MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Police here say consideration is being given to lift curfews imposed in several Manchester communities by this weekend amid a reported reduction in the risk of reprisals attacks among other criminal activity.

Operations officer for Manchester Deputy Superintendent Valdin Amos said following consultations with community leaders the police are contemplating utilising other security measures to maintain peace in troubled areas.

“The considerations are based on [the fact] that it restricts movement of all individuals in the community. I don’t think that the good should be punished for the bad. We cannot continue along that way. It disrupts business and livelihoods. We have gone to great lengths to convince these persons that the actions resulting in the curfews are to protect everyone,” Amos told councillors at Thursday’s sitting of the Manchester Municipal Corporation.