Death Toll In Jamaica Likely To Mount
May 26th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 26, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): For the blameless civilians of Jamaica, the national capital, Kingston, has been a zone of terrifying warfare over the last few days. Reports have claimed that at least 60 innocent people have been liquidated as a fierce battle is being waged by the Jamaican police personnel and the military against peddlers of drugs.
The police personnel have asserted that the official death toll is 27. However, the Jamaican Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has stated that the death toll is going to mount in the coming days as the Jamaican security personnel continue their hunt for the alleged drug tycoon, Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke. The detention of Coke is desired by the American anti-narcotics authorities. He has been accused of the perpetration of drug trafficking. Nonetheless, the Jamaican PM has guaranteed to reestablish tranquility in the streets of Kingston in the near future.
Nonetheless, the hospitals in Kingston have stated that they have had to deal with 50 corpses. Eyewitnesses have declared that there exists another truck with 12 carcasses in it.
The Jamaican government has declared that the famous tourist zones in the nation are far away from the hostilities engulfing Kingston. Jamaica is safe for holidaying was the message from John Lynch, the Jamaica Tourist Board’s director of tourism. Prominent tourist zones in the nation such as Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Port Antonio, Negril and the south coast are approximately 4 hours away from the bloodshed in Kingston. Resorts are operational and cruise port facilities are in force as well.
However, the Jamaican Foreign Office has recommended that voyaging to Kingston must be avoided unless it is absolutely essential. There is a state of emergency that is in force in Kingston.
The Jamaican island’s two international airports are functioning: the Norman Manley International Aiport in Kingston and the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. Nonetheless, numerous flights scheduled to come at night have been annulled for safety reasons.
The Jamaican Government has expressed its sincere remorse for the slaying of innocent Jamaicans, who find themselves trapped in this bloodletting.
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