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 Saturday the 7th day of October 2023 I reported for duty at 8:00 am, I was briefed accordingly by my supervisor and dispatched on enforcement duties 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 St. Elizabeth.  All members of the Transport Authority and Jamaica Constabulary Force were appropriately 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 standing along Content in the parish of St. Elizabeth. At about 11:00 am I observed a motor car registration number PM0838 coming toward the direction in which I was standing, I executed the number signal to stop, and the driver complied.  I observed there was no checkered streak, or globe present on the vehicle. I approached the motor vehicle. I observed that the route on the said vehicle was for Santa Cruz to Thornton route. I cautioned the driver and asked if he was operating to which he responded “Yes”. I introduced myself to the driver and passengers. I requested he produce the vehicle documents to include: Road Licence, Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate, Fitness Certificate, Insurance Certificate, Badge and Drivers Licence. He produced all items except for his drivers Badge. All documents produced were found to be up to date. From his driver’s licence was identified to be Tory Russell of Siloah District, St. Elizabeth.
He was clad in a blue button front striped shirt and blue jeans short  which was not the prescribed uniform. The prescribed uniform consists of a long or short sleeve grey cotton/polyester blend shirt with the logo for the Black River and Santa Cruz Taxi Association affixed above the left breast pocket and plain black or dark blue pants/jeans. There was no off duty/chartered sign affixed to the dashboard of the said vehicle. The vehicle did not have on any Taxi Sign/ Globe fitted to the roof.
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Antoinette Thompson
November 7, 2023
T.A. Route Inspector
Eight passengers were counted in the vehicle who were all confirmed to be paying passengers. I again cautioned the driver and I pointed out the offences of failure to wear uniform, failure to wear badge, excess passengers 8/7and operating contrary to the terms and conditions of his Road Licence as it relates to conditions 13 (no globe). I warned him for prosecution. I showed him conditions 4 and 13 on his road licence and read them through with him. Condition 4 stated that the seating capacity of the vehicle should be seven passengers excluding the driver. Condition 13 stated that a taxi sign of the size and dimensions approved by the Authority must be affixed unto the roof of the vehicle. 
I informed the driver that he should be in the grey shirt for the Black River and Santa Cruz Taxi Association and that a badge is a required document for all PPV drivers. The driver stated “mi just come back down dis side mummy mi aguh sort out myself.” I informed the driver that a photograph of his attire will be taken to be used as evidence, upon taking the photograph he turned his back so a photograph of his attire from the back was taken.
I proceeded to prepare summonses for the offences of failure to wear uniform, failure to wear badge, excess passengers 8/7and operating contrary to the terms and conditions of his Road Licence as it relates to conditions 13 (no globe). The Summonses were issued and prepared accordingly to appear before the Balaclava Traffic Court on Thursday November 23, 2023.  The summonses were then read over and served to Mr. Russell who accepted and left. Photographs were taken, printed at the Transport Authority Swansea Satellite Office and labelled as Tory Russell 1 and 2 respectively and attached to the file.
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Antoinette Thompson
November 7, 2023
T.A. Route Inspector
This statement consists of two pages 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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November 7, 2023