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PNP leader Michael Manley with exuberant supporters
"PNP leader Michael Manley with exuberant supporters last night. At press time, the PNP had won 45 seats outright. The JLP had taken seven and eight were still undeclared."
Lorna Boothe
"Commonwealth gold medal hurdler Lorna Boothe (left) making some adjustments to schoolgirl during the exercise session at the National Stadium yesterday afternoon. The Jamaica-born English representative had the girls going through exercises of…
Ben Hawthorne
" 'Big Ben' says thank you with a kiss - Ben Hawthorne kisses Mrs. Winnifred Box after she presented him with a gift at the musical evening arranged for him. Looking on is JTA President Victor Edwards. Ben Hawthorne retires this year after serving…
David Coore, Finance Minister
"Welcome: Finance Minister David Coore greets Australian Deputy Prime Minister D. Cairns at Jamaica House yesterday morning. Behind Mr. Coore (left to right) are Prime Minister Michael Manley and Mining and Natural Resources Minister Allan Isaacs.…
Kingston Public Hospital
"Dr. and Nurse: Wayne McSam, 9, and Lorraine Parkinson, 5, of the Wyman Basic School in Pink Lane, Kingston gave a highly entertaining true-to-life performance yesterday for nurses at the Kingston Public Hospital, as their contribution to the current…
(KPH) Kingston Public Hospital
"The new block at Kingston Public Hospital is now taking shape and the gleaming white structure is getting the finishing touches. It contrasts with the red-brick buildings to the southern part of the hospital."
Kingston Public Hospital (KPH)
"Back on the Job: Registered nurses seen back on the job yesterday at the KPH after a two-day work stoppage to protest Government's response to their 12-point claim. The work resumption formula was reached when the Nurses Association of Jamaica and…
McGregor Gully
"Surveyed damage: Residents in the McGregor Gully area of St. Andrew survey damage done to their premises by flood waters caused by heavy rains from Hurricane Carmen."
Jacques Road, McGregor Gully
"Members of this family are seen packing their belongings as they prepare to evacuate their Jacques Road home in the McGregor Gully. This residence was also badly affected by last year's Gilda floods."
Kentyre, Eastern St. Andrew
"Stones and debris and mud cover a yard at Kentyre, Eastern St. Andrew."
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Lacovia, Bamboo Walk
Dirt road lined with bamboo trees on both sides. The area, between Middle Quarters and Lacovia, is known as Bamboo Avenue today.