Protestors, cops tussle as Marriott opens

candidate Ronald Bulkan being restrained by police who told him he could not proceed for a planned protest outside the Marriott Hotel yesterday.

By Rae Wiltshire

At least one person was held yesterday after a skirmish between protestors and police during a planned demonstration outside of the Marriott Hotel as its opening ceremony was being held.

At Battery Road, Kingston, the police erected a barricade to prevent persons from proceeding to the entrance of the hotel.

Nonetheless, protestors started to proceed with their placards,