JUTC resumes service on Portmore to downtown Kingston route | Information

The Jamaica City Transit Firm (JUTC) says service has resumed on the Portmore to downtown Kingston route following the sooner withdrawal of service by some drivers after the stabbing of one in every of their colleagues by a passenger.

The JUTC says stories are {that a} male driver, whereas heading to downtown Kingston, through Marcus Garvey Drive, denied the request of passengers to cease in a non-designated space.

His choice resulted in a passenger wounding him within the left arm upon exit. The driving force was taken to hospital for remedy. 

“We’re very relieved that our colleague is in secure situation,” Company Communications Supervisor, Kimberly Gardner, acknowledged in a media launch on Thursday afternoon.

She additional acknowledged the continued challenges confronted by the corporate, impacting the extent of service workers are capable of present whereas executing their day by day duties.