Subscribe Login
Jamaica Observer
ePaper
The Edge 105 FM Radio Fyah 105 FM
Jamaica Observer
ePaper
The Edge 105 FM Radio Fyah 105 FM
    • Home
    • News
      • Latest News
      • Cartoon
      • International News
      • Central
      • North & East
      • Western
      • Environment
      • Health
      • #
    • Business
      • Business Bites
      • Social Love
    • Sports
      • Football
      • Basketball
      • Cricket
      • Horse Racing
      • World Champs
      • Commonwealth Games
      • FIFA World Cup 2022
      • Olympics
      • #
    • Entertainment
      • Music
      • Movies
      • Art & Culture
      • Bookends
      • #
    • Lifestyle
      • Page2
      • Food
      • Tuesday Style
      • Food Awards
      • JOL Takes Style Out
      • Design Week JA
      • Black Friday
      • #
    • All Woman
      • Home
      • Relationships
      • Features
      • Fashion
      • Fitness
      • Rights
      • Parenting
      • Advice
      • #
    • Obituaries
    • Classifieds
      • Employment
      • Property
      • Motor Vehicles
      • Place an Ad
      • Obituaries
    • More
      • Games
      • Elections
      • Jobs & Careers
      • Study Centre
      • Jnr Study Centre
      • Letters
      • Columns
      • Advertorial
      • Editorial
      • Supplements
      • Webinars
    • Home
    • News
      • Latest News
      • Cartoon
      • International News
      • Central
      • North & East
      • Western
      • Environment
      • Health
      • #
    • Business
      • Business Bites
      • Social Love
    • Sports
      • Football
      • Basketball
      • Cricket
      • Horse Racing
      • World Champs
      • Commonwealth Games
      • FIFA World Cup 2022
      • Olympics
      • #
    • Entertainment
      • Music
      • Movies
      • Art & Culture
      • Bookends
      • #
    • Lifestyle
      • Page2
      • Food
      • Tuesday Style
      • Food Awards
      • JOL Takes Style Out
      • Design Week JA
      • Black Friday
      • #
    • All Woman
      • Home
      • Relationships
      • Features
      • Fashion
      • Fitness
      • Rights
      • Parenting
      • Advice
      • #
    • Obituaries
    • Classifieds
      • Employment
      • Property
      • Motor Vehicles
      • Place an Ad
      • Obituaries
    • More
      • Games
      • Elections
      • Jobs & Careers
      • Study Centre
      • Jnr Study Centre
      • Letters
      • Columns
      • Advertorial
      • Editorial
      • Supplements
      • Webinars
  • Home
  • News
    • International News
  • Latest
  • Business
    • Business Bites
  • Cartoon
  • Games
  • Food Awards
  • Health
  • Entertainment
    • Bookends
  • Regional
  • Sports
    • Sports
    • World Cup
    • World Champs
    • Olympics
  • All Woman
  • Career & Education
  • Environment
  • Webinars
  • More
    • Football
    • Elections
    • Letters
    • Advertorial
    • Columns
    • Editorial
    • Supplements
  • Epaper
  • Classifieds
  • Design Week
News
Jamaica Observer  
February 7, 2012

14 curfews imposed in St Catherine and St James

A total of 14 curfews have been imposed in St Catherine and St James.

They began at 7:00 pm yesterday and will remain in effect until 6:00 pm Thursday. The boundaries of the curfews are as follows:

Ellerslie Pen

North along Old Harbour Road from Old Harbour round-a-bout to Rail Way Lane;

South along Oxford Road from Rail Way Lane to Spanish Town Bypass;

East along Rail Way Lane from Old Harbour Road to Oxford Road; and

West along the Spanish Town Bypass from Oxford Road to Old Harbour round-a-bout.

St Johns Road/ 75-91 Lanes

North along St Johns Road from 91 Lane to 75 Lane;

South along Clayton Crescent from 75 Lane to 91 Lane;

East along 75 Lane from St. Johns Road to Clayton Crescent; and

West along 91 Lane from Clayton Crescent to St. Johns Road.

54-70 St Johns Road/41-55 Job Lane

North along an imaginary line from the western boundary to the eastern boundary;

South along St Johns Road from 54 St Johns Road to 70 St. Johns Road;

East along an imaginary line from the northern boundary to St Johns Road; and

West along an imaginary line from #54 St. Johns Road to the northern boundary;

Lauriston/Percy Bush

North along Bunny Blue Flag Boulevard from Sun Fisher Drive to the warehouse;

South along Sombrero Drive from Bunny Blue Flag Boulevard to Chevelair Drive;

East along the Sligoville main road from Bunny Blue Flag Boulevard to New Life Church of God on Chevelair Drive; and

West along Sun Fisher Drive from Sombrero Drive to Bunny Blue Flag Boulevard.

Town Centre, Spanish Town

Noryh along Burke Road from Oxford Road to March Pen Road;

East along March Pen Road from Burke Road to the southern boundary;

South along an imaginary line at the back of Railway Premises, from March Pen Road to Oxford Road; and

West along Oxford Road from the southern boundary to Burke Road.

De-La Vega City

North along an imaginary line at Dela Vega City playing field from Salt Pond Road to Port Henderson Road;

East along Port Henderson main road from the northern boundary to the Spanish Town Bypass;

South along the Spanish Town Bypass from Port Henderson Road to Salt Pond Road; and

West along Salt Pond Road from the Spanish Town Bypass to the northern boundary.

Park Heights

North along Falmouth West from Logwood Road to Blenheim Road;

East along Blenheim Road from Falmouth West to Cherisma Way;

South along Cherisma Way from Blenheim Road to Logwood Road; and

WEest along Logwood Road from Cherisma Way to Falmouth West;

Naggo Head

North along Manley Lane from West Bank to Newland main road;

East along Newland main road from Manley Lane to Naggo Head Road;

South along Naggo Head Road from Newland main road to West Bank; and

West along West Bank from Naggo Head Road to Manley Lane;

Bois Content/ Barton

North along an imaginary line from Bois Content All Age School to Barton main road;

East along Barton main road from the northern boundary to Darlington Drive;

South along Darlington Drive from Barton main road to Coldek main road;

West along Coldek main road from Darlington Drive to the northern boundary.

Old Harbour

North along Darlington Drive, from Lennonville main road to Succaba Pen;

East along an imaginary line from Succaba Pen to Old Harbour Bay main road;

South along Old Harbour Bay main road from the eastern boundary to Lennonville main road; and

West along Lennonville main road, from Old Harbour Bay main road to Darlington Drive.

Newlands

North along Tana Lane from the gully bank to Newland main road;

East along Newland main road from Tana Lane to Anglin Lane;

South along Anglin Lane from Newland main road to the gully bank; and

West along the gully bank from Anglin Lane to Tana Lane.

Portmore Lane/Washington Boulevard

North along Portmore Lane from Newland main road to Germaine Road;

East along Germaine Road from Portmore Lane to an imaginary line behind Washington Boulevard;

South along an imaginary line behind Washington Boulevard from Germaine Road to Newland main road; and

West along Newland main road from an imaginary line behind Washington Boulevard to Portmore Lane;

Salt Spring

North along Quarry main road, from Middle Road to Top Quarry Road;

East along Top Quarry Road, onto Top Melbourne Road from Quarry main road to the southern boundary

South along an imaginary line from Top Melbourne Road to Bottom Melbourne Road; and

West along Bottom Melbourne Road onto Middle Road from the southern boundary to Quarry main road.

During the hours of this curfews, all persons within the boundaries are required to remain within their premises unless otherwise authorised in writing by the ground commander.

{"website":"website"}{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
img img
0 Comments · Make a comment

ALSO ON JAMAICA OBSERVER

Two men found dead at St Elizabeth car mart
Latest News, News
Two men found dead at St Elizabeth car mart
May 31, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— Police are now on a homicide scene in Longwood near Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth where two men were found dead Sunday night at a ca...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
WATCH: KSAMC moves to address homelessness in downtown Kingston
Latest News, News, Videos
WATCH: KSAMC moves to address homelessness in downtown Kingston
May 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) says it is taking steps to address the growing homeless population in Jus...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Red Stripe Flavours launches 2026 Netball Jamaica Elite League season
Latest News, News
Red Stripe Flavours launches 2026 Netball Jamaica Elite League season
BY BRIAN PITTER Observer writer pitterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Red Stripe Flavours has officially launched the 2026 staging of the Netball Jamaica Elite League, reaffirming its commitment to wo...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Virgin Atlantic flight to Jamaica makes emergency landing after engine failure
Latest News, News
Virgin Atlantic flight to Jamaica makes emergency landing after engine failure
May 31, 2026
A Virgin Atlantic flight bound for Jamaica was forced to divert to Ireland on Saturday after experiencing an engine failure while crossing the North A...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Charles Jr to lead Jamaican delegation at International Labour Conference
Latest News, News
Charles Jr to lead Jamaican delegation at International Labour Conference
May 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr, has arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, to represent Jamaica at the 114th ...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
New real estate dealer different reports J$3.5B in accepted offers within first five months
Business, Latest News
New real estate dealer different reports J$3.5B in accepted offers within first five months
May 31, 2026
New real estate dealer different Capital Limited is reporting that, within its first five months of operations, the firm has secured approximately J$3...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Tina Clayton leads Jamaican 100m sweep with season’s best in Morocco
Latest News, Sports
Tina Clayton leads Jamaican 100m sweep with season’s best in Morocco
May 31, 2026
World Athletics Championship silver medalist Tina Clayton produced a season’s best performance of 10.85 seconds to lead a Jamaican sweep of the medals...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Singer Dua Lipa marries actor Callum Turner — media
Entertainment, International News, Latest News
Singer Dua Lipa marries actor Callum Turner — media
May 31, 2026
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Pop star Dua Lipa and Fantastic Beasts actor Callum Turner married in London on Sunday, according to media reports, whi...
{"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
❮ ❯

Polls

HOUSE RULES

  1. We welcome reader comments on the top stories of the day. Some comments may be republished on the website or in the newspaper; email addresses will not be published.
  2. Please understand that comments are moderated and it is not always possible to publish all that have been submitted. We will, however, try to publish comments that are representative of all received.
  3. We ask that comments are civil and free of libellous or hateful material. Also please stick to the topic under discussion.
  4. Please do not write in block capitals since this makes your comment hard to read.
  5. Please don't use the comments to advertise. However, our advertising department can be more than accommodating if emailed: advertising@jamaicaobserver.com.
  6. If readers wish to report offensive comments, suggest a correction or share a story then please email: community@jamaicaobserver.com.
  7. Lastly, read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy

Recent Posts

Archives

Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Tweets

Polls

Recent Posts

Archives

Logo Jamaica Observer
Breaking news from the premier Jamaican newspaper, the Jamaica Observer. Follow Jamaican news online for free and stay informed on what's happening in the Caribbean
Featured Tags
  • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Health
  • Auto
  • Business
  • Letters
  • Page2
  • Football
Categories
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Page2
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Page2
Ads
img
Jamaica Observer, © All Rights Reserved
  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • RSS Feeds
  • Feedback
  • Privacy Policy
  • Editorial Code of Conduct