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Accident on Church Pen main road

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"Six occupants, all of a Ministry of Agriculture motor truck, [top] were treated at the Spanish Town Hospital for minor injuries last week Wednesday after an accident involving a Ford Escort [below] motorcar on the Church Pen main road near Old…

Stagnant water in Brown's Gully, Morant Bay

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"Health hazard - Brown's Gully in Morant Bay has stagnant water and heavy morass all year round except when there's a down-pour of rain to flush the gully. It is one of the many breeding grounds for mosquitoes and ring-worms. In addition, residents…

Huge pothole at the corner of King & Tower Street

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"This is not a downtown oasis but a huge pot hole at the corner of King and Tower Streets. It has so far failed to attract the attention of the KSAC whose headquarters is only two short blocks away."

Filthy conditions outside the St. Patrick place of safety in Rae Town

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"Is this what we want for our kids in the international year of the child? The 38 boys being housed at the St. Patrick's Place of Safety in Rae Town have to suffer daily from the stench, mosquito bites and flies are bred by this stagnant pool that…

Some happy Bajans

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"Top: Happy Bajans. A section of the group of Barbadians at Sabina Park yesterday as they cheered their team to victory mixing a medley of calypso music with 'You Wrong Fe Trouble 'Bajie'."

Decorative closed box

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Box covered with seashells.

Hazardous road conditions

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"Safety hazard: Pedestrians and motorists who use Bray Street near Somerset Avenue in Franklyn Town have complained about the condition."

Deplorable road condition

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"Water damage: The motorists at right approaches with caution along Hagley Park Road near its intersection with Waltham Park Road. Heavy rains in the Corporate Area last week left the road surface in the condition shown in picture."