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Lumber truck accident
"Accident: Haulage contractor Vincent Sinclair was driving his truck with a load of lumber from Newport West to Lumber Traders at Ferry, yesterday afternoon, when there was an accident at Six Miles. Mr. Sinclair said he was driving on the right hand…
Taxi cab crashes in pole
"The post has the secret: the damaged cab pictured here, just across the road from the Daily News, was not originally going in the north-to-south direction along Half Way Tree Road, as the picture indicated. Indeed, minutes before the accident on…
Jamaica Omnibus Services inspectors
"Passing the time: JOS inspectors in discussion outside the UTASP headquarters along Church Street yesterday as they and supervisors continued their sick-out for a second day."
JOS commuters
"Commuters yesterday enjoying the last of the 'cheap' JOS fared. Come May 14 they will have to dig deeper into their pockets."
Tags: Bus lines - Jamaica; Buses; Commuters; Leyland buses
National Vehicle Corporation workers
"Jamaican expertise on the go - Putting it together: National Vehicle Corporation workers assembling another bus for JOS at NavCo's Hanover Street, Kingston plant."
Tags: Bus garages; Bus lines - Jamaica; Buses; Leyland buses
JOS maintenance crew
"JOS take-over: JOS maintenance crew converge beside parked buses along Industrial Terrace yesterday as workers walked off the job."
Scene at Parade, Kingston
"Some like it hot: Some people will risk the heat of the sun, will stand all the way, just to get about their business. The gentleman at left apparently has not yet arrived at that level of desperation.
Some like it packed. If you get a covered…
Some like it packed. If you get a covered…
JOS bus commuters
"Back at last: JOS buses returned to the roads yesterday after a five-day absence. Here young commuters make their way into one as they welcomed back 'Jolly Joseph'."
Tags: Bus lines - Jamaica; Buses; Commuters; Leyland buses
Jamaica Omnibus Service drivers and conductresses
JOS drivers and conductresses caught in a serious mood in Cross Roads yesterday after they walked off their job In protest against the bad treatment of one of their own by the police. Buses are parked in the background."
Bus hopping on Half Way Tree Road
"Illegal ride: bus hopping in the Corporate Area is again on the increase as these boys indicated along Half Way Tree Road yesterday. What the youngsters don't seem to realize is that they are flirting with death. Shortly after this picture was taken…
Tags: Bus lines - Jamaica; Buses; Leyland buses
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Moulton Barrett House, Falmouth

Two-storey building in Falmouth, located on lands once owned by Edward Moulton Barrett and the Barrett family in the 18th century.