UPDATE: BRUCE GOLDING'S STATE OF EMERGENCY SPEECH...AUDIO.../State of Emergency called for Jamaica/ Hannah Town police station set on fire...

PRIME Minister Bruce Golding has declared a state of public emergency, limited to sections of Kingston and St Andrew effective 6:00 pm today.

Golding said that based on the advice of the security forces, the action has been taken so as to ensure public safety.

The state of emergency was called following an emergency meeting of the Cabinet at 2.00 pm today.

"The Cabinet took the decision to advise the Governor General to issue a Proclamation pursuant to Section 26 of the Constitution declaring that a state of public emergency exists in the parishes of Kingston and St Andrew," a release from the Office of the Prime Minister said.

The proclamation shall remain in force for a period of one month unless extended by the House of Representatives or earlier revoked.

Meanwhile, gunshots continue to be fired in West Kingston and roadblocks have now been mounted as far as the intersection of Maxfield Avenue and Spanish Town Road.

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POLICE have had to evacuate the Hannah Town police station in downtown Kingston after the building came under sustained attack by gunmen today.

Personnel had to be evacuated by a rescue unit after the police ran out of bullets and the station was set ablaze, a police source said.

A policeman has also been shot and injured, but his injuries are not considered life threatening.

"Nothing has been put in place, heads have to roll because plans were not put in place. We were not made ready," said one 'concerned officer' from the Kingston West Police Division who who spoke to the Observer on condition of anonymity

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Comment by Easy.B on May 24, 2010 at 3:00pm: BRUCE THE TING BACKFIRE IN YUH FACE,NOW DE PEOPLE IS DE ENEMY..SOY

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Comment by www.jaxsprats.com on May 24, 2010 at 2:01am: Everyone knew the real score with politics in jamaica both parties do the same thing

Comment by www.jaxsprats.com on May 24, 2010 at 2:00am: Manuel Noriega was the President of Panama. 9 years ago the US invaded Panama and arrested Manuel Noriega on Drug charges and convicted & sentenced him to 8 years in maximum security prison. He was just recently released and sent to France. This is a serious sitiation...Golding, Dudus and any and all corrupt individuals associated with them will be either jailed or assasinated.