St Catherine and Kingston parish courts evacuated over security issues

Operations at the St Catherine Parish Court and the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court have been disrupted arising from separate security issues.

Both buildings have been evacuated by police and fire personnel, who mounted cordons.

Court sittings have been impacted.

In St Catherine, buildings surrounding the courthouse including the St Catherine Municipal Corporation were also evacuated and roadways closed and traffic diverted.

"Although it is not in our culture, you cannot ignore it, this is just crazy," said a litigant.

This is the third such security issue at the St Catherine Parish Court since the start of the year.

Meanwhile, over at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court, the police's Bomb Squad are currently combing through the building, employees told The Gleaner moments ago.

“All now me not sure what happened. We just heard there was a bomb threat and everybody run out,” one court employee reported.

“We were just kind of ushered out the building,” one top attorney revealed.

- Rasbert Turner / Livern Barrett

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