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Sections of Lacovia, St Elizabeth under curfew

Published:Tuesday | December 30, 2025 | 11:21 AM

The police have imposed a curfew in sections of Lacovia, St Elizabeth.

The curfew began at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 29 and will remain in effect until 6:00 p.m.

on Wednesday, December 31.

The boundaries of the curfew are as follows:

North: Along the Lacovia main road, from Cuffies Back Road to Barton Wharf Road.

East: Along Barton Wharf Road, from Barton Wharf entrance to a dead-end.

South: Along an imaginary line, from the dead-end, in the vicinity of a big white house along Barton Wharf, to another dead end at the back of Cuffies Pen Road.

West: Along Cuffies Pen back road, from a dead-end to the entrance of Cuffies Pen back road

along the Lacovia main road.

During the curfew, persons within the boundaries are required to remain indoors unless otherwise authorised by the person in charge of enforcing the curfew.

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