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June 6, 2012

Curfews in St Catherine, St Andrew

SEVERAL curfews have been imposed in sections of the St Catherine North and St Andrew Central divisions. They began at 7:00 last night and will remain in effect until 6:00 pm tomorrow.St CatherineELLERSLIE PENST JOHNS ROAD/ #75-91 LANES #54-70 ST JOHNS ROAD / #41-55 JOB LANE LAURISTON/ PERCY BUSHTOWN CENTRE, SPANISH TOWNDELA VEGA CITYJOB LANEWYNTERS PENLAKES PENSt AndrewAFRICAN GARDENS, AUGUST TOWNJUNGLE 12 AND BRYCE HILL, AUGUST TOWNNANNYVILLE GARDENS

The boundaries of the curfews are as follows:

GORDON PEN

NORTH: Along an imaginary line from Eltham Basic School to West End;

EAST: Along an imaginary line from West End to the Rio Cobre;

SOUTH: Along an imaginary line from the Rio Cobre to the light and power station;

WEST: Along an imaginary line from the light and power station to Eltham Basic School.

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

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

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

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 Chevelair Drive;

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

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

NORTH: Along Burke Road from Oxford Road to March Pen Road;

SOUTH: Along an imaginary line at the back of Railway Premises, from March Pen Road to Oxford Road;

EAST: Along March Pen Road from Burke Road to the southern boundary;

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.

NORTH: Along an imaginary line parallel to the canal at the back of Forrest/ Job Lane from the western boundary to the eastern boundary;

SOUTH: Along Job Lane from the eastern boundary to the western boundary;

EAST: Along an imaginary line from the northern boundary to Job Lane;

WEST: Along an imaginary line from Job Lane to the northern boundary.

NORTH: Along McKoy Land main road from Fairfield Road to Back Road;

SOUTH: Along Coles Gardens main road from Back Road to Fairfield Road;

EAST: Along Back Road from McKoy Land main road to Coles Gardens main road.

WEST: Along Fairfield Road from Coles Gardens main road to McKoy Land main road.

NORTH: Along the Rio Cobre from the western boundary to the eastern boundary;

SOUTH: Along Lakes Pen main road from the eastern boundary to the western boundary;

EAST: Along an imaginary line from the Rio Cobre to Lakes Pen main road;

WEST: Along an imaginary line from Lakes Pen main road to the Rio Cobre .

KINTYRE AND TAVERN

NORTH: Along an imaginary line from the intersection of Gordon Town Road and Tavern Drive to Camp View Road;

EAST: Along and imaginary line from Camp View road to the intersection of Hope Flats Road and Kintyre Road;

SOUTH: Along Kintyre Road from the intersection with Hope Flats road to the intersection with Tavern Drive;

WEST: Along Tavern Drive from the intersection with Hope Flats Road using an imaginary line to the intersection with Gordon Town Road.

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 Abeng Way from the Jamaica Defence Force perimeter wall to Mountain View Avenue;

EAST: Along Mountain View Avenue from Abeng Way to Nanny Boulevard;

SOUTH: Along Nanny Boulevard from Mountain View Avenue to the Jamaica Defence Force perimeter wall;

WEST: Along the Jamaica Defence Force perimeter wall from Nanny Boulevard to Abeng Way.

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 the security forces in charge of enforcing the curfews.

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