By: Contributing Editor
BASSETERRE, ST.KITTS (FEBRUARY 18TH 2017) – Passenger bus drivers in St. Kitts are meeting on Sunday and could stage a one-day strike on Monday.
A statement from Bus Drivers United complain of harassment by police officers, a dramatic increase in passenger buses which severely undermine their profit margin and have been unsuccessful in securing meetings with high ranking police officers and the Minister of Transport, the Hon. Ian Patches Liburd.
“There has been a recent upsurge in the harassment of police on the road targeting bus drivers in particular,” said the release.
It added that there is also “great concern over the past months regarding the increased number of new numbers being distributed, therefore causing much discomfort on the road and consequently making business harder to maintain.”
“We have tried on numerous occasions to meet high ranking officers such as the Commissioner of Police, the Inspector in charge of Traffic, the Minister of Transport and others. The situation has become unbearable and urgent, urgent, urgent, steps have to be taken,” the Bus Drivers United statement said and called upon all bus drivers in St. Kitts to a meeting on Sunday 19th February at the War Memorial at 7 p.m.
“We are asking all buses in St. Kitts to park up for the entire day on Monday 20th February 2017, until we have agreement on proper terms and conditions with the relevant authorities in moving forward,” the statement said.
