Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Sunday | March 14, 2010
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Fishing returns to Greenwich Town
THE ZINC-LINED stretch of the Greenwich Town Fishing Village in St Andrew is abuzz with commercial activity most Sundays, as buyers move from stall to stall looking for the best deal. Fisherman William 'Romey' Anderson is accustomed to this scene; he's been part of it for over 35 years.

'I can't lose' - Warmington not worried about boundary cut
EVERALD WARMINGTON boasts of having been sent to Gordon Hose by the constituents of South West St Catherine by one of the largest majorities.

Reflections on Boys' Champs (1932-1954) Part 2
This period covers the first 22 years of Champs as a two-day meet, during which the number of participating schools increased from 10 in 1931 to 13 in 1954.

Buff Bay: A cross and a crossing
In Buff Bay, Portland, the train line does a reappearing act. Entering the town from the west, heading towards the parish capital, Port Antonio, one of the distinctive all-metal bridges designed to support the enormous burden of regular rail traffic appears adjacent to another bridge that sports the smooth tarmac of the relatively new highway. However, there is no sign of the line before - and closer examination shows why.

Selling over the line, remembering the 'school diesel'
Following the train line from the station back into Buff Bay is a trip into neglect. The rails run from close to gates, through yards, are half-buried by overgrowth and, as they near the crossing across the Newcastle Road, are closely flanked by rusted zinc fences.

St Margaret's Bay: Shoe repair on the line
The clearest sighting of the train line in St Margaret's Bay is in a three-feet-wide gap between road and open land, dirty water slouching in the channel. The rails are covered by asphalt on one side and earth on the other, and when The Sunday Gleaner asks for directions to the station, there is a guffaw with a pointed finger and a pointed comment.


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