Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman (third right) with JDF personnel during a tour of the ZOSO in Parae Gardens on Sunday.

WATCH: New JDF boss tours ZOSO in Parade Gardens

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman on Sunday toured sections of the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in Parade Gardens, Kingston.

During the tour, Wemyss-Gorman met with security force personnel on the ground and also spoke with residents in the violence-torn area.

The ZOSO in Parade Gardens was declared by Prime Minister Andrew Holness on January 9 and will remain in effect for 60 days.

Wemyss-Gorman was sworn in as the Jamaica Defence Force’s first female CDS last Thursday.

Watch the video clip of the tour captured by the Jamaica Observer’s Garfield Robinson.

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