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"Vendors arcade - well on the way! - The days of those semi-permanent vendors stalls along King Street are numbered! This is the Vendors Arcade now being constructed at the corner of Laws and Church Streets, at which all present King Street Vendors…

"Demolition: Remains of shacks which were demolished by the KSAC on Orange Street near North Parade in Kingston."

"Different styles - these are the four stalls which were unveiled by Local Government Pearnel Charles yesterday. They will replace some of the unsightly structures used by higglers."

"De dread red an' wan' lik off dem head... a rastafarian dreadlocksed higgler [left] is filled with wrath as he angrily watched labourers from the Public Cleansing Department of KSAC pulling down his shack [correction, grocery store] at South Parade…

"Industry and Commerce Minister Douglas Vaz, is seen here addressing guests at the official opening of Manufacturers Wholesome Ltd., a duty-free fabric wholesome establishment at 21, Orange Street, Kingston, on Thursday last. The new company headed…

"From the Shell Company: This year, Shell [West Indies] Limited increased its financial contribution to West Indies Cricket from TT $170,000 to TT $200,00. Here, Shell's General Manager, Howard Hamilton [second left] presents his Company's cheque to…

"Eating and watching - lunch for this gentleman at Chedwin Park during the Jamaica Shell Shield cricket match did not divert his attention from the game, for while "roping" in on a nice hunk of chicken, he kept a keen eye on the field of play.…

"Ye olde Gordon Town. This was one of the rest stops on the way up to Newcastle."

Gordon Town from the Thompson Collection - this was one of the stops on the way up to Newcastle.

Portrait taken of Pierre Trudeau.

"Come down, Justin: Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau guides his three year old son Justin back to earth after the youngster decided to try climbing one of the coconut trees on the Prospect estate in St. Mary. The Trudeau family made a tour of…