Police have swept York Castle High and other schools across Jamaica that have received bomb threats since Thursday.
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Senior Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, head of the JCF's Corporate Communications Unit and Deputy Superintendent Ryan Gayle, head of operations for St. Ann
By Nakinskie Robinson/Kimone Witter
The Jamaica Constabulary Force is moving to assure the public that the bomb threats that have been issued to schools since Thursday are a hoax.
The JCF says investigations continue, and detectives are reaffirming that all evidence suggests that the threats are fake.
This assurance comes as more schools were evacuated for a second day following reports of more bomb threats across Jamaica Friday morning.
Reports indicate that students at Windward Road Primary School were evacuated sometime before 9:00 a.m. and sent to Rockfort Police Station following a bomb threat.
Authorities also swooped down on St. Georges College on North Street to clear out students after the school received a similar warning.
Radio Jamaica News was informed that less than 10 per cent of students showed up for classes Friday morning at York Castle High School in St. Ann.
Court proceedings at the St. Catherine Parish Court in Spanish Town were also disrupted due to a bomb scare.
The JCF is urging the public to remain calm.
It says any person in receipt of a bomb threat should immediately report the matter to the police.
The Communication Forensic and Cyber Crime Division says it is working to determine the source of the emailed threats.
Increased threats
Senior Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Corporate Communications Unit, says there has been an increased number of bomb threats on the second day of the reports.
Speaking on Radio Jamaica's Hotline, SSP Lindsay said the police have received 21 reports Friday, compared to 14 on Thursday.
She said the authorities are monitoring the situation and responding appropriately as they try to determine the source of the threats.
SSP Lindsay also disclosed that the bomb threats have moved beyond emails, with some schools receiving phone calls.
Stay alert
The police are urging school administrators to remain alert to possible security threats amid the bomb scare.
Deputy Superintendent Ryan Gayle, head of operations for St. Ann, spoke with Radio Jamaica News following a sweep at York Castle High School for explosive devices Friday morning.
It was the only educational institution in the parish known to have received an emailed bomb threat on Thursday.
Educational institutions across five other parishes received similar threats and were given the all clear to resume in-person classes Friday.
DSP Gayle said no explosives were found at York Castle High.
But he encouraged all school administrators to stay alert, secure points of entry and monitor persons coming on and off their compound.
Radio Jamaica News has been informed that B.B. Coke High School in St. Elizabeth has also received an emailed bomb threat. Students have been sent home as a result. Representatives from the JCF and Jamaica Fire Brigade are investigating.
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