A curfew has been imposed in sections of Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Jamaica.

The curfew began at 6:00pm last night and will remain in effect until 6:00 pm tomorrow.

According to the Jamaica Observer, during the hours of the curfew, all persons within the boundaries are required to remain within their premises unless otherwise authorised by the ground commander.

The curfew in St. Catherine comes on the heels of a state of public emergency that was imposed in the western parish of St. James yesterday — the latest measure in the country’s fight against crime.

Meanwhile, the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says it lends qualified support to the state of public emergency effort declared in the parish of St. James and will await the regulations governing the operations, which are required to be placed before the Parliament.

“The people of Jamaica, including the Opposition, have been calling for a response from Government throughout the past year. Some 1617 Jamaicans were murdered in 2017 and already more than 63 persons have been killed since the start of this year”, party president Dr. Peter Phillips said in a statement.

He also noted that the main victims of this “wave of unchecked criminality” are the ordinary citizens of St. James who have been abused and murdered in this atmosphere of wanton violence.

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