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Curfew extended in sections of Red Hills Road
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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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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
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
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December 28 12:16 AM
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Missions of mercy
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December 28 12:14 AM
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April 29, 2010
AUTO TOYOTA Jamaica (Toyojam), authorised distributors for Toyota vehicles in Jamaica, has entered a landmark arrangement with an auto parts company i...
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‘Iron Man’ drives an Audi R8 Spyder
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‘Iron Man’ drives an Audi R8 Spyder
April 29, 2010
AUTO ROBERT Downey Jr has returned to his role as the ingenious engineer and super hero Iron Man. The world premiere of Iron Man 2 took place on Monda...
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Chinese automakers push to raise profile
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Drop in road deaths no reason for celebration — RSU
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THE significant decline in road fatalities has continued into the second quarter of this year, however, the Transport Ministry's Road Safety Unit (RSU...
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BMW speeds up electric vehicle production
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Scotiabank hosts car dealers
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ATL Autohaus unveils VW Amarok pickup
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April 22, 2010
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Toyota drops in Moody’s rating, Forbes’ ranking
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NRSC proposes seizure of uninsured vehicles
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ATL Autohaus on the job
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Toyota suspends Lexus production, sales
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GM to dismantle Hummer
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ATL Autohaus opens Monday
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GM posts US$4.3B loss
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Massa leads Grand Prix, Hamilton sixth
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BMW to build $100m factory in US
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Summerbell heats up Dover Easter Monday
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VW Polo selected Car of the Year, Audi R8 top sports car
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Traffic fatalities at 10-year low
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