Thousands Protest in Jamaica

Tens of thousands of demonstrators, led by former Prime Minister Michael Manley, marched on Prime Minister Edward Seaga’s residence today to demand changes in Jamaica’s economic policies.

Police estimated that 60,000 people assembled Sunday night for an all-night vigil sponsored by Manley’s left-wing People’s National Party at Half Way Tree Square, which separates Kingston’s residential and business districts. In the morning, the crowd marched to Jamaica House, Seaga’s official residence. One youth was shot and wounded shortly after the demonstration ended.