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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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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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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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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
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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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BEIJING, China (AFP) — China's leading automaker SAIC Motor Corp confirmed yesterday it had agreed to buy a stake in General Motors (GM), as the US au...
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Gov’t owes millions to used-car dealers — Hamilton
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Gov’t owes millions to used-car dealers — Hamilton
November 18, 2010
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association (JUCDA), Lynvalle Hamilton, yesterday charged that Government owes members of the industry milli...
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Consumer Reports best & worst 2010 cars
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Have a fatality free week urges RSU
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November 18, 2010
FIVE people were killed in traffic collisions over the last week, pushing the island's road-death toll to 255 from 235 fatal crashes since January. Ov...
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Auto repairer encourages garages to improve service
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Toyota scores big on reliability despite recalls
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Cell phone use illegal for PPV drivers — RSU
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Andre Anderson – looking to the future
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November 11, 2010
Fresh from his debut at the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) in Guyana on November 7, Andre Anderson had much to celebrate on his 23rd birt...
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Audi says record sales in sight
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November 11, 2010
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Doug Gore – Journey of a thousand cars
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Toyota recall woes continue
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November 4, 2010
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Achieving under 300 deaths draws closer
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November 4, 2010
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BMW recalls more than 150,000 cars for fuel-pump fix
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Motor vehicle duties will not be lowered now — Budhan
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F1 Champion Häkkinen visits Jamaica
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October 28, 2010
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JAA launches auto repair programme for garages
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October 28, 2010
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Car rental association calls for return of concession
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October 28, 2010
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Rent-A-Car Association Limited, William McCalla has called for the return of concessions on motor vehicles, without which, he...
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