Source: Jamaica Observer
Photo credit: Michael Gordon
Police and soldiers were kept busy yesterday clearing roadblocks mounted in the Corporate Area and St Catherine in protest against the new tax package, especially the $8.75 cess on each litre of gasoline, imposed by the Government last week.
Police said their efforts to contain the protest were, however, more tedious along Washington Boulevard, also in the city, as the protestors replaced roadblocks as soon as they were cleared. Some watched patiently as firefighters removed the debris while police and soldiers stood by, only to replace them as the security forces moved on.
The police also cleared roadblocks in the vicinity of the Police Commissioner’s Office on Old Hope Road in St Andrew; Spanish Town Road in the vicinity of McKoy Lane; Mandela Highway near the community of Central Village; the Twickenham Park main road; and on Brunswick Avenue in Spanish Town, Jamaica’s old capital.
“It was a challenge, but we were able to clear the debris used to block the roads. The police are out in their numbers and are working assiduously to keep public order,” information officer for the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Karl Angell, told the Observer yesterday.
