New Taxi Service Regulations at the UWI Mona Campus - Effective August 13, 2007


Rationale for New Taxi Policy

There is strong sentiment among the Mona Campus community to restrict taxis from using the Ring Road and generally control their activities on the rest of the Campus because of the lack of discipline currently demonstrated by these drivers. The problems are not only related to licensed taxis but also to private vehicles operating as 'robot taxis'. Currently, Campus Security deals with these problems on an ad hoc basis by identifying offending vehicles and refusing to allow them access to the Campus. This method has not been successful because in many instances the drivers do not own the vehicles identified by Campus Security and therefore find their way back on the Campus using other
vehicles to carry out their illegal activities.

The University of the West Indies Mona wishes to advise that in accordance with the Mona Campus Security Act 2002, Finance and General Purposes Committee,  Mona has agreed that measures should be implemented to streamline and control taxi service on the Campus, and that effective August 13, 2007:

1. Only authorized taxis will be allowed to offer service on the Mona Campus.
2. The only taxi operators authorized to offer service on the Mona Campus are Corporate Area Taxi Association and JUTA Taxis.
3. Staff, students and visitors to the Campus using unauthorized taxis will have to make their own arrangements to be transported from the gates to their destination on Campus                           
4. A Corporate Area Taxi Association dispatcher can be reached at 899-8847 or 489-1884.
5. A regular updated list of authorized taxis will be made available to the campus community.
6. Telephones will be available at the gate for staff and visitors to the Campus to call Corporate Area Taxi Association if necessary.
7. Staff members who have special cases with respect to other taxi operators are asked to contact Dr. Steve Weaver at UWI School of Nursing, Mona or steve.weaver@uwimona.edu.jm                
8. The UWI Mona Campus is not responsible for the operations of Corporate Area Taxi Association and does not assume responsibility for use of the taxi service.

Public Relations Office, Mona