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Damage to the tower of the Kingston Parish Church after the 1907 earthquake.

The Tower Isle Hotel (now Couples Tower Isle) as seen from the front. In the background are the blue waters of the Caribbean Sea.

Three calypso players with guitar, rattle and sticks, entertain a female guest on the beach at the Tower Isle Hotel. Jamaican hotels have endeavoured to provide visitors with a unique taste of the island’s culture and particularly its music with the…

Three calypso players with guitar, rattle and sticks, entertain a female guest on the beach at the Tower Isle Hotel. Jamaican hotels have endeavoured to provide visitors with a unique taste of the island’s culture and particularly its music with the…

"This is a tower at Fair Prospect in Portland built by slaves during the days when our colonial masters kept them to work on plantations in all parts of the island. Reputed to be over 300 years old, this one was used by the slave master to check on…

Image of Haitian general and revolutionist, Toussaint L'ouverture. standing with a sword and hat in hand.

Print of Haitian revolutionist and leader of the black insurgents of Saint Domingue, General Toussaint Louverture, on a horseback with his sword raised.

"A couple makes a purchase while in the adjoining cubicle, preparation continues for what is expected to be bumper tourist season."

"...And this is the finale! Showing that perfect symmetry looks good even in 'work-a-day' dance clothes are (left to right), Misses Jennifer Lawrence, Sonia Coombs, and Pearl Richards, dancers who participated in a recent two-month dance workshop…

"P.J. puts across a point: Tourism Minister P.J. Patterson describing one aspect of the aims of the Tourist Board during cocktails before the Press Luncheon hosted by the Jamaica Tourist Board at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel Tuesday."