THIS DAY IN OUR PAST

The following events took place on October 23 in the years identified:

1990: A motion to impound all motor vehicles that are parked illegally on the streets of downtown Kingston is put forward by Councillor Desmond McKenzie at a Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) traffic meeting. He says that it is a common thing to see illegal parking in downtown Kingston. He says that at ‘No Parking’ signs, vehicles are often parked both on the left and right side of the road, leaving only a narrow passage through which motorists are forced to drive. The councillor says the situation is indeed terrible and suggests that the KSAC rent a wrecker to remove illegally parked vehicles. The KSAC, he says, is badly in need of funds and so, by impounding these vehicles, they can earn revenue.

1990: serious Because of the shortage of transportation in Clarendon due to bad roads, commuters are now paying up to $20 to travel by motorcycles, Jamaica Labour Party Member of Parliament for North Central Clarendon Errol Dunkley tell the House of Representatives. Mr Dunkley is supporting his resolution seeking urgent repairs to the main road from Rock River to May Pen, in his constituency, which has deteriorated so badly that owners of public transportation are refusing to run their trucks, buses and taxis on it. He says that some of the people are travelling on motorcycles, which charge as much as $20, compared to the usual fare of $5, to get to their destinations because the bikes are the only type of vehicle which will “wine and dine through the potholes”. The resolution is unanimously approved by the House.