Fire At Attendance Centre
Jamaica- Fire of unknown origin gutted the offices of the Attendance Centre … a facility used by parents/guardians for counselling mainly teens. Troubled teens are the main users of this government facility. This facility is a part of the legal system attached to the Family Court.
This fire at the multi-story facility destroyed documents and furniture. An estimate of the damage is not known but conservatively could run into the millions of dollars. Forensic experts just allowed access to the building since the fire.
The activities of the centre will be relocated to Hagley Park Road from downtown Duke Street to uptown.
Picture of a section of the building captured by Hopeton O’Connor-Dennie, Senior International Correspondent & photojournalist for Vision Newspaper Canada.
See picture of Court Management Official Mrs. Carol Hughes & a section of the building that blazed.
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.
