There have been numerous complaints from residents in several communities that they cannot enjoy the peace and quiet of their homes because of noise and other nuisances by other residents.

A pensioner who lives in Greater Portmore, St Catherine, says he cannot have a peaceful, day in his life because a woman who lives next door is always making loud noise.

"Whatever this woman is talking about you can stay at the end of the road and hear all she is saying," the man said.

When she is not screaming at her father or her children, she sings so loud that you can hear her almost a mile away. I am not the only one whom this woman is disturbing, almost everyone on the street is complaining about her. She is a real nuisance in the community and she behaves in this rude and boisterous manner all the time.

Sometimes she curses her father disgracefully and tells her children filthy words. She is always shouting at her father and her children. She is 39 years old and should be more considerate.

"I am a pensioner and it is the first time I have experienced someone being so abusive to her children and father. The house does not belong to her, it belongs to her father. Sometimes the father complains to me and other neighbours that he is fed up with her. He says the only reason why he has not put her out of his house yet is because of his concern for the children, because his daughter is unemployed and would not be able to afford rent.

No consideration

But my real problem is that I cannot afford to move from my house just to please this woman who has no manners, behaviour or consideration for her neighbours. Sometimes I cannot speak on my telephone because of this woman's loud talking, cursing and sometimes loud music. I called the police once to speak to her about her behaviour but she still continues to disturb my peace and quiet. What can I do to put an end to this problem?"

It is really unfortunate that you cannot enjoy the peace and quiet of your home because of your neighbour's daughter. It is a shame for her to treat her elderly father and children in such an abusive manner. You should go to the Resident Magistrate's Court in your parish and apply for a restraining order against the woman.

Once the order is served on her, if she disobeys it and continues to disturb you with her loud talking, cursing, loud singing and loud music, then you can go back to the court and apply for a writ of attachment for her to be sent to prison for disobeying the court order. It would be in her best interest if she obeys the order when it is served on her.