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March 7, 2012

Curfews in St Catherine, St Andrew

SEVERAL curfews which were imposed in sections of the St Catherine NORTH: and St Catherine SOUTH: divisions, as well as in sections of the St Andrew Central Division Monday, have been extended to 6:00 pm tomorrow.ST. CATHERINE NORTH: ST JOHNS ROAD/ #75-91 LANES #54-70 ST. JOHNS ROAD / #41-55 JOB LANE LAURISTON/ PERCY BUSHTOWN CENTRE, SPANISH TOWNNORTH: Along Burke Road from Oxford Road to March Pen Road;DELA VEGA CITYST. CATHERINE SOUTHNORTH: Along Falmouth west from Logwood Road to Blenheim Road;NAGGO HEADNORTH: Along Manley Lane from West Bank to Newlands main road;OLD HARBOURNEWLANDPORTMORE LANE/WASHINGTON BOULEVARDLITTLE LANE, CENTRAL VILLAGEBIG LANE/ CENTRAL VILLAGEST. ANDREW CENTRALBRYCE HILL LANE/JUNGLE 12IVY, ELGIN AND LYNDHURST ROADSSWALLOWFIELDBERRY COMMUNITY, BEDWARD GARDENSHALLS DELIGHT/CONSTITUTION HILLMONA COMMONS

The boundaries of the curfews are as follows:

ELLERSLIE PEN

NORTH: Along Old Harbour Road from Old Harbour round a bout to Railway Lane;

SOUTH: Along Oxford Road from Railway Lane to Spanish Town Bypass;

EAST: Along Railway Lane from Old Harbour Road to Oxford Road;

WEST: Along the Spanish Town Bypass from Oxford Road to Old Harbour round a bout.

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;

WEST: Along 91 Lane from Clayton Crescent to St. Johns Road.

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;

WEST: Along an imaginary line from #54 St. Johns Road to the northern boundary.

NORTH: Along Bunny Blue Flag Boulevard from Sun Fisher Drive to the warehouse;

SOUTH: Along Sombrero Drive from Bunny Blue Flag Boulevard to Chevalier Drive;

EAST: Along the Sligoville main road from Bunny Blue Flag Boulevard to New Life Church of God on Chevalier Drive;

WEST: Along Sun Fisher Drive from Sombrero Drive to Bunny Blue Flag Boulevard.

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;

WEST: Along Oxford Road from the southern boundary to Burke Road.

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;

WEST: Along Salt Pond Road from the Spanish Town Bypass to the northern boundary.

PARK HEIGHTS

EAST: Along Blenheim Road from Falmouth west to Cherisma Way;

SOUTH: Along Cherisma Way from Blenheim Road to Logwood Road;

WEST: Along Logwood Road from Cherisma Way to Falmouth west.

EAST: Along Newlands main road from Manley Lane to Naggo Head Road;

SOUTH: Along Naggo Head Road from Newland main road to West Bank;

WEST: Along West Bank from Naggo Head Road to Manley Lane.

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;

WEST: Along Lennonville main road from Old Harbour Bay main road to Darlington Drive.

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;

WEST: Along the gully bank from Anglin Lane to Tana Lane.

NORTH: Along Portmore Lane from Newlands 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 Newlands main road;

WEST: Along Newlands main road from an imaginary line behind Washington Boulevard to Portmore Lane.

NORTH: Along Mandela Highway from the western boundary to Andrew Lane;

EAST: Along Andrew Lane from Mandela Highway to the riverbed;

SOUTH: Along the river bed from Andrew Lane to the western boundary;

WEST: Along an imaginary line from the river bed to Mandela Highway.

NORTH: Along an imaginary line from Big Lane to the New Testament Church of God;

SOUTH: Along Big Lane from an imaginary line leading from the New Testament Church of God to the Rio Cobre River bank;

EAST: Along Rio Cobre River bank from Big Lane to an imaginary line leading form the New Testament Church of God to the river;

WEST: Along an imaginary line from the New Testament Church of God to the Rio Cobre River.

AFRICAN GARDENS, AUGUST TOWN

NORTH: Along Reserve Road from the hillside using an imaginary line to Hope River (Bottom River);

EAST: Along Hope River (Bottom River) using an imaginary line from Reserve Road to the southern boundary;

SOUTH: Along an imaginary line from Hope River (Bottom River) to the unpainted upstairs house on the hillside;

WEST: Along the hillside from the unpainted upstairs house to Reserve Road.

NORTH: Along Bryce Hill Road from Bryce Hill Lane (Duppy Lane) to August Town Road;

EAST: Along August Town Road from Bryce Hill Road to Jungle 12 vicinity the tyre;

SOUTH: Along Marl Road from Jungle 12 vicinity the tyre to Bryce Hill Lane (Duppy Lane);

WEST: Along Bryce Hill Lane from Marl Road to Bryce Hill Road.

NORTH: Along Elgin Road from Lyndhurst Road to Studio One Boulevard;

EAST: Along Studio One Boulevard from Elgin Road to Lyndhurst Road;

SOUTH: Along Lyndhurst Road from Studio One Boulevard to Calvary Cemetery;

WEST: Along Lyndhurst Road from Calvary Cemetery to Elgin Road.

NORTH: Along Spaulding Lane from Old Hope Road to Swallowfield Road;

EAST: Along Swallowfield Road from Spaulding Lane to the intersection of Watson Avenue and No. 66 Lane;

SOUTH: Along No. 66 Lane from the intersection with Watson Avenue to Old Hope Road;

WEST: Along Old Hope Road from No. 66 Lane to Spaulding Lane.

NORTH: Along an imaginary line from the breakaway at Barrett Drive to the T-Junction at Berry Road;

EAST: Along Berry Road from the T-Junction to the southern boundary;

SOUTH: Along an imaginary line from Berry Road to May Lane across the river;

WEST: Along the riverbed from the northern boundary to the breakaway at Barrett Drive.

NORTH: Old Road from the track at the end of Old Road to Constitution Hill Square;

EAST: Along Constitution Hill from Constitution Hill Square to the junction at Lindo’s Gap;

SOUTH: Along Dallas Road from the junction at Lindo’s Gap to Lower Halls Delight;

WEST: Along an imaginary line from Lower Halls Delight to the track at the end of Old Road.

NORTH: Along a dirt lane from Aquinas Catholic Centre using an imaginary line to the intersection of Tavern Avenue, Tavern Drive and St. Josephs Road;

EAST: Along Tavern Drive from the intersection of Tavern Avenue, Tavern Drive and St. Josephs Road to the tyre round a bout on Tavern Drive;

SOUTH: Along a dirt lane from Tavern Drive vicinity the tyre round a bout using an imaginary line to Mona Common Basic School;

WEST: Along Golding Avenue from Mona Common Basic School to Aquinas Catholic Centre.

During the hours of the curfews all persons within the boundaries are required to remain within their premises unless otherwise authorised in writing by the members of security forces in charge of enforcing the curfews.

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