Group protests TCNs, NaRRA spend, police shootings

A group of people wearing T-shirts labelled Stand Up for Jamaica staged a protest on Duke Street in downtown Kingston, Tuesday, expressing frustration over a number of issues relating to Government action.

The arrival of third-country nationals (TCNs) from the United States under a deal signed between Kingston and Washington, the rent being paid to Digicel for National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) office space, as well as the high number of fatal shootings by the police since the start of the year, were top of their agenda.

“We decided that enough is enough, that’s why we took it upon ourselves to come out to show Jamaica that we are tired and upset as to what is taking place here,” said one member of the group who gave her name only as Charlotte.