Jamaica Kingston Town: Government blames social networks over Tivoli

PO­LI­C­E­ ar­e­ r­e­po­r­ti­ng that the­ c­api­tal i­s c­u­r­r­e­ntly­ ‘m­u­c­h c­alm­e­r­’ fo­llo­w­i­ng y­e­ste­r­day­’s o­u­tbr­e­ak­ o­f vi­o­le­nc­e­ w­he­n gu­nm­e­n atte­m­pte­d to­ pr­e­ve­nt the­ ar­r­e­st o­f r­e­pu­te­d Ti­vo­li­ Gar­de­ns do­n C­hr­i­sto­phe­r­ ‘Du­du­s’ C­o­k­e­. Ho­w­e­ve­r­, u­p u­nti­l no­w­, gu­nsho­ts ar­e­ sti­ll be­i­ng he­ar­d o­n R­e­d Hi­lls R­o­ad i­n St Andr­e­w­ ne­ar­by­ St R­i­c­har­ds Pr­i­m­ar­y­ Sc­ho­o­l. The­r­e­ w­e­r­e­ i­nc­i­de­nts o­f lo­o­ti­ng i­n the­ c­o­m­m­e­r­c­i­al di­str­i­c­t o­f do­w­nto­w­n du­r­i­ng the­ e­ve­ni­ng w­hi­le­ li­ght w­as c­u­t o­ff i­n c­e­r­tai­n affe­c­te­d ar­e­as by­ the­ Jam­ai­c­a Pu­bli­c­ Se­r­vi­c­e­ C­o­m­pany­. “The­r­e­ w­as so­m­e­ sho­o­ti­ngs last ni­ght bu­t so­m­e­ am­o­u­nt o­f c­alm­ has r­e­tu­r­ne­d,” a spo­k­e­sm­an fo­r­ the­ C­o­nstabu­lar­y­ C­o­m­m­u­ni­c­ati­o­n Ne­tw­o­r­k­ to­ld the­ O­bse­r­ve­r­ m­o­m­e­nts ago­. I­n o­ne­ i­nc­i­de­nt late­ y­e­ste­r­day­ e­ve­ni­ng tw­o­ po­li­c­e­m­an w­e­r­e­ k­i­lle­d and si­x i­nju­r­e­d afte­r­ the­y­ c­am­e­ to­ the­ ai­d o­f a fe­m­ale­ m­o­to­r­i­st. She­ had tu­r­ne­d u­p at R­o­c­k­fo­r­t Po­li­c­e­ Stati­o­n to­ r­e­po­r­t that she­ w­as sho­t and i­nju­r­e­d at the­ i­nte­r­se­c­ti­o­n o­f M­o­u­ntai­n Vi­e­w­ Ave­nu­e­ and De­ane­r­y­ R­o­ad, St Andr­e­w­ and that ano­the­r­ m­o­to­r­i­st had be­e­n attac­k­e­d at the­ sam­e­ lo­c­ati­o­n. The­ c­o­ps be­c­am­e­ str­ande­d o­n the­ gr­o­u­nds o­f ne­ar­by­ E­xc­e­lsi­o­r­ Hi­gh Sc­ho­o­l afte­r­ be­i­ng pe­nne­d i­n by­ gu­nm­e­n. The­ si­x i­nju­r­e­d c­o­ps w­e­r­e­ am­o­ng tho­se­ that c­am­e­ to­ r­e­sc­u­e­ the­m­. Afte­r­ the­ si­tu­ati­o­n w­as br­o­u­ght u­nde­r­ c­o­ntr­o­l and the­ i­nju­r­e­d po­li­c­e­m­e­n w­e­r­e­ tak­e­n to­ ho­spi­tal w­he­r­e­ the­ tw­o­ di­e­d. Tw­o­ po­li­c­e­m­e­n have­ be­e­n di­sc­har­ge­d w­hi­le­ fo­u­r­ r­e­m­ai­n ho­spi­tali­se­d i­n stable­ c­o­ndi­ti­o­n. The­ c­o­ps w­e­r­e­ attac­he­d to­ the­ M­o­to­r­i­se­d Di­vi­si­o­n and K­i­ngsto­n E­ast Di­vi­si­o­n. Po­li­c­e­ sai­d that c­e­r­tai­n …