30-day entertainment ban for six St Elizabeth communities — police
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Following recent crimes, including a double murder, a 30-day ban on entertainment events has been imposed in six St Elizabeth communities.
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In a letter dated December 12 to the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Head of the St Elizabeth Police, Acting Superintendent Coleridge Minto, stated that entertainment events are prohibited in Goshen, Balaclava, Oxford, Union, Content, and Elim.
“In light of the recent increase in murders in the division… the listed police areas are banned from conducting/hosting public events such as dances, parties, round robins, drink-outs, etc.,” the letter read in part.
However, a Grand Market will be permitted on December 22 for Balaclava town centre.
The letter also stated that the ban would be reviewed on January 8, 2024.
— Kasey Williams