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Inside the criminal mind
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December 29 12:28 AM
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‘Avoid wild speculation,’ defence attorney advises in SSL matter
Senior cop points to complex investigation
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Families urged to stop hiding children with disabilities
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Families urged to stop hiding children with disabilities
BY HORACE HINES Observer writer 
December 29 12:22 AM
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December 29 12:22 AM
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BRAND Jamaica is set to reap rich benefits from its association with the electronic gaming platform D3eSports and through the creation of a Jamaican t...
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‘Magna-ficient’ growth
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‘Magna-ficient’ growth
BY RORY DALEY Observer writer 
May 19, 2022
Magna Motors Dealership Limited Jamaica celebrated its seventh year as dealers for the Hyundai line of automobiles by officially opening its Oxford Ro...
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Offroading on the Farm returns
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May 19, 2022
Popular adventure event, Offroading on the Farm returns for 2022 at Brighton River in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, for May 22 and 23. “We’re happy to be ...
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Kia Sportage ups it’s game
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Kia Sportage ups it’s game
BY RORY DALEY Observer senior writer daleyr@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 12, 2022
THE 2023 Kia Sportage has grown up. Moving from a blend of sport utility vehicle (SUV) and hot hatchback, the Kia has gained some mass for its new gen...
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Crawford revs up his F1 Breakfast
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May 12, 2022
FORGET Netflix and HBO . Now there’s a different on-screen action that more Jamaicans are tuning into — Formula One (F1) racing. And Roland Crawford, ...
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Pier One gets the drift
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May 12, 2022
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Police urge extra caution on Old    Melrose Hill Road
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KUDOS FOR NEW KIA
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BY RORY DALEY Observer senior writer daleyr@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 5, 2022
It was with much fanfare that ATL Tiger Motors — the arm of the ATL Automotive Group responsible for the Kia line of vehicles — unveiled the 2023 Spor...
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Jamrock Jeeps journey across Jamaica
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BY RORY DALEY Observer senior writer daleyr@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 5, 2022
JEEP owners looking to live the active lifestyle associated with the brand can indulge in such experiences with Jamrock Jeeps, a new group looking to ...
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Powell delivers podium finish at FIA Karting Euro Championship
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May 1, 2022
HAVING endured a performance dip in his last few outings, Jamaica’s karting sensation Alex Powell signalled a return to form with a third-place finish...
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‘Put new tyres at back’
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‘Put new tyres at back’
April 28, 2022
WITH the rainy season under way and a higher risk of more road collisions, Nicholas McKoy, general manager of Chad-Ad Distributors Ltd, local supplier...
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Toyota Jamaica fetes art contest winners
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BY RORY DALEY Observer senior writer daleyr@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 28, 2022
The local portion of the 15th Toyota Jamaica Dream Car Art Contest was completed when the nine winners across the three categories were awarded their ...
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PPV requirements to be revised, says Shaw
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April 28, 2022
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Revving away at Dover Raceway’s return
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April 28, 2022
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Wild, wet start to karting
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BY RORY DALEY Observer writer 
April 28, 2022
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Highway quarrel
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FOGA ROAD, Clarendon — Member of Parliament (MP) for Clarendon South Western Lothan Cousins has rejected a claim by the National Road Operating & Cons...
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DOVER LIVES UP TO BILLING
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BY RORY DALEY Observer writer daleyr@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 21, 2022
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‘Send us the photographs’
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April 20, 2022
Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) Kenute Hare is encouraging Jamaicans to take photographs of retrofitted motor vehicles with blinding he...
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Move over, guys
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April 16, 2022
FORMULA woman driver, Jamaican Sara Misir is slated to compete at ‘Radical Invasion 2022’ on Easter Monday as local motor sporting action returns to D...
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Fear of carnage
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April 13, 2022
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — With the US$188-million May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000 expected to be completed by March 2023, firefighters are...
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Kia Carnival: Space Ace
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BY RORY DALEY Observer writer daleyr@jamaicaobserver.com 
April 7, 2022
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PETROJAM DEBATE HEATS UP
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Balford Henry | Observer Writer 
April 7, 2022
Vaz, Mahfood poles apart on Gov't refinery Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Daryl Vaz says that, in order to safeguard Petrojam's future via...
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