WESTMORELAND, Jamaica- A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Westmoreland and will remain in force until 6:00 pm on Saturday.

Under curfew are the Morass, Bastard Cedar Walk, Pullet Lane, Bullet Tree Lane, and Shrewsbury Logwood communities in Whithorn, Westmoreland.

The boundaries of the curfew, which began 6:00pm on Thursday, are:

North: From the Morass main road running along the imaginary line for about 55.20 km to a dirt road in the Whithorn community.

East: From dirt road in the Whithorn community running along an imaginary line for about 3.22km in to the junction of Galloway and Torrington main road.

South: From junction of Galloway and Torrington main road running along an imaginary line for about 5.01km to Hertford intersection.

West: From Hertford intersection running along an imaginary line for about 3.61km to Morass main road.

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