Minister of Transport Welcomes CEO Chester Williams

If the newly appointed Minister of Transport can’t get support from bus operators, his incoming Chief Executive Officer, Chester Williams, will surely give it a shot. With his background as the highest-ranking police officer, Williams brings a wealth of enforcement expertise to the ministry. However, the minister and his new boss will have to wait a couple more weeks for Williams to officially start his role.

 

Dr. Louis Zabaneh, Minister of Transport

“Well it would have been good to have him on board earlier. But he has been, as much as he could, attending meetings and getting familiar with the various areas of the portfolio, but particular his strengths will certainly come to bear and I am excited we will have him on board the first of may, especially looking at areas of enforcement, all these areas of safety, the training of our traffic wardens. We will be looking at things related to laws that could strengthen their presence on the road. These are things that he will be able to help tremendously to ensure we can implement them expeditiously to the benefit of the public.”

 

Paul Lopez

“There are critics that says Mr. Williams tends to be an authority unto his own. Do you foresee any sort of hierarchical or leadership issues that you will have to tone down?”

 

Dr. Louis Zabaneh

“I think we are going to work very well together. I know incoming CEO Chester Williams very well. We have worked very well for many of those years. Rember he is from the south, so even before he became commissioner I knew him. And we have the common objective of service to our country, being passionate about what we do and like anything else, whether it is a family business, or the public or private sector, once everybody is clear about their responsibilities or duties, then we are able to work well.”