Residents left cashless following Beryllium attack

Over the weekend and into Monday morning, hundreds of bank account holders across Jamaica were left cashless, after their attempts to withdrawal funds from Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) were unsuccessful. 

The difficulties come just days after the attack on a Beryllium security team in Albion, St Thomas, which left one Beryllium security officer suffering from gunshot wounds.

When a team from The STAR attempted to make cash withdrawals at several ATMs in Portmore in St Catherine, they were unsuccessful, bringing truth to what the residents say they have been complaining about since Saturday night.

In fact, on Monday, several residents from the sunshine city were stated they were left stranded due to a lack of cash in hand to pay their fares to go to work.

The ATMs where funds were unavailable in Portmore included those owned by Sagicor Bank, Scotiabank, National Commercial Bank and Jamaica National.  

Saturday's incident marks the fourth major attack on Beryllium security officers making cash deliveries to ATMs. 

- Ainsworth Morris

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