
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ADA auto show to cost roughly $25m
Brian Bonitto 
March 1, 2012
KENT LaCroix, chairman of the new-car dealership umbrella group — the Automobile Dealers Association (ADA) — said the plans for this year's auto show ...
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Hotshots for revived rally series
BY RORY DALEY Observer writer daleyr@jamaicaobserver.com 
March 1, 2012
LOCAL rallying has been taking a hit in recent times. Competitors are fewer than in previous years. The main complaint — the high cost associated with...
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Head-to-head excitement at JamWest
BY JARMILA JACKSON Observer writer 
March 1, 2012
HARDCORE drivers battled head-to-head for bragging rights, cash prizes and trophies at Jamwest Speedway in Westmoreland on Sunday. The event, dubbed S...
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PHOTO FINISH: CHROMATIC
March 1, 2012
Chrome Thursdaze is where the party's at to start the weekend. The weekly soiree takes place at Twin Gates Plaza in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew.         ...
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GASOLINE PRICES
March 1, 2012
87 $ 102.63 +$0. 95 per litre 90 $ 104.28 +$0. 95 per litre Diesel $105.88 +$0.80 per litre Marketing companies and service stations will add their re...
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Fewer fatalities
Brian Bonitto Associate Editor Auto and Entertainment bonittob@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 29, 2012
WITH 19 fewer road fatalities when compared to the similar period last year, the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing is s...
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‘Wurl’ Boss’ rules Wet N Slide
BY JARMILA JACKSON Observer writer 
February 23, 2012
DEFENDING dexterity champion Maurice 'Wurl Boss' Whittingham signalled his intention of continuing his reign when he took the first round of the 2012 ...
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GASOLINE PRICES
February 23, 2012
87 $ 101.68 +$0. 89 per litre 90 $ 103.33 +$0. 89 per litre Diesel $105.08 +$0.75 per litre Marketing companies and service stations will add their re...
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Feds probe airbag issues
February 23, 2012
DETROIT (AP) — Federal safety regulators are investigating a problem with side air bags that may fail to inflate in a crash. The problem already has c...
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COLOUR ME CHROME
Brian Bonitto 
February 23, 2012
THE Corporate Area's city's nightlife shifts in high gear with the weekly, automobile-inspired get together Chrome Thursdaze at Twin Gates Plaza in Ha...
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Heelz N Wheelz brings ’em out
Jarmila Jackson 
February 23, 2012
DESPITE the Reggae Boyz taking on Cuba at the National Stadium, hundreds of patrons turned out for the Ash Wednesday staging of the 'Double Dose Custo...
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PHOTO FINISH: Chrome’s their colour
February 23, 2012
Thursday evenings aren't the same with the auto-inspired get-together Chrome Thursdaze held at the Twin Gates Plaza in Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew. Here ...
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Judges stalled
February 23, 2012
AUTOSHORTS The government of Jamaica said it is planning to delay the purchasing of motor vehicles for judges for this fiscal year. As a result of thi...
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EVOQUE is NA Truck of the Year
February 16, 2012
THE new 2012 Range Rover Evoque has been named the 2012 North American Truck of the Year. The announcement was made on January 9th, 2012 at the North ...
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PHOTO FINISH: ROUGH & READY
February 16, 2012
It was down and dirty for some competitors at The Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club (JMMC) second sprint at Badda Badda Raceway in Priory, St Ann two S...
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‘Worl Boss’ eyes victory
BY JARMILA JACKSON Observer writer 
February 16, 2012
THE island's most skilled 'drifters' will put their talents and reputation to the test come Saturday, February 18, at ATL Bogue City Centre in Montego...
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Traffic changes for Sigma Run
Brian Bonitto 
February 16, 2012
COME Sunday, more than 15,000 participants are expected to fill the streets of the city's financial district for this year's PanCaribbean Sigma Corpor...
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VIDEO: George Chung’s Austin Cambridge
Brian Bonitto Associate Editor Auto and Entertainment bonittob@jamaicaobserver.com 
February 16, 2012
50 YEARS & GOING STRONG MONTHS before Jamaica became an independent nation, George Chung, then 45, made a decision to buy a motorcar for the convenien...
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GASOLINE PRICES
February 16, 2012
87 $ 100.79 +$0. 51 per litre 90 $ 102.44 +$0. 51 per litre Diesel $104.33 +$0.40 per litre Marketing companies and service stations will add their re...
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EVENTS IN OVERDRIVE
February 16, 2012
FEBRUARY TOMORROW FEB 18 Dexterity Meet The Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club will have Dexterity #1 the ATL Plaza, Bogue City, Montego Bay. FEB 26 SPR...

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