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South where an imaginary line from Wilton Hill Drive and Producers Road meet
and then West along Producers Road to a point where it meets the Gully.
Sector 2 was under the command of Maj. Marlon Kennedy (JDF) and Supt.
Warren Turner (JCF). It included the area of the Community Centre, Wilton Hill
Drive and Bustamante Highway.
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The boundaries of sector 3 were: Spanish Town Road to the North;
Darling Street to the East; Producers Road to the South; and Wilton Hill Drive to
the West. Thus, it included Darling Street, Zacky Avenue, Lizard Town and Keith
Avenue. The Ground Commanders of sector 3 were Capt. Garth Anderson (JDF)
and DSP Lloyd Thomas (JCF).
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Lt. Col. Andrew Sewell was Commander of 2JR which set out from
Up Park Camp about 11.30 a.m. on 24 May together with a large number of
soldiers and vehicles of both the JDF and JCF. Their first stop was at the Urban
Development Corporation (UDC) Car Park to regroup, prepare for the assault on
Tivoli Gardens and to sort out certain transportation issues.
The Plan of the Security Forces and Difficulties Encountered
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The plan as developed at the UDC Car Park called for the
simultaneous movement of personnel to establish a cordon around the entire
locale of Tivoli Gardens. The First Battalion of the JDF (1JR) was to control the
environment around West Kingston and Tivoli Gardens while the Second
Battalion (2JR) was to assist the JCF in cordoning Tivoli Gardens. 1JR was
tasked to make the entry of 2JR into Tivoli Gardens relatively easy and gain
control of the area north of Spanish Town Road.
Lt. Col. Sewell
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Lt. Col. Sewell, however, spoke of the difficulties, which initially
confronted 1JR. He said –