‘NOT FAIR!’ Taxi operators cry foul over new JUTC services in Greater Portmore
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July 16, 2026
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Taxi operators who ply the Greater Portmore to Portmore Mall route in St Catherine say their livelihoods are being threatened by the introduction of competing state-operated bus services at half their prices and cheaper.
The cabbies told Observer Online that the new Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) route 14 and 14B bus routes have significantly reduced their passenger numbers, leaving them waiting long periods to find commuters, and income.
“It take away a portion of the work because when the bus them come here so, all two, three, car load a passengers gone inna them,” said Richard Jones, otherwise known as “Boysie,” who operates on the Greater Portmore route.
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