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Kingston Harbour and adjacent country from Charlottenberg (St .Andrew Mountains)

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From a sketch by Captain J.S. Whitty. (Plate no. 2 of Whitty, I.S. Views in the vicinity of the city of Kingston, 1839.)

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McGregor Gully on Windward Road

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"A washed out section of the McGregor Gully on Windward Road where the Pentecostal Church was damaged in islandwide rain Wednesday night. Prime Minister Manley [right] looks at the damage."

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Seabreeze Avenue, Kingston 2

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"This house at Seabreeze Avenue Kingston 2 was damaged during the ravages of the Gilda rains last year. The owner has told the Daily News that assistance promised him for the reconstruction of his house has not been forthcoming. This picture was…

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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."

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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…

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JOS workers

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"Confrontation - riot squad policeman and striking JOS workers at the Industrial Terrace Depot yesterday."

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Political party supporters on Duke & Beeston Streets by Gordon House

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"Election spirits ran high yesterday as JLP and PNP supporters flanked sections of Duke and Beeston Streets by Gordon House, while Parliament debated the Boundaries Report. From early morning, party supporters positioned themselves, sang party songs…

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JLP and PNP supporters flanked sections of Duke & Beeston Streets by Gordon House

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"Election spirits ran high yesterday as JLP and PNP supporters flanked sections of Duke and Beeston Streets by Gordon House, while Parliament debated the Boundaries Report. From early morning, party supporters positioned themselves, sang party songs…

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Raw sewage on the intersection of Beckford and West Street in Kingston

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" 'How long?' That is the question people facing the stink at this intersection of Beckford and West Streets in Kingston have been asking. For months now a sewer main has been malfunctioning. The road surface is eroded and the many mini-lakes give…

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Oil tanker and Ford Escort motorcar

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"What was the cause? Traffic lights in the Corporate Area have not been working for a few days now. On Thursday however, there was a collision between the oil tanker and the Ford Escort motorcar [in the picture above], at the intersection of South…

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