Left: John Pringle - Right: Houses at Acadia nearing completion. FILE PHOTOS
BANKING
January 27, 1969: James Furness, general manager of the Jamaica Citizens Bank announced that the Bank had decided to offer loans to persons who wished to purchase paintings by Jamaican artists at a price to be fixed by a recognised art gallery. Loans offered would amount to half of the cost of the painting.
AGRICULTURE
January 28, 1963: Firm orders for the delivery of 14,000 boxes of oranges were received by the Citrus Growers Association from two Canadian firms. The orders from Canada were partly the result of sales representations which the association made in Canada in the previous year when it was seeking outlets for a surplus production of Valencia oranges, in particular. Mostly, however, the sales were the result of recent frosts in Florida and Spain which damaged the crops in those countries converting a world surplus into shortage.
MANUFACTURING
January 29, 1947: Businessmen engaged in the manufacture or processing of articles whether for local use or export, met at the offices of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce and agreed in principle to form the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association. A committee was set up to investigate how it should function in the interests of the manufacturing community. Members of the Committee elected were Harry Vendryes, L.A. Thoywell Henry, V.G. Prendergast, J.C. Walenta, Quentin Williams, S.G. Fletcher, Ivan Harty and D.G. Dowack.
COMMUNITY
January 30, 1948: All Indian stores in Kingston and in some parish towns were closed as a mark of respect for Mahatma Gandhi, 'father of the Indian nation' who was assassinated the day before.
TOURISM
January 31, 1958: The Casa Montego Hotel on Gloucester Avenue, Montego Hay, was officially opened with a gala cocktail party. With eight storeys, it was the tallest hotel in Jamaica. John Pringle, who was managing director of the Round Hill Hotel west of Montego Bay was also the managing director of Casa Montego Ltd., owners of the new hotel.
SHIPPING
February 1, 1771: A Merchants' Exchange was established at premises at the corner of Duke and Harbour Streets in Kingston. A signal man was employed whose duty was to be constantly on the look-out for the arrival of ships in the harbour.
HOUSING
February 2, 1975: Acadia Town Houses and Villas on Roseberry Drive off Shortwood Road in St. Andrew, were offered for sale by Caribbean Estate Management. The price of the Town Houses, with powder room, was $52,000, The price without a powder room was $51,000. The price of the villas with single carport was $54,000 and with double carports the cost was $62,000.
- Compiled by Hartley Neita
