Coli dez Sweet Music Jamaica Tech Life As of August 24, 2014 the Jamaica Urban Transport Corporation (JUTC) bus fares will be increased in Jamaica. This comes on the heals of an increase as recently as 2013. Obviously no one welcomes this. The Oppositions is even planning a protest. Before I join them there are a few thing I though I clarify for myself. What is more important to me is whether commuters want a quality bus system or not and are they willing to pay for it? Is the Government still mismanaging the JUTC? Can a bus operate efficiently, pay for fuel, tyres, maintenance and servicing as well as pay the driver and all support personnel and management with revenues of less than a $1 million per month? Let's examine some facts. The JUTC serves some 150,000 commuters daily. In 2013, 240 buses brought in revenues of $240 million per month. Each bus was therefore making approximately $1,000,000 per month and interestingly it was not pro
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