48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Cassava Piece, Whitehall, Rock Hall

A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the Rock Hall, Whitehall Avenue, and Cassava Piece communities in the St. Andrew North Division.

The curfew started at 6 p.m. and will remain in effect until 6 p.m. on Friday.

During the hours of the curfew, persons within the boundaries of the curfew are required to remain indoors unless otherwise authorized by the person in charge of enforcing the curfew.

There has been a flare-up of violence in the areas, prompting a series of curfews.

The boundaries of the Rock Hall district curfew:

North: From Rock Hall Church with an imaginary line running to Rock Hall Methodist Church.

East: From Rock Hall Methodist Church with an imaginary line running to the intersection of Curtis Drive and Topper Hill Road.

South: From the intersection of Curtis Drive and Topper Hill Road with an imaginary line running to Faith Deliverance Church of God along Silgoville Road.

West: From Faith Deliverance Church of God with an imaginary line running to Rock Hall Church of God.

The boundaries of the White Hall Avenue curfew:

North: From the Donmair Close cul-de-sac with an imaginary line to the intersection of Roehampton Close and Mannings Hill Road.

East: Along Mannings Hill Road from the intersection of Roehampton Close and Mannings Hill Road to the intersection of Lawrence Avenue and Mannings Hill Road.

South: Along Lawrence Avenue from the intersection of Mannings Hill Road and Lawrence Avenue to the intersection Swansea Avenue and Cadet Drive.

West: From the intersection of Swansea Avenue and Cadet Drive to the Donmair Close cul-de-sac.

The boundaries of the Cassava Piece community curfew:

North: From Grosvenor Heights to the intersection of Grosvenor Terrence and Constant Spring Road.

South: From the intersection of Constant Spring Road leading to Cassava Piece Road onto Clifford Boulevard and Mannings Hill Road.

East: From the intersection of Grosvenor Terrence and Constant Spring Road to the intersection of Cassava Piece Road and Constant Spring Road.

West: From the intersection of Clifford Boulevard and Mannings Hill Road to the intersection of Mannings Hill Road and Glen Drive to Grosvenor Heights.

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