Taxi operators in Westmoreland protest over poor road conditions

Scores of commuters, including students in Westmoreland, were left stranded this morning as taxi operators who ply the Grange Hill to Savanna-La-Mar route withdrew their service.

The operators who used debris to block the roadway are protesting poor road conditions.

They have called on the relevant authorities to undertake a rehabilitation of the road instead of carrying out patching, which they say is not effective.

One member of the Westmoreland Taxi Association says the poor road costs operators immensely.

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Scores of commuters, including students in Westmoreland, were left stranded this morning as taxi operators who ply the Grange Hill to Savanna-La-Mar route withdrew their service.

The operators who used debris to block the roadway are protesting poor road conditions.

They have called on the relevant authorities to undertake a rehabilitation of the road instead of carrying out patching, which they say is not effective.

One member of the Westmoreland Taxi Association says the poor road costs operators immensely.

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Education Ministry cautions school administrators and teachers against using denial of access to education as punishment

Scores of commuters, including students in Westmoreland, were left stranded this morning as taxi operators who ply the Grange Hill to Savanna-La-Mar route withdrew their service.

The operators who used debris to block the roadway are protesting poor road conditions.

They have called on the relevant authorities to undertake a rehabilitation of the road instead of carrying out patching, which they say is not effective.

One member of the Westmoreland Taxi Association says the poor road costs operators immensely.

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Students being placed in institutions far from their homes continues to be one of the main reasons for parents seeking transfers

Scores of commuters, including students in Westmoreland, were left stranded this morning as taxi operators who ply the Grange Hill to Savanna-La-Mar route withdrew their service.

The operators who used debris to block the roadway are protesting poor road conditions.

They have called on the relevant authorities to undertake a rehabilitation of the road instead of carrying out patching, which they say is not effective.

One member of the Westmoreland Taxi Association says the poor road costs operators immensely.

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Three men shot and killed in separate incidents

Scores of commuters, including students in Westmoreland, were left stranded this morning as taxi operators who ply the Grange Hill to Savanna-La-Mar route withdrew their service.

The operators who used debris to block the roadway are protesting poor road conditions.

They have called on the relevant authorities to undertake a rehabilitation of the road instead of carrying out patching, which they say is not effective.

One member of the Westmoreland Taxi Association says the poor road costs operators immensely.

Read More

JTA says country will be in critical state if teacher shortage is not addressed

Scores of commuters, including students in Westmoreland, were left stranded this morning as taxi operators who ply the Grange Hill to Savanna-La-Mar route withdrew their service.

The operators who used debris to block the roadway are protesting poor road conditions.

They have called on the relevant authorities to undertake a rehabilitation of the road instead of carrying out patching, which they say is not effective.

One member of the Westmoreland Taxi Association says the poor road costs operators immensely.

Read More

Another set of Haitians arrive in Portland; PICA begins processing

Scores of commuters, including students in Westmoreland, were left stranded this morning as taxi operators who ply the Grange Hill to Savanna-La-Mar route withdrew their service.

The operators who used debris to block the roadway are protesting poor road conditions.

They have called on the relevant authorities to undertake a rehabilitation of the road instead of carrying out patching, which they say is not effective.

One member of the Westmoreland Taxi Association says the poor road costs operators immensely.

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J’can woman accused of fraud extradited to USA and formally charged

Scores of commuters, including students in Westmoreland, were left stranded this morning as taxi operators who ply the Grange Hill to Savanna-La-Mar route withdrew their service.

The operators who used debris to block the roadway are protesting poor road conditions.

They have called on the relevant authorities to undertake a rehabilitation of the road instead of carrying out patching, which they say is not effective.

One member of the Westmoreland Taxi Association says the poor road costs operators immensely.

Read More

Another set of Haitians arrive at a beach in Portland

Scores of commuters, including students in Westmoreland, were left stranded this morning as taxi operators who ply the Grange Hill to Savanna-La-Mar route withdrew their service.

The operators who used debris to block the roadway are protesting poor road conditions.

They have called on the relevant authorities to undertake a rehabilitation of the road instead of carrying out patching, which they say is not effective.

One member of the Westmoreland Taxi Association says the poor road costs operators immensely.

Read More

Edu Min to probe claim of some high schools holding back boys to preserve yearly CXC pass mark

Scores of commuters, including students in Westmoreland, were left stranded this morning as taxi operators who ply the Grange Hill to Savanna-La-Mar route withdrew their service.

The operators who used debris to block the roadway are protesting poor road conditions.

They have called on the relevant authorities to undertake a rehabilitation of the road instead of carrying out patching, which they say is not effective.

One member of the Westmoreland Taxi Association says the poor road costs operators immensely.

Read More