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Bus wash

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"The JOS has embarked on a campaign to keep the few vehicles on the road clean and to keep their working area clean. Here a bus get its daily wash at the sophisticated automatic washer at Tivoli."

Representatives of Jamaica Omnibus Services Ltd.

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"Representative of the Jamaica Omnibus Services Limited and Lloyds Bank of England sign an agreement for 105 bus chassis, the bodies for which will be assembled in Jamaica. From left are John Burnell and Victor Itawley of Lloyds, Managing Director…

Boys joyriding on JOS bus

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"These little boys are having fun on this free ride. This pleasurable planks brings smiles to their faces. But if Jolly should take a sharp turn, open his doors a little too early or get too close to a light post, the joyride could become a death…

JOS bus strike - Cross Roads

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"Cross Roads at 8:55am and not a bus in sight. Commuters look around hopefully for the other means of transportation, and wait and wait but that was yesterday. Today the buses will be back."

Bus crash at Hagley Park Road and Eastwood Park Road

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"Three of the 52 passengers on this bus were taken to hospital yesterday after the vehicle left the road and crashed into the fence of the Ministry of Housing's legal office at the corner of Hagley Park Road and Eastwood Park Road. The accident…

JOS Tribunal representatives

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"The Tribunal examining the basis of overtime payment at the JOS, yesterday had its second sitting at the Ministry of Labour. Left to right are JOS Tribunal representative Lester Parke, chairman David Muirhead, workers Tribunal representative Bunny…

JOS workers marching

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"JOS workers marching Friday October 24, 1975 at Ministry of Labour during strike."

JOS and trade unions

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"Chairman Basil Lynch (centre head of table) makes a left index finger point at Monday's hearing of the wage contract dispute between the JOS and the NWU and BITU. Mr. Lynch is flanked by Tribunal members Edward Dixon (left) and Owen Plant (right)…

JOS tour

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"New JOS Board chairman A.Z Preston is attracted by something while JOS Chief Engineer George Swindlehurst beckons to JOS Advertising Manager Henling Wade (at right) to make the next move when members of the JOS Board toured the JOS Tivoli depot on…

Bus strike

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"Corporate are commuters yesterday seeking other means of transportation after JOS workers walked off their jobs. Even the clock seemed to strike because this photograph was taken after 4:00pm."