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Garveymeade
Construction taking place on Garveymeade, a new housing scheme in Portmore, St. Catherine.
Hellshire
"New methods of construction like this Hellshire semi-detached scheme may lower unit prices."
Independence City
"One of the extended houses in Independence City adds architectural class to the scheme."
Friendship Meadows
Photograph of houses in the Friendship Meadows community located in the parish of St. Catherine. One of the houses shown has building material in its yard.
Hague Housing Scheme
"Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Member of Parliament for North Trelawny Desmond Leaky pointing out a detail to Prime Minister Manley at the Hague Housing Scheme in Trelawny. The scheme comprises 180 houses, of which 150…
Kingston Public Hospital (KPH)
"The road to health: As economic crisis deepens it is becoming more difficult for those who cannot afford it to go to private doctors. More and more people flock the KPH each day. Scene at the Outpatients Department yesterday."
Kingston Public Hospital (KPH)
"Man awaits the opening of the dispensary. The KPH waiting room was closed as Government pharmacists stayed off the job a second day."
Kapo leading the ceremony
A revivalist ceremony being conducted by Mallica "Kapo" Reynolds in their place of worship. Some are beating drums while two small children are knocking tambourines. Kapo is holding a rod and a plant and is standing before a table with a large bible,…
A large group of children seated
Children and a few adults sit outdoors on metal chairs in the glaring sun. Some are using papers, rags and umbrellas as shields against the hot sun.
A young girl running
A little girl is captured with a package in her hand, running by a zinc fence with a wooden gate, at 21a Baker Street.
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Registration of births and deaths

"The sign makes it very clear. It is the registration office at 134 Spanish Town Road. Registration only for births and deaths are done by registrar,…