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Portrait of James Alexander George Smith, former Jamaican politician, legislator and statesman.

Famous Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation strike in 1964, when strikers sat down in the Half-Way Tree square blocking traffic. Vehicular traffic stopped to a halt, while a crowd of curious onlookers supported the strikers.

Michael "Joshua" Manley sitting amidst demonstrators during the '6th round' of the Jamaica Broadcasting Commission sit down demonstration in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew.

John Ebenezer Clare McFarlane, founder and President of the Poetry League Society of Jamaica.

J.K. Holt demonstrates the correct grip of a cricket bat to a group of young cricketers.

"Into the light: A JOS bus yesterday afternoon abandoned the 'beaten path' and ripped into two utility poles at the corner of Windward and Elleston Roads. No one was injured, although the impact totally uprooted the poles which landed on top of the…

"J.O.S. [Jamaica Omnibus Services] Engineering School re-opens: Training Officer, Ken R. Facey demonstrated the rocker gear assembly and its function to J.O.S. apprentices at the Tivoli Engineering Training School, opened on November 3."

"We want to go home: City commuters were singing this song in Downtown Kingston yesterday afternoon after JOS workers walked off their job charging police brutality. Picture shows the crowd at South Parade seeking alternative means of transport,…

"A contribution of $2000.00 (two thousand dollars) by Jamaica Public Service Company towards the joint fund raising drive by the Lions Club and Kiwanis Club of May Pen to provide a standby generating unit at the May Pen Hospital being presented to…

"Turing the sod are Dr. Vin Lawrence, then deputy chairman of the JTC board and Vilma Facey, a foundation member of the Credit Union."