KINGSTON, Jamaica — Taxi operators across the island  have been placed in a “wait and see” mode following an announcement by Transport Minister Daryl Vaz of his commitment to meeting with toll operators to explore the possibility of providing a special concessionary fee for Public Passenger Vehicle (PPV) Operators.

Vaz, who was speaking at a press conference at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre in St Andrew on Monday, to address the issue of an unfulfilled 16 per cent fare increase for operators, said the suggestion was brought to his attention by the Transport Authority and will be addressed by June.

“I want to give you a commitment that I’m going to pursue in June, a negotiation with the toll operators to see whether or not we can come up with some concessionary toll fee for the public transport operators who apply those routes on a daily basis and sometimes several times for the day,” Vaz said, adding that toll operators have a concession with the government.