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Members of the security forces on duty in a section of downtown Kingston on Monday night, February 1, amid a flare-up of violence in the area.
Head of the Constabulary Communication Unit (CCU), Senior Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay has said the ongoing conflict between gangs from Tivoli Gardens and their former cronies in Denham Town is the continuation of an age-old conflict over turf and extortion.
Sections of west Kingston have been under the gun as the rivals take every opportunity to fire their illegal weapons, taking lives and injuring others in the process.
“Most of the conflict is between the Young Generation gang of Tivoli and gangs in Denham Town. What the investigation has shown so far is that the main reason behind the gang conflict so far is really to dominate the turf because of the proceeds from extortion. The different gangs are fighting for the same space,” SSP Lindsay said in an interview with