The deceased are 19-year-old deliveryman, Michael Elliot and 17-year-old Kenrick Ebanks. Speaking with IRIE FM News, Head of the St. Catherine South Police, Senior Superintendent Leighton Grey said three persons were shot in the incident.

This as the sector pursues a target of attracting 10 million visitors and earning US$10 billion, over the next 10 years. Mr. Bartlett was speaking during a panel discussion at the 11th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora conference in St. James. Mr. Bartlett challenged the influential Jamaican Diaspora to expand their role beyond sending remittances, and become stakeholders and investors in the industry, by bringing resource and capital support to the country and being part of marketing initiatives to secure more tourists.

Their identities have not been released. The police say the incident occurred at about 4:00 am.

In a social media post on Saturday, the JPS informed of an outage in areas including Milford Road, Harrison Town, Columbus Heights, Shaw Park, Parry Town, Pimento Walk and Breanne Hill. An accompanying picture posted showed a motor truck crashed into a utility pole.

He explained that this is part of the wider thrust of Government to correct the long-standing problem of disorderly settlement. Dr. Holness also emphasised that owning a parcel of land can contribute greatly to an individual's own personal development.