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"The building which first housed the Portland Parish Library - one of the first to be included in the island wide free library service."
Other business places on the property include: St. Anthony's Credit Union; Court Rose of Portland; Loyal Rose…

A historic two‑storey Georgian‑Victorian building in Portland, Jamaica, which features red brick walls, white fretwork and an upper-floor wraparound verandah. The building, which houses the National Commercial Bank, is located on Gideon Avenue in…

"FOR THE CHILDREN: A Danish volunteer worker and Girl Guides officers discussing how to go about building a children's play pen at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Morant Bay. Members of the group are from left, Doreen Clemetson, Mrs. Guy Wright,…

A residential building engulfed in flames.

"YOUNG MINDS at work and play, building a bright new future. When last did you build something with bricks or blocks?"

"This building is just beside the Jamaica School of Art and Crafts. It is at the corner of Duke and North Streets. Students of the Jamaica School of Arts and Crafts, Trevor Burrowes and Winston Patrick, organised a work-day in which much of the…

"Outside of the building, 50 Church Street, badly in need of cleaning up. Any volunteer Crash Programme workers?"

"A grave situation: when last did you have the opportunity to really study the underside of a car? You will have missed a good chance if they move this one today. The men (of all ages) at left, took advantage of the situation yesterday and got a…

An Buick automobile that overturned in an open ditch along Spanish Town road.

The Buff Bay River Bridge, spanning the Buff Bay River in Portland, Jamaica.