KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police have re-imposed a 48-hour curfew that was enforced in sections of the Kingston Western Police Division last week.

The curfew, which first started on Monday, September 23, was extended for another 48 hours two days later. It ended on Friday but began again on Saturday evening.

The curfew will remain in effect until 6:00 pm Monday, the police reported.

The curfew was initially imposed because of a bloody turf war in Craig Town, St Andrew, where the 110 and Gaza gangs have been involved in an ongoing feud over recent months.

This had resulted in several murders and shootings.

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Police reported that the war had taken an even deadlier twist as the gangs, whose members are known to each other, have sought and acquired help from gunmen from outside communities.

The boundaries of the curfew are:
North: Along Greenwich Park Road from the western end of the Calvary Cemetery onto Lyndhurst Road to Studio One Boulevard;

East: Along Slipe Pen Road from Studio One Boulevard to Asquith Street;
South: Along Asquith Street from Slipe Pen Road to Thompson Street; and

West: Along Thompson Street from Asquith Street continuing along an imaginary line to Greenwich Park Road to the vicinity of the western Boundary of the Calvary Cemetery.

During the hours of the curfew, all individuals within its boundaries are required to remain within their premises unless otherwise authorised by the ground commander.