An Ananda Alert has been activated for 13-year-old Ashanti Jackson, of Yacca Avenue, Kingston 11, who has been missing since Monday, April 13.

She is of brown complexion, slim build and is about 172 centimetres (5 feet 8 inches) tall.

Reports from the Olympic Gardens police are that about 8:15 p.m., Ashanti was last seen at home.

She has not been seen or heard from since. Several subsequent efforts to get in touch with her have so far proven futile. Her mode of dressing at the time she went missing is unknown.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Ashanti Jackson is being asked to contact the Olympic Gardens police at 923-5468, police 119 emergency number, or the nearest police station.