Limited state of emergency across Kingston & St Andrew.
A statement from the Airport Authorities of Ja says that flights arriving and departing are doing so on schedule.
The Blood Banks are calling for blood donations.
We have NO LOCAL REPORTS about bodies lying unattended on the streets, although BBC online is reporting this (unsupported by photo evidence).
We in Kingston 6 & Kingston 7 areas are hearing explosions; from Long Mountain one can see smoke coming from the Tivoli Gardens and West Kingston area. Friends in Mannings Hill Road, Red Hills Road area have reported roads blocked and gunfire.
3 Jamaica Defense Force soldiers reportedly shot and killed in West Kingston a short while ago. The soldiers were shot about an hour after the security forces launched their operation. (JNN)
The USA Embassy in Kingston says there is no meeting planned for today with Attornerys for Christopher Dudus Coke. (JNN)
A JNN news article about 30 minutes ago reported sniper activity shooting into the Mexico area (near Jungle and Rema). The reporter and cameraman were safe but a member of the community had been shot.
In St Catherine, the Spanish Twon Police station came under heavy gunfire last night. there were no reports of injury. A police team was fired on near the Spanish Town bridge.
Thanks for keeping us up to date on what's going on locally. Raymond is certainly in contact with his family but I wasn't aware that the heat had spread to Spanishtown, where his family lives.
ReplyDeleteWe're praying for the people of west Kingston and for peace... I'm afraid this is going to get worse before it gets better.
Keep blogging - I've bookmarked you!
God keep you and your family safe,
Joanna Miller