Tour of bus assembly plant

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Title

Tour of bus assembly plant

Description

Public Utilities and Transport Minister Carlyle Dunkley [third left] Local Government Minister Ralph Brown [fourth left] British High Commissioner John Drinkall [right] and JOS acting General Mnager Fred Hudson [left] being shown around the assembly plant of the National Vehicle Corporation by NAVCO general manager Noel Gray. The tour of the plant followed last Thursday's ceremony to hand over to the JOS the first locally assembled bus. Another 99 buses are to be assembled for JOS and five for Montego Bay Municipal Bus Co. This will mean savings of $2.88 million for Jamaica and $1.4 million for JOS and Montego Bay Municipal.

Subject

Bus lines - Jamaica; Automobile factories - Jamaica; Public offers - Jamaica; Ambassadors - Great Britain

Creator

Daily News

Date

Jun-1979

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Jamaica Omnibus Services (JOS)

Identifier

D0009790

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Daily News, “Tour of bus assembly plant,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 22, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/8890.