Cabbies and residents protest in Westmoreland over poor roads, demerit system
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September 21, 2026
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WESTMORELAND, Jamaica—Taxi operators along with residents mounted roadblocks Monday in sections of Westmoreland, including Shrewsbury, Bullet Tree and Harford, in protest of poor road conditions and the new demerit point system.
A resident told Observer Online that the protest began sometime after 6 am.
“They are protesting poor road conditions and based on the new rules that come in. They said that the police not asking any questions, they just see you on the road and when they stop you they just give you the ticket and when you ask them what is it for, them say ask the government,” the resident added.
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