Prostitutes along Port-more's unofficial red-light district, the popular Port Henderson Road also known as Back road, will be tested for HIV/Aids and other sexually transmitted infections, THE PORTMORE STAR has learnt.

Portmore mayor Keith Hinds said he will be teaming up with the police and representatives from the Ministry of Health to visit the 'district' and conduct the tests sometime in the future.

Mayor Hinds said that he is concerned about the prevalence of female prostitutes in the area. "While I want Port Henderson Road to become a hip strip, I don't like certain activities currently happening around there," he said.

He said residents from both Portmore and the Corporate Area are at risk for HIV/AIDS because many of these 'ladies of the night's' clients are from these areas.

COPS LIE IN WAIT

Meanwhile, the Portmore police said they are ready and waiting for the mayor to call them for any operation along the Back Road. "We have done a number of operations on Port Henderson Road and persons have been arrested for various offences, including operating a club contrary to their licences, and several guns have been seized and motorists charged for traffic offences," an officer said.