New Regulations Coming for PSV Operators
The bad behaviour by operators of public service vehicles that the public has been complaining about is to be addressed.
23 People Injured in St. James Minibus Collision
Twenty three people have been injured when two minibuses collided at Prospect St. James about 6:23 this morning.
PSV Crackdown Promised
The public transport sector will see very soon the rollout of new measures to deal with errant behaviour by some public service vehicle operators. That’s the promise by Director of the Transport Authority Ruth Holder who gave Starcom Network news an update on the sidelines of the launch of the Island Pay App. Attorney General […]
People Willing to Work for Public Service Sector on the Decline
The Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport is reporting a significant decline and a shortage of people who want to work in the PSV sector. Roy Raphael tells Starcom Network News the covid-19 pandemic forced some people to find other work and the sector has yet to bounce back from the impact. He […]
PSV Owners Call for Ease on Cost of Fuel
The Alliance Owners of Public Transport is calling on the government to utilize domestic taxation policies at its disposal to provide ease on the cost of petrol which increased again. Communications, Information, and Marketing Officer, of the organization, Mark Haynes says the increase in gas is negatively impacting the financial gains of the PSV sector. […]
NOT A MERRY CHRISTMAS SAYS PSV OPERATORS
Minibus and route taxi operators say business has been slow to return after the disruption caused by the covid-19 pandemic, and are hoping things pick up this Christmas. We here more in this report from Kezia Inniss.
COVID CRACK DOWN ON PSVs
Public service vehicle crews caught violating the COVID-19 health protocols will be banned from the road for up to seven days. This from Head of the Monitoring Unit, Ronald Chapman, who tells Starcom Network News that they have stepped up enforcement of the protocols such as mask wearing. He says the PSV sector is still […]
NOT SO SAYS TRANSPORT AUTHORITY
The Transport Authority has rejected a charge by a spokesman for minibus and route taxis operators that they are being treated unfairly and says they need to comply with the law rather than try to flout the rules. Director of the Authority Ruth Holder was responding to a complaint from Roy Raphael Raphael, Head of […]