TRANSPORT MATTERS DISCUSSED ON RJR’S ‘BALANCING JUSTICE’

From left to right, Dr. Alwin Hales, Mrs. Joan Fletcher, Managing Director, Transport Authority and Mr. Willard Costley, taxi operator, some of the panellists on the 'Balancing Justice' programme.

On Tuesday, September 20, 2005, Permanent Secretary, Dr. Alwin Hales was part of a distinguished panel which discussed transport matters on Radio Jamaica’s programme, ‘Balancing Justice’. The programme took the form of an outside broadcast and was done from Carter Hall (Holy Childhood High School)

The programme explored issues associated with the public transportation system in Jamaica and examined a variety of subjects. These included taxi fares, taxi regulations, JUTC and it service to the public, safety and transport operations, legislative amendments as well as the whole matter of competition as it related to the JUTC and taxi operators.

Mr. Willard Costley, Dr. Alwin Hales and Mr. Pat McIntosh share in a discussion at the end of the 'Balancing Justice' programme on Tuesday, September 20.

Dr. Hales was one of three persons from the Ministry and its Agencies; the others were Mr. Patrick McIntosh, President of the JUTC and Mrs. Joan Fletcher, Managing Director of the Transport Authority. Other members of the panel were Mr. Gary Byfield of the National Transport Co-operative Society (NTCS), Snr. Superintendent Elan Powell of the Police Traffic Division, Mr. Willard Costley representing taxi operators, Messrs. Garth McBean and Wendell Wilkins, Attorneys-at-law and Mr. Andre’ Earle who moderated the programme.

Part two of the programme is expected to be broadcast on Tuesday, September 27 from the studios of RJR.