Elesean Gordon-Fuller
is a 2012 graduate of the University of the West Indies, Mona- CARIMAC. She is
seeking to become a media practitioner and has an interest in journalism and customer
relations. For feedback, please send emails to eleseang@yahoo.com.
On entering the Jamaica Urban Transit Company, JUTC Bus Park in Spanish
Town , I looked forward to
a safe and comfortable ride and as a bonus the free Wi-Fi service while
on-board. To my disappointment, I saw one of the first set of double articulated
JUTC buses on the stand. My hopes of free Wi-Fi and AC were quickly dashed.
As I eased into the comfort of my seat, I could not
help but notice that this bus allows its passengers to fully interact with
nature. I was staring through the roof. Then a passenger on entering the bus casually
said "Oh, a di bus weh no have no roof this no, hope di rain no fall
before we reach". From her remarks I could tell this bus was regularly
used to transport paying passengers on the 22 route to Downtown, Kingston .
Another
passenger said, "So dem no see say di bus a split!" To which the
conductress responded "From dem bus yah a run, you ever hear se none a dem
back come off lef di front yet?"
In the meantime, for the entire journey, I stared in disbelief
at this…
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