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Illegal shacks
"These are the shacks which Portmore residents are expressing fear about. But the fishermen use them as - sleeping quarters."
Evacuating flooded homes
Residents load a truck with furniture as they prepare to evacuate their flooded homes.
Flooding in Portmore
Residents were seen transporting furniture on a truck through floodwaters after their home was inundated.
Truck tipping marl to repair road
"Road repairs: A truck unloads marl on a road-way in Portmore, as part of a $15,000 programme of road repairs now in progress."
Ruins of Long House Port Henderson about 1957
Ruins of a stone building in Port Henderson, St. Catherine known as Long House.
St. Stephens Church, Port Henderson
View of the remains of the wooden section of St. Stephens Church in Port Henderson, St. Catherine.
The Arms, Port Henderson
Stone building known as "The Arms" or "Rodney's Lookout" or "Rodney's Arm", located in the old port town of Port Henderson, St. Catherine. It was built by Admiral George Rodney on a summit of the Port Henderson Hills
between 1780- 1782 as an old…
between 1780- 1782 as an old…
Flood victims
"Liberty Way, the entrance to Garveymeade, was a lake on Saturday morning as our photo shows. Here two citizens wade their way through to get to their homes. Since the recent heavy rainfalls, Garveymeade residents, who are brave enough to leave their…
Portmore
"Portmore under water: this area is unique in Jamaica. Waterlogged and dangerous, it is the place of greatest risk from hurricane, from earthquake and from flooding. It is home for over 50,000 people!"
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Hussay Festival
Photograph depicting a large gathering in Westmoreland, in celebration of the Hussay, a traditional East Indian religious festival.