Curfew imposed in August Town
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February 20, 2019

Curfew imposed in August Town

ST ANDREW, Jamaica — The police have imposed a curfew in sections of August Town, Kingston 7 in the St Andrew Central Division.

The curfew begun last evening at 6:00 pm and will remain in effect until this Thursday, at 6:00 pm. The boundaries of the curfew are as follows:

North: Along an imaginary line about 925 metres from the large upstairs house on the hillside in Goldsmith Villa to the intersection of August Town Road and University Road;

East: Along an imaginary line about 768 metres from the intersection of August Town Road and University Road to May Lane;

South: Along an imaginary line about 720 metres from May Lane to Top Road;

West: Along an imaginary line about 1000 metres from Top Road to the large upstairs house on the hillside in Goldsmith Villa.

During the hours of the curfew, all persons within the boundaries are required to remain within their premises unless otherwise authorised in writing by the member of the security forces who is in charge of enforcing the curfew.

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