Taxi operators use makeshift barriers to bar their colleagues who attempt to violate the protest by operating - photo by Henry Shirley
Taxi operators in St. Thomas have rejected a plan by the National Works Agency (NWA) to carry out a temporary fix along the Morant Bay to Cedar Valley main road by filling the potholes with marl.
The contractor assigned to the NWA met Wednesday afternoon with the operators to advise them that he had been instructed by the NWA to start the work on Thursday.
When RJR News contacted NWA Communication Manager Stephen Shaw, he said there were areas along the roadway that need complete rehabilitation.
"So while we work to come up with a plan as to how it is we are going to be dealing with that, in the interim, we want to allow the persons out there to have a better travel using this particular corridor," he said.
The taxi operators are now meeting with senior police officers in St. Thomas.
NPTAJ on strike
In response to the protests in St. Thomas, the National Parent Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) is appealing to taxi operators in the parish to allow students to freely get to their classes and examinations.
Everton Hannam, President of the NPTAJ, told RJR News that the Association was concerned about the effects of the disruption on students.
"We are calling on the taxi operators and others to ensure that students are in no way obstructed from attending classes, and be able to participate and to undertake and be able to sit their examinations at this time," he said.
Seaforth High School was forced to suspend classes for its afternoon session Wednesday due to difficulties being faced by students in getting to school. Earlier, the institution used its bus to transport those from the morning session to school.
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