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Kingston's first bus service operated by a company called Jamaica Utilities commenced on August 8, 1948. [3] Initially communities served included, Rockfort, Hagley Park, Mountain View and Three Miles. The service operated by Jamaica Utilities was unsatisfactory, mainly due to the poor condition in which the fleet was maintained.
The Jamaica Omnibus Service (JOS) was a municipal bus system that served the Kingston metropolitan area that ran from 1953 to 1983. After being run by British Electric Traction, the JOS was nationalised by the Jamaican government in 1974.
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company operates over 70 routes across Kingston, Portmore and Spanish Town. Routes also travel to Clarendon and sub-suburban Saint Catherine . The company launched an Express Service operating on a different schedule and different fare structure.
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Map of Jamaica: Benedetto Bordone: A very simple map of Jamaica from Bordone's Isolario (The Book of Islands), printed in Venice in 1528. 2: 1562: Isola Cuba Nova: Girolamo Ruscelli: Fragment showing Jamaica from an early map of Cuba in Ruscelli's Atlas, probably the 1562 edition, published in Italy. [2] 4: 1572: Jamaica: Tomaso Porcacchi
Cross Roads Bus Station - a major transport hub for buses and taxis. [4] Cross Roads Post Office. [4] Cross Roads Market. [4] Carib 5 - a five-screen multiplex cinema since 1997 but originally a 1,750-seat facility designed by John Pike and opening in 1938. The exterior walls are original and retain their impressive 1930s styling. [5]
Kingston railway terminus was built in the Jamaica Georgian architectural style using brick. [2] It was constructed on a grand scale, symbolising its importance as the main terminus of the Jamaica railways. [2] It has prominent arcades on both levels of the east entrance end. [2] Victorian cast iron brackets support the roof overhang on the ...
Jamaica Buses, Inc., also known as Jamaica Bus Lines [1] or the Jamaica Bus Company, [2] was a bus company in New York City, United States, operating local service in Queens and express service to Manhattan until January 30, 2006, when the MTA Bus Company took over its operations.