Senior Superintendent Derrick 'Cowboy' Knight.

The police on Monday met with seven promoters in the Half-Way Tree, St Andrew area after receiving several complaints about night noise disturbances from residents.

Superintendent Derrick 'Cowboy' Knight, head of the St Andrew Central police, met with the dance and party promoters including deejay Junior Reid, Hennessy Friday's promoter Q45, persons from Rebel T and Winston 'Wee Pow' Powell, promoter of Weddy Weddy.

no permit

In the case of Junior Reid, Knight discussed the deejay's two-storey club called 'The View' which is located on Eastwood Park Road. The Superintendent explained that while the club has been up and running since 2008, Reid has not made an official application to the police and the resident magistrate to be operating.

"The club is not licensed at this time," Knight said. "He is to put in the requisite application and not play the musicon the roof, this is a breach. The music should be played in the club for the patrons to hear." He explained that a cease and desist order has since been issued until the irregularities have been sorted out.

Reid could not be reached for a comment.

As for Weddy Weddy, the lawman said that Wee Pow was told to downsize his boxes and to position them inward to curtail the level of noise emitted.

When contacted, Wee Pow confirmed he had spoken to Knight about the loud noise in the area. Wee Pow commented: "We've been here for many years, is just the surrounding now get festered wid music on a whole and I get caught up in the crossfire of the new promoters. I'm getting pinched in what is happening." Weddy Weddy has been held at the Stone Love Headquarters at 41 Burlington Avenue for the last seven years.

less hennessy

Hennessy Fridays, will no longer be a weekly event after the police ordered that the event only be staged every other Friday. For the promoter, Q45, he says he doesn't have a problem with keeping the event twice a month as he had originally intended to host Hennessy Fridays only once per month. He doesn't believe the new restriction will decrease the dance's growing popularity.

Since February 12, Hennessy Fridays has been held at 36 Burlington Avenue every Friday. Q45 said: "Me and Mr Knight came to an agreement and I think it's a good idea. The people can save dem money to come cause you know Hennessy isn't a cheap liquor." The event will not be held this Friday but resumes on March 25 and plans to stick to its 2 a.m. lock off time.

Junior Reid

Q45

Winston 'Wee Pow' Powell