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JOS safe driving women awardees 1977
"Di dawta dem a model: part of the group of JOS women drivers who received Safe Driving Awards for 1977, seen here posing for the camera. Also in picture is Fred Hudson, Transportation Division Manager (left); Frank Clare, Chief Driving Instructor…
JOS Safe Driving Award presentation
"Leading JOS driver, Mr. Henry Beckford (5th left) in front row gets a hug from a female driver, as the winners of 1977 JOS Safe Driving Awards pose for the camera. Occasion was the recent presentation ceremony which was held at Curphey Place. Also…
JOS route 10 bus crash
"This JOS bus plying on route No. 10 was returning to the city yesterday when it failed to negotiate a corner and crashed through the fence of the home of Mrs. Joyce Constable at 5 Dulwich Drive, Drumblair. Four passengers sustained slight injuries…
JOS media representatives
"Checking it out: Media representatives, Jamaica Omnibus Services workers and other members of the touring party trying out the new aluminium seats which have been installed in this JOS bus. Following a scarcity of fibreglass on the open market, JOS…
JOS maintenance crew
"JOS take-over: JOS maintenance crew converge beside parked buses along Industrial Terrace yesterday as workers walked off the job."
JOS Leyland National bus on fire
"Half Way Tree firemen at work yesterday afternoon after this JOS Leyland National Bus caught on fire along Old Hope Road about 12:15 pm. When driver Norman Durrant was alerted by another motorist that there was fire at the back of the bus, the…
Tags: Bus lines - Jamaica; Buses; Commuters; Leyland buses
JOS Leyland National accident
Another one: Another JOS Leyland National was involved in an accident yesterday. Driver Newman Boyd reported that he was negotiating the corner at Orange Street and Orange Way when the bus skidded and crashed into the wall on Orange Way, at about…
JOS inspector checking bus damage
"Late night encounter: A JOS inspector checks damage to his company's vehicle late Friday night after it collided with a parked truck along Constant Spring Road, opposite King's Plaza. The truck, loaded with garbage from the nearby plazas, had…
JOS engineering department
"At work in the [Jamaica Omnibus Services] engineering department."
JOS Depot at Tivoli
"Awaiting spare parts - some of the buses laid up in the Tivoli Depot because of lack of spare parts to do repairs."
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Phoenix Foundry (The Dome), Falmouth

The Phoenix Foundry or 'The Dome' in Falmouth, Trelawny is one of the oldest surviving industrial complexes in Jamaica. It was built by engineer, Mr.…