ROBERT Montague, minister of transport and mining, told the House of Representatives recently that the ministry would be rolling out hundreds of new cameras over the next three to four months, across several towns islandwide.

He said areas like May Pen, Mandeville, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios already have the means to monitor traffic electronically.

“Therefore, the NWA (National Works Agency), through private partnerships, is moving to get the traffic cameras, separate from the normal CCTV cameras, to deal with the speed, the late change and stop light violations,” the minister said.

Montague cautioned the House that certain sections of the Road Traffic Act 2018 required regulations in dealing with use electronic devices, including traffic cameras, as against CCTV cameras.

He said that the capacity of the police to do electronic monitoring would increase and it would require new regulations for its effectiveness.

“It should also be known that the regulations are being drafted…we will have to wait until all the regulations are ready. As you know the process of this bill,” he added.

On another issue, there is still need for a full clarification of the amendment to the act which is to be debated by the Senate today.

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