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RESIDENTS CHASE AND BEAT GHOSTS - Spirits accused of causing terror and possessing children

Posted by Troy Porter on September 17, 2009 at 1:23pm
For the last four weeks, residents of Flint River in St Mary, have been waging a war. They have being fighting against duppies that have invaded their community, terrorising residents and possessing children. An army of ghosts, THE STAR was told, has been accused of possessing a number of students from the area. One resident, Michael, said; "Sometime di pickney dem a talk, dem mouth nah open or move, but yu hear sound a come out a dem. Di duppy dem a talk all kinda tings." So determined are the residents to get rid of the unwanted guests, that a band of 'duppy conquerors' made up of community members and persons from two local churches, have taken to marching the community's streets at nights, searching for and beating any duppy that is so brave as to reveal him or herself. One church member, who sought anonymity, explained the reason for their action. "When dem go inna di pickney dem, is like dem 'black' out. Dem cyaan walk, dem cyaan see, is like dem blind," she said. She told THE STAR that when the invasion started, there were just a few of the supernatural beings. Over time, however, more have turned up, bringing the number of them to about seven, six females and one male. "The first time it happened, one a dem just walked into the church and started talking to the pastor," she said. She said she could not see the being, but heard its voice clearly. She said the ghost refused to reveal who had sent it, but said it came for the children in the area and wanted to ensure that they did not do well in school or attend college. She said, "Some a dem seh dem come from Port Maria, Ochi, Annotto Bay, all bout di place." With the evident threat, the residents decided to fight back. On Tuesday, for example, Michael said that a group of residents marched for about a mile, chanting and searching for the ghosts. He said he watched as they claimed to have finally caught one and gave her a fine beating. full story: http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090917/news/news1.html

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