Name: Antoinette Thompson
Address: Swansea Satellite Office, Osbourne Store, Clarendon
Occupation: Route Inspector
Telephone #: 618-0959
Antoinette Thompson States,
I am a gazetted Route Inspector since November 1, 2019 employed to the Transport Authority and attached to the Swansea Satellite Office, Osbourne Store, Clarendon. My duties as an Inspector include the monitoring and regulating of public passenger vehicles and prosecuting for breaches of the relevant Road Traffic enactments. 
On Monday the 17th day of February 2023 I reported for duty at 10:00 am, I was briefed accordingly by my supervisor and dispatched on a summons operation that was scheduled to take place on the said day. I was accompanied by fellow inspectors, members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force attached to the Transport Authority, and a Justice of the Peace for the parish of Clarendon.  All members of the Transport Authority and Jamaica Constabulary Force were properly attired in our respective uniforms. My duties for the day entailed Inspection of PPV’s documents and drivers to ensure compliance as stipulated under the Transport Authority and Road Traffic Acts and Regulations. 
I along with the team assigned were conducting vehicle inspection along Guinep Tree, in the parish of Clarendon.  At about 12:52 pm I observed a Toyota Wish registration number PL7441 the driver was observed picking up passengers. I approached the vehicle that was stationary at this time. I noticed on the front of the car the wording “Fada God alone”  I cautioned the driver, asked if he was operating to which he stated “yes,” and requested his vehicle documents to include: Road Licence, Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate, Fitness Certificate, Insurance Certificate, Badge and Drivers Licence.  Destination markings for May Pen to Pennants route were on the two front doors of the vehicle. From his Driver’s Licence he was identified as Omar Wellington of Post Road, Turners, Clarendon. Based on his road licence the wordings were not authorized. When this was pointed out to the driver he stated that he hasn’t gotten around to doing it yet. However, I informed him that had the graphics been approved it would have been on his road licence.
He was wearing a dark blue t-shirt and blue jeans pants which was not the prescribed uniform he was to be wearing. The prescribed uniform consists of a short sleeve white, blue, brown or cream polo or cotton/polyester blend shirt with the logo of the May Pen Taxi association affixed above the left breast pocket and plain dark blue or black pants/jeans. Six passengers who were identified to be paying passengers were observed in the motor car.
He produced all his documents except his driver’s badge. Based on questioning he did not have a driver’s badge. All documents received were found to be up to date. I cautioned the driver and informed him of the offences and that he would be prosecuted for unlawfully made or caused to be made graphics, wording, or markings on a vehicle without written approval of the Authority, not wearing the prescribed uniform and failure to wear badge while operating a public passenger vehicle in contravention of Regulation 123 (a) Road Traffic Regulations 1938 in accordance with Section 13 (2) (c) of the Transport Authority Act 1987.
I informed the driver that he should be in his May Pen taxi association shirt and plain blue/black pants.   Summonses were prepared and served accordingly to appear before the May Pen Traffic Court on Wednesday April 26, 2023. The summonses were read over to Mr. Wellington and the proper steps towards acquiring a badge relayed.  He accepted and left. Photographs of the graphics and Mr. Wellington’s attire were taken, printed at the Transport Authority Swansea Satellite Office and labelled as Omar Wellington 1 and 2 respectively and attached to the file.
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February 27, 2023
Antoinette Thompson
T.A. Route Inspector
This statement consists of one page signed by me is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing if it is tendered into evidence. I shall be liable to prosecution if I have willfully stated into it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true. 
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February 27, 2023