Taxi operators and residents staged protests in Westmoreland over poor road conditions and the upcoming demerit point system. They expressed frustration about ticketing practices and the lack of communication from police officers during stops. The government aims to improve road safety with the demerit system, which assigns points for traffic violations and can lead to license suspension. A delay in implementing the demerit system follows a stakeholder agreement and includes a pending review and education program. Despite a 10% reduction in road fatalities, motorcyclists remain the most affected group with speeding as the leading cause.
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Denham Town residents mount protest after cops killed community Don.
On Thursday, September 7, 2023, Denham Town residents in Kingston took to the streets following the fatal shooting of community Don, 34-year-old Nicholas Miller, by the police.
One-man protest–firefighter Sergeant Leo Bennett.
Firefighter Sergeant Leo Bennett, who took his one-person protest to the top of the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St Andrew on Tuesday morning, says he has a list of urgent demands. Bennett is protesting what he says is the ill-treatment of his colleagues whose welfare the Government ignored.