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Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington has expressed pride in the conduct of members of the security forces who participated in the operation in West Kingston, which began on Monday (May 28). Speaking at a news conference Friday (May 28) at Up Park Camp, Commissioner Ellington said he was proud of their conduct, discipline, courage and resilience. "We have had reports...

Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, has refuted claims that the bodies of civilians have been burned and buried to destroy evidence, during the joint military/police operation in sections of West Kingston. "There have been reports that the security forces have been engaged in burning and burying bodies in a secretive way. Both allegations are false," Commissioner Ellington said today (May...

The media was today (May 28) presented with graphic evidence of the preparations criminals in Tivoli Gardens had made to wage an all-out assault on the security forces should they enter Tivoli Gardens. At a press briefing at Up-Park Camp in St. Andrew, the security forces showed videos, as well as photos of improvised explosive devices, guns, strategic barricades and...

The United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF) says it is deeply concerned about the welfare and protection of children and their families in West Kingston, and other areas affected by violence. In a statement on Friday (May 28) UNICEF said: "Children must be shielded from any violence by all means possible, and efforts to restore a sense of normalcy for children...

Public Defender, Earl Witter, is advising persons in and around the West Kingston community, who witnessed or experienced excesses on the part of the security forces during the recent civil unrest in West Kingston, to visit or call the recently established post at the Tivoli Gardens community centre to air their complaints. "We have established offices temporarily in Tivoli Gardens...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has assured that security is in place to ensure the safety of the staff at both the Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals. "We prevented the staff from driving cars. We have been driving ambulances and the police have been escorting them in, and even when there was no security, the people came and...

Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has assured residents and visitors that business and tourist activities in the resort areas of Jamaica have not been affected by the unrest in sections of Western Kingston. "This is a situation that is taking place in certain parts...

The Security Forces are allowing residents of Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town freedom to move around in their communities in an effort to relieve restrictions imposed since the commencement of operations on Monday last. Citizens are being reminded that there are still serious concerns about safety and security in the communities as criminal elements continue to fire at members of...

The United States (US) State Department has strongly dismissed an ABC News report, which claimed that Prime Minister. Hon. Bruce Golding, was a criminal affiliate of Christopher Coke. ABC, in its news story, cited a "U.S. document" as the source of its information. "I am not familiar with the report cited in that story," said Assistant Secretary of State, Philip...

Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jos

Jamaica's Public Defender, Earl Witter, has assured that the security forces have established control in Tivoli Gardens. "I think it is very clear that the police are entirely in control at Tivoli Gardens at this time and certainly have been for more than 24 hours," he said in an interview with JIS News today (May 26). The Public Defender; President...

The Security Forces are advising that the processing of persons is continuing, following the operation in Tivoli Gardens and its environs. Young persons are being processed first, especially students who are sitting examinations. These students were re-united with their families; some will be assisted with transportation to their examination centres. The Security Forces are also helping residents of Tivoli Gardens,...