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HAVE YOU noticed cameras atop some traffic lights in the Corporate Area? Well, these 'eyes on the streets' are part of the National Works Agency's (NWA) traffic management initiative.

AS fears of a nuclear fall-out and global aftershocks of Japan's recent massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami reverberate throughout major world economies, the ripple effects are now at the doorsteps of several Jamaican businesses.

General Motors Co says it will pay out US$59.4 million in quarterly dividends on its Series B mandatory convertible junior preferred stock. The automaker said on Thursday its board of directors approved a dividend of 0.594 cent per share on the preferred stock.

A week ago they celebrated when St George's College won the urban area ISSA/First Global 'A' League cricket title, today the fans of the Light Blues may have more to cheer about if Collin Daley Jr can survive the acid test of Hillel High's Matthew Williams in the Rotax Junior Class go-kart affair at the Palisadoes International Raceway, Kingston.

Kingston Industrial Garage Limited (KIG) is set to pull out all the stops to make its two-day motor show a memorable experience. The event, in association with the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Auto Loan, will be staged on the grounds of NCB at 29 Trafalgar Road (formerly Super Plus compound), March 19-20.

In life, two things are certain - taxes and death. However, nowadays, we could add rising fuel prices to the mix to make it three. Last week, the highly combustible oil price shot past the US$100 mark to reach US$104.64 per barrel - a first in two-and-a-half years - sending shock waves throughout the global economy.

BERLIN (AP):Germany's Volkswagen AG saw its 2010 earnings soar to €6.84 billion (US$9.4 billion) as revenue climbed more than 20 per cent, creating the automaking group's most successful year ever, the company said last Friday.

Guyanese-born, naturalised Jamaican Cecil Beharry, will be participating in the ninth annual Pakaraima Mountain Safari in Guyana, scheduled March 26 to April 3

BUFFALO, W Va (AP): Carmaker Toyota is planning a US$64-million investment in its Buffalo plant to expand production of six-speed automatic transmissions.

Corporate Area motorists, particularly female drivers, welcomed the opportunity to learn about simple motor-vehicle maintenance techniques from Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) technicians recently.

They went shopping. Now, several Jamaican top racers are in possession of some hot, new rides or revamping existing ones, making the vehicles some of the fastest machines in the Caribbean.