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Western Science Teachers Exhibition
"The Environmental Effect of Bauxite Mining holds a very special interest for Mr. Frazer Perry [right], Operations Manager of Kaiser Jamaica Bauxite Company at the recent Western Science Teachers Exhibition held at the Community College in Brown's…
Furniture and craft items at Consumers Education Week
"Consumer Exhibition: At the recent Exhibition mounted for Consumers Education Week at the National Arena, the Jamaica Association for the Deaf displayed furniture and craft items made by the handicapped. The work which was of very high quality,…
Students copying notes at the Royal Bank Exhibition
"A willingness to learn: Students earnestly copying notes at the Port Royal Bank exhibition...taking place at the Bank of Jamaica Auditorium. The exhibition traces the development of exchange in Jamaica since the days of the Arawaks to today. The…
Tobacco workers
"Workers gaining better earning from tobacco growing."
Tags: Agriculture; Farmers; Tobacco; Tobacco farms; Tobacco industry
Preparing the vegetable patch
Farmers preparing land for planting vegetables.
Tags: Agriculture; Farmers; Farms
Coco
"A coco weighing 12 pounds and measuring 4 feet in circumference has been reaped in the backyard of Mr. Sylvester Comrie of New Ground district near Lime Hall. Mr. Comrie is a local farmer, but this is the first time that he has reaped such a large…
Tags: Agriculture - Jamaica; Root crops; Taro
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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.