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Vendors will not bow out on efforts to remain on Cabbage Beach
CABBAGE Beach Vendors Association president Monique Taylor on Friday said members of her association will not bow out or relent in their efforts to ensure that they remain on the Paradise Island beach.
Vendors will not bow out on efforts to remain on Cabbage Beach
CABBAGE Beach Vendors Association president Monique Taylor on Friday said members of her association will not bow out or relent in their efforts to ensure that they remain on the Paradise Island beach.
Beach protestor 'in pain' after arrest
Beach protestor 'in pain' after arrest
THE wife of a taxicab driver arrested during Monday's Cabbage Beach protest at the foot of the Sidney Poitier Bridge said her husband is in good spirits despite physical pain.
TORN DOWN: Protestors act as access extended
TORN DOWN: Protestors act as access extended
DESPITE the prime minister's assurance that he would "personally" work to find an alternative solution for vendors who were blocked from their regular access point to Cabbage Beach, more than a hundred protestors marched over the Sidney Poitier Bridge to Paradise Island and tore down the fence which obstructed the beach path.
Off limits: Cabbage Beach access closed to the public next month
THE imminent closure of the main public access to Cabbage Beach adjacent to the Riu Paradise Island Hotel has ignited a firestorm of criticism, with Bahamas Taxicab Union officials warning that the decision could adversely affect scores of drivers...
Taxi drivers upset as stand at resort removed
Taxi drivers upset as stand at resort removed
TAXICAB drivers are upset over the removal of the taxi stand at a Freeport resort, according to Grand Bahama Taxi Union President David Jones, who also claims that guests are being transported in buses owned by the resort.
Taxi drivers stage protest over industry challenges
Taxi drivers stage protest over industry challenges
SCORES of taxicab drivers staged a protest Friday to bring attention to industry challenges they feel have limited their chances of earning fair wages at the Prince George Wharf.
PM unveils tax breaks
PM unveils tax breaks
The government introduced legislation in the House of Assembly yesterday that would reduce the rate of duty on imported vehicles from the cap of 85 percent to 65 percent across the board.
Taxi union chief calls for forensic audit of taxi franchises
The head of a taxi union yesterday said that a forensic audit of all taxi franchises inclusive of tour cars is necessary to modernize the country's taxi industry and determine the fraction of taxi licenses actually in use.
Baha Mar plans to 'modernise taxi industry'
Baha Mar plans to 'modernise taxi industry'
EXECUTIVES at Baha Mar have plans in place to "modernise the taxicab industry" and end the moratorium on taxi plates, sources at the Cable Beach mega resort revealed yesterday.