Traffic ticket initiative to address massive backlog

The Court Administration Division (CAD) is preparing to launch its Traffic Ticket Public Day initiative tomorrow at the St Catherine Parish Court, with measures in place to ensure smooth operations.

The initiative aims to provide motorists with a streamlined and convenient process for resolving outstanding traffic tickets, while addressing a backlog of approximately 200,000 tickets in the parish. Director of Client Services, Communications and Information at the CAD, Kadiesh Jarret-Fletcher, said that five courtrooms will be used only for traffic ticket matters.

"We are putting in tents with air conditioning to ensure that persons who are waiting to go before the court are comfortable. We are also ensuring that we have additional judges on hand to make sure that the court process continues throughout the day and it continues efficiently," she added.

Court operations will be extended beyond the usual 9 a.m. start, continuing into Night Court and concluding at 9 p.m., to ensure that the maximum number of persons can be served. Registration for the public day closed on February 20. Jarret-Fletcher emphasised that walk-ins will not be accommodated but they can still contact the court and seek to have their matters listed for a convenient date.

Registered motorists attending on Wednesday are required to present their driver's licence along with copies of their outstanding tickets. Jarret-Fletcher confirmed that the courts are equipped to process payments either electronically or in cash.