JUNE 21 HAS been proclaimed the official launch date for the 'Form a Line' project, the second phase of a national programme aimed at encouraging discipline and courtesy in the transportation sector, by encouraging commuters to form lines when taking public transportation.
The proclamation was read Tuesday by Governor-General Professor Kenneth Hall, at King's House.
In his address, Professor Hall said that, "discipline and courtesy are essential to the spiritual, social and economic growth of any nation and provide a framework that fosters good interpersonal relations at home, school, work and leisure and contributes to increasing productivity for
sustainable national growth and development".
He stressed that the project was very significant as many adults and children did not place importance on courtesy. "This project will assist in the development of a more courteous, disciplined and orderly society, as many adults and children do not pay high regard to the importance of a disciplined society, thereby making it necessary to introduce a programme to promote the practice of discipline and courtesy," he said.
President of the Kiwanis Foundation of Jamaica, Lloyd Distant, said the project is being undertaken at the request of the transport sector, including the Jamaica Urban Transit Company, National Transport Co-operative Society and the Transport Authority, and represented a partnership among the Kiwanis Movement, The Jamaica Constab-ulary Force, Palace Amusement Company and some media houses.
