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The People's National Party's Youth Organisation (PNPYO) has begun proceedings to have the courts mandate the government to perform an efficiency audit of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC).
The move also seeks to force the government to implement the recommendations from the audit's findings in a specified period of time.
The PNPYO says this is to ensure that Jamaicans do not continue to pay for the inefficiencies known to be associated with the JUTC.
The PNPYO says the filing was done following an impact assessment of the increase in bus fares which took effect last week.
According to Ricardo James, PNP YO General Secretary, the mismanagement and inefficiency at the JUTC as pointed out by Transport Minister Mike Henry in 2008 have not been overcome and as such the body is not deserving of a fare increase.
In the meantime, the PNPYO is also calling for the implementation of a public transportation discount card to ease the burden on commuters.
The youth arm of the Opposition People's National Party says the card should be distributed based on a needs assessment and be valid for one year to help the poorest Jamaicans cope with the increased fares.
The move also seeks to force the government to implement the recommendations from the audit's findings in a specified period of time.
The PNPYO says this is to ensure that Jamaicans do not continue to pay for the inefficiencies known to be associated with the JUTC.
The PNPYO says the filing was done following an impact assessment of the increase in bus fares which took effect last week.
According to Ricardo James, PNP YO General Secretary, the mismanagement and inefficiency at the JUTC as pointed out by Transport Minister Mike Henry in 2008 have not been overcome and as such the body is not deserving of a fare increase.
In the meantime, the PNPYO is also calling for the implementation of a public transportation discount card to ease the burden on commuters.
The youth arm of the Opposition People's National Party says the card should be distributed based on a needs assessment and be valid for one year to help the poorest Jamaicans cope with the increased fares.
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