Browse Items (10093 total)

Mrs. Beverley Manley receiving books for children at Jamaica House

d_0009588_beverley_manley_ja_house.jpeg
"Receiving books for children: Mrs. Beverley Manley [3rd left] looking at a 16-page book of children's poetry, 'Through a Child's Eye'. The book was one of a collection presented to her at Jamaica House yesterday [March 19] by Mrs. Pat Persaud…

Education Minister and PM Manley

d_0009587_education_minister_manley.jpeg
"Education Minister (Eric Bell) and the Prime Minister (Michael Manley) admire a display of batik prints at the Schools' Agricultural Exhibition. There was a wide variety of arts and craft from several schools presented at the fair."

The new lifeguard lookout at Boston Beach

d_0009586_lifeguard_boston_beach.jpeg
"The new lifeguard lookout at Boston Beach, one of the features of Herbie's landscape design."

Section of the beach the Trudeaus are enjoying

d_0009585_beach_tudeaus.jpeg
A section of a beach in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, with a view of an old ship's anchor.

Grade 10 students taking dictation

d_0009584_students_dictation.jpeg
"Grade 10 class taking dictation; there are only three totally blind students in this class. Over 75 percent of the Salvation Army School for the Blind's student have some sight."

Lone fisherman, Delroy Lindo

d_0009583_fisherman_delroy_lindo.jpeg
"Lone fisherman: 16-year old Delroy Lindo often comes fishing on this lone rock on the north coast near Discovery Bay. He loves to catch, then fry the fish himself. He has been indulging in this pastime regularly since he left school last year. But…

Jamaica Baptist Federation of Women Festival

d_0009582_ja_baptist_women.jpeg
Pickles, condiments and other food and drink items being sold at the Jamaica Baptist Federation of Women (now Jamaica Baptist Women's Federation) Festival.

Final touches to a pair of porcelain sake falcons

d_0009581_porcelain_saker_falcons.jpeg
"The finishing touches are put to a pair of porcelain Saker falcons being made by a small company in the English Midlands, prior to their export to the Middle East.
The Saker falcon originated in Eastern Europe and Asia and, like the hawk and the…

UWI receives selection of books

d_0009580_uwi_receives_books.jpeg
"The UWI recently received a selection of books on education as a gift of the Ministry of Overseas Development of the UK. At the presentation from left are Mr. A.C. Jackman, First Secretary to the British High Commission, Prof. Aubrey Phillips, Dean…

KSAC beautification programme along Tom Redcam Drive

d_0009579_ksac_beautification.jpeg
"Beautification: The KSAC's beautification programme along Tom Redcam Drive had been set back by the recent drought. But with the coming of the rains and the water restrictions now lifted, the work is again in full swing. Here an Impact Programme…