Tuesday, January 21, 2014 | 6:08 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The police have confirmed that residents in downtown Kingston are protesting at this time and have mounted a fiery roadblock on Orange Street in the vicinity of the York Park Fire station.
The police could not confirm the reason for the protest saying only that the protesters are shouting “We want justice”.
However, OBSERVER ONLINE has learned from sources on the ground that the residents are protesting the shooting death of a resident by the police.
The residents are threatening to continue their protest unless they are visited by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, their member of parliament or Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington.
The police are advising motorists to avoid this area at this time and to use alternative routes.
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Fiery demonstration on Orange Street
