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Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Opposition spokesman on Transport Robert Pickersgill says some allegations of corruption at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) made by the Golding administration are baseless.
Speaking at his Post Sectorial debate Press conference on Wednesday morning, Mr. Pickersgill said although when he left office there were some problems at the JUTC, they were not as grave as depicted by Transport Minister, Mike Henry.
The Opposition spokesman said no evidence has been presented to prove that the bus company was riddled with corruption as claimed by the Jamaica Labour Party administration.
He said although the JUTC had some problems steps were taken under his watch to have these solved.
He added that one of the problems that existed was that of shoddy collection practises and as a result monitors were employed to aid with this problem.
However, Mr. Pickersgill said as soon as the JLP took control of the ministry these persons were dismissed.
He added that the promises made to transform the JUTC have not yet come to reality.
"This man makes up his facts by his imagination. As I said yesterday he is an enigma wrapped up in a puzzle. He has brought in nothing and he has come with nothing new, not one thing new and I defy him and everybody to tell me what new thing he has brought there. He has inherited a great legacy, unlike Air Jamaica, the JUTC did not get the subsidies it so much deserved so who is worse off now," he said.
Mr. Pickersgill continued, questioning why police were not brought in to probe these allegations of corruption at the bus company.
"Is one of the biggest companies in Jamaica and yes some of the fleet is down and yes you have to trim it down. All of that is agreed, it is just a matter of how. Don't give the country the impression that all of them are thieves and vagabonds and corruption, corruption. Where is the evidence," he said.
He also criticised the JLP administration for its redundancy process saying that under his watch the exercise was being done on a phased basis, but under the JLP several employees were sent home in one go.
Opposition spokesman on Transport Robert Pickersgill says some allegations of corruption at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) made by the Golding administration are baseless.
Speaking at his Post Sectorial debate Press conference on Wednesday morning, Mr. Pickersgill said although when he left office there were some problems at the JUTC, they were not as grave as depicted by Transport Minister, Mike Henry.
The Opposition spokesman said no evidence has been presented to prove that the bus company was riddled with corruption as claimed by the Jamaica Labour Party administration.
He said although the JUTC had some problems steps were taken under his watch to have these solved.
He added that one of the problems that existed was that of shoddy collection practises and as a result monitors were employed to aid with this problem.
However, Mr. Pickersgill said as soon as the JLP took control of the ministry these persons were dismissed.
He added that the promises made to transform the JUTC have not yet come to reality.
"This man makes up his facts by his imagination. As I said yesterday he is an enigma wrapped up in a puzzle. He has brought in nothing and he has come with nothing new, not one thing new and I defy him and everybody to tell me what new thing he has brought there. He has inherited a great legacy, unlike Air Jamaica, the JUTC did not get the subsidies it so much deserved so who is worse off now," he said.
Mr. Pickersgill continued, questioning why police were not brought in to probe these allegations of corruption at the bus company.
"Is one of the biggest companies in Jamaica and yes some of the fleet is down and yes you have to trim it down. All of that is agreed, it is just a matter of how. Don't give the country the impression that all of them are thieves and vagabonds and corruption, corruption. Where is the evidence," he said.
He also criticised the JLP administration for its redundancy process saying that under his watch the exercise was being done on a phased basis, but under the JLP several employees were sent home in one go.
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