Thirteen new Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses have been damaged, mostly by stoning, since the 50 new units were incorporated into the company's fleet in mid-February, resulting in hundreds of thousands of taxpayers' dollars being required for repairs and worsening the state-owned company's cash flow problems.

Angered by the attacks, Transport Minister Mike Henry described them as reflective of the corruption of some minds among the citizenry, "including elements who seem always bent on using a cry of poverty and economic challenges to hide the actions of sick minds".

The window of this JUTC Premium service bus was shattered by a stone Thursday night. The company says that many of its buses, including 13 of the new units introduced into the service in mid-February, have been damaged by stone throwers, resulting in taxpayers' money being used to repair the damage. (Photos: Karl McLarty) READ MORE