KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Association of Transport Owners and Operators (JATOO) has asked the police for a suspension in the removal of tints from public passenger motor vehicles (PPV).

JATOO, in a statement today, said that it is requesting the suspension until a meeting is held at Jamaica House at 10:00 am on Monday, to discuss the issue.

JATOO says it expects that this meeting will give “a clear direction as to whether the tints PPV operators are presently using is legal or illegal.”

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness, as part of the zero-tolerance approach to crime, said the police, assisted by the Transport Authority, will be targeting ‘robot’ (illegal) taxis as of Monday next week, and will be removing dark tints from all public passenger vehicles.

However, JATOO says it was told that a meeting that was to be held today was postponed for Monday, the day on which removals were scheduled to begin.

 JATOO has advised members that if they suspect that their vehicles will be interrupted by the police, or any other state agency on Monday, they should await the decision of the Monday meeting before venturing out for the day.