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CURFEW IN ENFIELD AND DOVER ST MARY

RARELY USED MEASURE IN ST MARY ENDS SUNDAY

ANNOTTO BAY, St Mary — July 27, 2024

A 48-hour curfew is in effect in sections of Enfield and Dover districts in southeast St. Mary. The security measures involving movement restrictions are rarely used in Police Area 2, including St Mary.

Recent incidents of shooting and murder in the area have apparently forced the security measure.

The curfews began at 6:00 p.m., on Friday, July 26, and will remain in effect until 6:00 p.m., on Sunday, July 28.

According to the police, the boundaries of the curfew for ENFIELD are:

North: From a section of Iterboreale main road, in the vicinity of the National Water Commission (NWC) pump site, along an imaginary line 458 meters east of the Dry River Bridge.

East: From the Dry River Bridge 6622 meters in a southern direction along an imaginary line to a section of the Enfield community called Forty-one.

South: From Forty-one Square, 500 metres west along an imaginary line.

West: From the end of the imaginary line at Forty-One Square, 7313 meters along an imaginary line due north to the starting point along the main road in the vicinity of the NWC pump station.

And in DOVER, near the St. Mary border with Portland

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(This is not an actual image from St Mary. It’s used strictly for illustrative purposes)

a 4-hour curfew also took effect Friday evening, July 26.

The boundaries of the curfew are:

North: From a section of the Portland and St. Mary parish borders along an imaginary line 2270 metres running in a westerly direction to the intersection of the Epsom and Dover main road.

East: From the intersection of the Epsom and Dover main road 325 metres in a southerly direction along an imaginary line to a section of the Epsom main road.

South: From a section of Epsom main road to the borders of St. Mary and Portland, 2487 metres along an imaginary line.

West: From Pump House Road, 200 metres along an imaginary line to the Portland and St. Mary border to the northern boundary.

During the hours of the curfew, all persons within its boundaries are required to remain within their premises, unless otherwise authorized by the ground commander.