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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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WATCH: Car crashes into utility pole on St Thomas roadway, two hospitalised
December 28 09:27 AM
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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Death of a hero
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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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Missions of mercy
Bethel United Church makes hurricane response its agenda
Alicia Dunkley-Willis | Senior Reporter 
December 28 12:14 AM
Missions of mercy
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Gas prices increase $1.05 per litre
August 18, 2011
After last week's notable drop, gas prices are again on the rise. Petrojam increased the ex-refinery price for octane 87 and 90 by $1.05 per litre and...
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How to keep a battery alive and well
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How to keep a battery alive and well
August 18, 2011
FOR many drivers the only sign that a battery is weak is when the car refuses to start. But according to Clive McLean, leading technician at Tropical ...
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OLD HONDA MODELS TOPS US most stolen vehicles
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OLD HONDA MODELS TOPS US most stolen vehicles
August 18, 2011
• Car thieves prefer Toyota in Jamaica HONDA tops the vehicles most stolen in the US last year with two models — 1990s Accord and Civic — ahead of the...
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2012 Hyundai Accent: Economy with style
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2012 Hyundai Accent: Economy with style
August 18, 2011
The 2012 Hyundai Accent is a complete overhaul of last year's model. It is sold in sedan and five-door hatchback body styles with six-speed transmissi...
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Traffic fines mounting
BY PATRICK FOSTER Auto Editor fosterp@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 11, 2011
Motorists fork out $561m, $2b still unpaid ERRANT motorists have paid more than half-billion dollars in punitive traffic fines over the past three yea...
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Check the fuses first!
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Check the fuses first!
August 11, 2011
You Auto Know THE fuse box is probably the most overlooked component in the operation of a vehicle. “Out of sight, out mind,” agrees Andre Hylton of A...
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Scotiabank’s top auto dealers
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Scotiabank’s top auto dealers
August 11, 2011
SCOTIABANK recently feted automobile dealers and awarded those producing the highest volume of business with the bank over. Fidelity Motors, represent...
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Gas drop $4.10 per Litre
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Gas drop $4.10 per Litre
August 11, 2011
EX-REFINERY gasoline prices took a dive this week with octane 87 and 90 dropping by $4.10 per litre and diesel fuel by $3.20 per litre. The new prices...
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Gore delivers on his record-breaking promise
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Gore delivers on his record-breaking promise
August 11, 2011
DOUG “Hollywood” Gore belted his Audi TT DTM around Dover circuit making good on his threat to break David Summerbell's 1.18.47 track record, with a l...
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Stefan Chin revved up about track record
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Stefan Chin revved up about track record
August 11, 2011
STEFAN Chin who set a new lap time in the motor cycle clocking 1 minute 22.80 erasing Guyanese Kevin Graham's time of 1 minute 22.93 last Saturday, up...
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Tedroy Burton — works, eats, sleeps and races hard
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Tedroy Burton — works, eats, sleeps and races hard
August 4, 2011
This St Elizabeth native stamps his mark on any race he enters and is a force to contend with on the track. As the current lap record holder for front...
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Adrenaline still rushing for Maxwell
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Adrenaline still rushing for Maxwell
August 4, 2011
Charles Maxwell can be remembered from his televised debut into circuit racing on the Jamspeed Adrenaline Rush television series, which he won, and wa...
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Dover face-off
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Dover face-off
August 4, 2011
* Top contenders at the Independence of Speed racemeet As Independence of Speed rave meet waves off this weekend Auto highlights the top two contender...
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The ABC of Dover racing
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The ABC of Dover racing
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August 4, 2011
Watching the various races at Dover the uninitiated might very well be confused given the abundance alphanumeric designations being thrown around at t...
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Donaldson on track
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Donaldson on track
August 4, 2011
One of the members of CRC Racing, Raymond Donaldson has made his mark in circuit racing by dominating the IP45 racing class in his Tony's Toys-sponsor...
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Kirk Diaz — wisdom and skill wins in the end
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Kirk Diaz — wisdom and skill wins in the end
August 4, 2011
Kirk Diaz started racing 2008 and in 2010 won the B45T Championship at Dover raceway. Graduating to a higher class, Diaz now competes in the B37 racin...
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Independence of Speed schedule
August 4, 2011
Saturday August 6th -- Qualifying 8:30 am -- Entry, Registration and Technical Inspection 8:30 - 09:30 am -- Official Practice All cars 9:30 - 10:30 a...
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Gore guns for Dover track record
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Gore guns for Dover track record
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August 4, 2011
WITH much ado about the Audi TT DTM's previous face-off with the Mitsubishi Evolution 8 at Dover, Doug "Hollywood" Gore asserts that he has found the ...
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Summerbell ready to fend off Thundersport challenge
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Summerbell ready to fend off Thundersport challenge
August 4, 2011
LEADING the point standing for the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) top driver, David Summerbell Jnr, while preserving his Evolution 8 for ...
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Othneil Lawrence looking to shine at Dover
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Othneil Lawrence looking to shine at Dover
Everard Owen Observer Writer editorial@jamaicaobserver.com 
August 4, 2011
MINISTER of state in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Othneil Lawrence says he is looking forward to a good day of racing at the Independence of S...
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Race at Dover not on the road, urges RSU
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Race at Dover not on the road, urges RSU
August 4, 2011
• Crush jig to be used in crash investigations A deadly Emancipation weekend claimed the lives of 12 people from five fatal crashes, pushing the road ...
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VW says profits triple
July 28, 2011
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) — Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car maker, said yesterday that net profit tripled in both the second quarter and first half of...
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