Illegal shacks

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Title

Illegal shacks

Description

"These are the shacks which Portmore residents are expressing fear about. But the fishermen use them as - sleeping quarters."

Subject

Fish trade - Jamaica; Fishing huts; Squatter settlements; Portmore (St. Catherine, Jamaica)

Creator

Daily News

Date

Aug-1980

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Fishing

Identifier

D0013090

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Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Daily News, “Illegal shacks,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed January 19, 2026, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/12144.