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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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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
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US lawmakers condemn Trump plan targeting Caribbean immigrant families
December 28 11:35 AM
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – Immigration leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States have condemned President Donald ...
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
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Bishop Clarke’s love for Trelawny fuels major hurricane relief drive
December 28 10:50 AM
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — For Bishop Maurice Clarke, Jamaica is not simply home — it is “my heartbeat.” And when Hurricane Melissa tore through sections of...
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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
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ST THOMAS, Jamaica – A driver and his passenger were rushed to hospital Sunday morning after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a utilit...
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St Elizabeth man takes last breath days after saving 13 seniors during Hurricane Melissa
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28 12:20 AM
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
December 28 12:18 AM
Inmates focus on ‘feelings’ post-Melissa, for holidays
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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
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Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support for Sean Paul’s Faith We A Keep
...song dedicated to Hurricane Melissa relief efforts
Kevin Jackson 
December 28 12:16 AM
Gwen Stefani, Shelton show support
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Missions of mercy
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Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
December 28 12:14 AM
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The first motor car
September 22, 2011
The first motor car built 1886 by Carl Benz drives along with the new Mercedes Benz F125 concept car at the ongoing Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany. Or...
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Getting into motorcycle racing
September 22, 2011
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September 22, 2011
Police inspector Wilbert Afflick leaves the comfort of the office to direct traffic during peak hour at the intersection of Half-Way-Tree Road and Oxf...
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September 22, 2011
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September 22, 2011
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Subaru Impreza WRX: A handy carving tool
September 22, 2011
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Diesel price not manipulated — Watson
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September 22, 2011
Petrojam head says high cost of diesel is market driven Petrojam general manager, Winston Watson, insists that the price of diesel is driven by market...
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September 15, 2011
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Truck drivers call for rollback of diesel price
September 15, 2011
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Internet-based cars, the new trend
September 15, 2011
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Heaven returned as JGRA president
September 15, 2011
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September 15, 2011
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Esquire picks the Audi A7
September 15, 2011
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2012 BMW X1 winner
September 15, 2011
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Vivica’s Jaguar XF
September 15, 2011
Hollywood star Vivica A Fox, departs in her Jaguar XF courtesy of ATL Automotive after her visit to the island as Jamaica OBSERVER CELEBRATES FASHION"...
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Puerto Rico to ban cellphone use while driving
September 15, 2011
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Legislators in Puerto Rico have amended a law to ban drivers from using their cellphones without hands-free equipment. Th...
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Gas prices down, marginal increase for diesel
September 8, 2011
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From Model T to ATV
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September 8, 2011
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September 8, 2011
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Passat becomes eighth VW to receive 2011 Top Safety Pick award
September 8, 2011
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Controversial CMRC night race to be re-run
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September 8, 2011
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Japan cuts Camry export as yen strengthens
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September 8, 2011
Japan's Toyota will stop exporting its Camry sedan to North America and fully shift to US production for the vehicle, regarded as one of its signature...
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