Sunday Morning Bomb Threat in St. Ann

Sunday Morning Bomb Threat in St. Ann – Jamaicans and residents of Ocho Rios in St. Ann in particular, were subjected to a rude awakening on the social media platform TikTok Sunday morning, after an individual threatened to detonate a bomb, if the owners of a popular gas station in the tourism mecca, failed to pay him millions of dollars in ransom.

The threat triggered a massive mobilization of security personnel to investigate the location, forcing the closure of roads and businesses as a precaution. The use of social media platforms to disrupt elements of public life has been in focus recently, with videos emerging of individuals engaging in a variety of anti-social and sometimes criminal behaviors. Malicious false alarms are “serious areas of concern”. With over 1,220 prank calls received by the fire brigade in 2022. An uptick of 4%. According to SSP Powell, Jamaica’s environment of elevated security risk coupled with a growing culture of attention-seeking behaviour means that even those occasions that turn out to be hoaxes must be dealt with at face value. watch the report: