A Hanover man, who was detained without charge for 154 days during the 2019 state of public emergency (SOE) in Jamaica, has been awarded $5 million in damages by the Supreme Court. The man, a self-employed individual working as a security guard, shop owner, fisherman, and taxi driver, was arrested in June 2019 under the SOE declared for the parishes of St James, Hanover, and Westmoreland. He initially sought $68.1 million in compensation for the breach of his rights, including liberty, privacy, and protection from unlawful search.