Vicious circle
Of violent crime and brutal police
RIOTS, barricades and police killings are all too common in Jamaica. But they are normally associated with the capital, Kingston, and rarely trouble the island's tourist paradises on the north coast around Montego Bay, the second city. Last weekend, however, tourists had to scurry to the airport by boat, or make a dash down the runway in a tour bus, after the main road out of Montego Bay was blocked by mayhem.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Vicious circle”
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