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Bahamas Information Services Updates
National Job Program Employees told to work hard
By Kathryn Campbell, BIS
Feb 9, 2010 - 8:40:31 AM

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Road Traffic Controller Philip Turner addresses employees during an orientation exercises for the six-months Temporary Job Program, Friday, February 5. (BIS photo/Letisha Henderson)

Nassau, Bahamas - Road Traffic Controller Philip Turner urged employees to move towards one objective in building the Road Traffic Department.

“If we build Road Traffic we are building The Bahamas and making a better transportation system,” Mr Turner said. “If we have good and reliable information then we can make better, strategic decisions. Let us work hard to build this organization.”

Mr Turner gave an overview of the Road Traffic Department to 19 employees hired to work for six months on various projects under the National Job Program recently introduced by the Government on February 5.

The new hires have been assigned to assist with automating the databases of the Road Traffic Department’s vehicle and driver’s licenses.

The Controller said private vehicles, jitneys, buses, surreys, taxis and pedestrians are all impacted by the Road Traffic Department.
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Employees hired under the Government’s Temporary Job Program listen to Road Traffic Controller Philip Turner as he gives an overview of the Department during an orientation exercise, Friday, February 5. (BIS photo/Letisha Henderson)


He explained that the Road Traffic Department through the Road Traffic Act is the regulatory body for all matters relative to the use of roads within The Bahamas.

Road Traffic is one of the revenue-generating Government agencies that contribute to the consolidated fund and help to provide public services, the Controller said.

“One aspect for our job is that we are the tax collectors for the Government with respect to the transportation agency,” Mr Turner said. “Road Traffic Department and its ancillary agencies are responsible for collecting a registration fee for every vehicle on the road and the law requires that we keep a register of vehicles and drivers licenses.

“We are now strengthening our processes from a manual process to an automated process.  In the first instance, through the process of the manual registration we are about to build a database for all vehicles with respect to New Providence.”

Mr Turner noted that building an electronic database would give Road Traffic the capability to do many things including compilation of reports, develop a tracking system, provide improved “efficient” service and provide a link for the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
He told the employees that they have important roles in the Road Traffic Department. He encouraged them to work hard and to have good ethics.

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