There will be long days ahead for those persons detained in the struggle to restore order to the west Kingston community of Tivoli Gardens.
After trying to get into Tivoli, The Gleaner happened on a group of young men captured by soldiers. The detention location cannot be disclosed because of security concerns but those men will be waiting until it's time to wrap up operations.
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Kingston, Jamaica (CNN) -- An Organization for American States body expressed "deep concern" Thursday over the violence engulfing the Caribbean nation of Jamaica and wants an inquiry into the unrest that has left at least 67 dead.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said it "deeply regrets the deaths that have occurred in this context, and urgently calls on the State of Jamaica to conduct a diligent, effective, and impartial investigation of these events."
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THE Government yesterday placed Jamaica's capital city under a limited State of Public Emergency in response to acts of anarchy by gunmen determined to prevent Tivoli Gardens don, Christopher 'Dudus' Coke from being arrested for possible extradition to the United States.
The State of Emergency -- which took effect at six o'clock yesterday evening -- is tentatively scheduled to last for a month.
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PETER Bunting says the Opposition People's National Party is not responsible for the current stalemate over the six crime Bills which are yet to be passed into law, even as Jamaica grapples with a spiralling crime rate.
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PETER BUNTING, the general secretary of the People's National Party (PNP), on Wednesday said his party would not allow itself to be associated with criminals.
In his contribution to the 2010-2011 Sectoral Debate in Parliament, Bunting, who is also opposition spokesman on national security, said the PNP would be keeping a safe distance from gangs.
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