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September 5, 2012

Curfews in Westmoreland, St Catherine, St James

SEVERAL curfews imposed in Westmoreland, St Catherine and St James last night will remain in effect until 6:00 pm tomorrow.WESTMORELAND TWELVE STREET & SEATON CRESCENTBETHEL TOWNMINT ROAD & CROWDER, GRANGE HILLRUSSIAHERTFORD & BASTARD CEDAR WALK, PETERSFIELDST CATHERINEST JOHNS ROAD/ #75-91 LANES #54-70 ST JOHNS ROAD / #41-55 JOB LANE LAKES PENLAURISTON/ PERCY BUSHWYNTERS PENJOB LANETOWN CENTRE, SPANISH TOWNDELA VEGA CITYGORDON PENST JAMESROSE HEIGHTS NORWOOD (UGA AND CHURCH LANES)MOUNT SALEMCAMROSEFLANKER COMMUNITY

The boundaries are as follows:

NORTH: Along an imaginary line from the fishing area at Cooke Street onto a minor road behind New Market Oval Football Complex to Seaton Crescent main road;

EAST: Along Seaton Crescent from Seaton Crescent main road in the vicinity of the New Market Football Complex to the intersection of Seaton Crescent and Dalling Steet;

SOUTH: Along Dalling Street from the intersection with Seaton Crescent to the intersection with Cooke Street;

WEST: Along Cooke Street from the intersection with Dalling Street to the fishing area at Cooke Street.

NORTH: Along an imaginary line from the intersection of Rat Trap Square and Belvedere main road to the bridge at Ducketts Road

EAST: Along Amity main road from the bridge at Ducketts Road to the intersection of Seaford Town and St Leonards Road;

SOUTH: Along St Leonards Road from the intersection with Seaford Town to the playing field;

WEST: Along Belvedere main road from the playing field to the intersection of Rat Trap Square and Belvedere main road.

NORTH: Along Grange Hill main road from the intersection with Crowder Road to the intersection with Mint Road;

EAST: Along Mint Road from the intersection with Grange Hill main road to the intersection with Crowder Road;

SOUTH: Along Crowder main road from the intersection with Mint Road to the intersection with Blake Street;

WEST: Along Crowder main road from the intersection with Blake Street to the intersection with Grange Hill main road.

NORTH: Along Ricketts Avenue from the intersection with Ricketts Street onto Rose Street to the intersection with Segree Street;

EAST: Along Segree Street from the intersection with Rose Street to the intersection with Hudson Street;

SOUTH: Along Hudson Street from the intersection with Segree Street to the intersection with Ricketts Street;

WEST: Along Ricketts Street from the intersection with Hudson Street to the intersection with Ricketts Avenue.

NORTH: Along Hertford main road from the intersection with Amity main road to the intersection with Bastard Cedar Walk Road;

EAST: Along Bastard Cedar Walk Road from the intersection with Hertford main road to George Dhana Shop;

SOUTH: Along Bastard Cedar Walk Road from George Dhana Shop to the intersection of Bastard Cedar Walk Road and Petersfield main road;

WEST: Along Petersfield main road from the intersection with Bastard Cedar Walk Road to the intersection with Amity main road and Hertford main road.

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 the Spanish Town Bypass;

EAST: Along Rail Way 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 the Rio Cobre from the western boundary to the eastern boundary;

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

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

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

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 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 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 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;

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 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.

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;

WEST: Along bottom Melbourne Road onto Middle Road from the southern boundary to Quarry main road.

NORTH: Along an imaginary line from Rose Mount to Farm Hill;

EAST: Along an imaginary line from Farm Hill to Vietnam main road in the vicinity of Carmen’s Shop;

SOUTH: Along Vietnam main road from Carmen’s Shop to the intersection with Vietnam First Street;

WEST: Along Vietnam First Street from Vietnam main road to Rose Mount.

NORTH: Along Gulf Main Road from Hart Boulevard to the eastern boundary;

EAST: Along an imaginary line from Gulf main road to the southern boundary;

SOUTH: Along an imaginary line from the eastern boundary to Hart Boulevard;

WEST: Along Hart Boulevard from the southern boundary to Gulf main road.

NORTH: Along Mount Salem Main Road from Peddlars Lane to Bottom Clarke Street;

EAST: Along Bottom Clarke Street from Mount Salem main road to the southern boundary;

SOUTH: Along an imaginary line from Bottom Clarke Street to Peddlars Lane;

WEST: Along Peddlars Lane from the southern boundary to Mount Salem Road.

NORTH: Along an imaginary line from Pitfour capture land to Efficient Hardware;

EAST: Along an imaginary line from Efficient Hardware to William’s Field Square;

SOUTH: Along an imaginary line from William’s Field Square to the plum tree;

WEST: Along an imaginary line from the plum tree to Pitfour capture land.

NORTH: Along an imaginary line from Providence Heights Housing Scheme main road to McKenzie Drive;

EAST: Along McKenzie Drive from the northern boundary to Queens Drive;

SOUTH: Along an imaginary line from Queens Drive to Providence Heights Housing Scheme main road;

WEST: Along Providence Heights Housing Scheme main road from the southern boundary to the northern boundary.

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

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