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GetMe Ride taxi services app launched
GetMe Ride taxi services app launched
After more than six months working out the kinks, GetMe Ride, the Uber or Lyft style app that uses taxi drivers for a mobile ride call-up service, has gone online. The company announced the app's launch yesterday, citing "bugs" as the reason it was not [...]
Taxis seeking to sell services by credit card told to 'get in line'
A dispute has emerged between the Ministry of Transport and the Bahamas Taxi Union and a group of taxi drivers seeking to promote the offering of credit card payment services to visitors using taxis in The Bahamas.
John McPhee, owner of Bahamas Taxi, said that two and a half years into offering the ability to pay by credit card to his customers, he has found that the service has been very popul...
Code of conduct signed for taxi and public service drivers
TAXI operators and public service drivers will now be governed by an official Code of Conduct following a signing between the Minister of Energy and Transport JoBeth Coleby-Davis and Bahamas Taxi Cab Union (BTCU) President Wesley Ferguson on Friday.
Taxi Driver Accused of Forging Public Service License
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Daryl Holmes, 53, allegedly gave a policeman a forged public service license when he was stopped for a traffic offense on August 2.
DPM: GB airport design taking shape
DPM: GB airport design taking shape
Grand Bahamians continue to wait anxiously to see the start of work on Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA), after Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper announced back in March that a deal with a consortium to undertake the airport's $200 million redevelopment was finalized. According to Cooper, work is ...
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Ministry of Transport Embarking on a Taxi Industry Service Improvement Programme in Collaboration with Stakeholders
Ministry of Transport Embarking on a Taxi Industry Service Improvement Programme in Collaboration with Stakeholders
Minister of Transport and Housing the Hon. JoBeth Coleby-Davis and other Senior Ministry of Transport officials met with members of the Bahamas Taxicab Union (BTU) and the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) to discuss the Ministry’s Taxi Industry Service Improvement Programme under the theme: Building Consensus for Improvements in the Taxi Industry, at Baha Mar Resort, Wednesday, May 3...
Transportation experience committee talks industry improvements with govt officials
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), key private sector tourism stakeholders and representatives from ports of entry met with Minister of Transport and Housing JoBeth Coleby-Davis and other public sector partners to discuss potential collaborative opportunities to enhance the transportation experience within The Bahamas. This initial meeting sought to set the [...
The Hook Up
The Hook Up
New Providence
FESTIVAL: The Cat Island Sailing Club Association will host its annual Cat Island Day Festival on Saturday, July 5 at Arawak Cay from 12 noon to 8 p.m. Lassie Doh Boys and DJ Gold Digger will provide the Rake n' Scrape entertainment. All of the favorite Bahamian foods will be on sale. Proceeds raised will go towards the upcoming 58th annual Cat Island Regatta.
FANTASTIC FRIDAYS: V...
Simplified Lending 'Business grateful for quick accelerator loans, some brought to tears'
Simplified Lending 'Business grateful for quick accelerator loans, some brought to tears'
Pantry says program saving businesses every day...It is extraordinary to see traditionally successful businesspeople cry because they secured a loan to help pay staff. But these are extraordinary times and for one lender participating in the government’s public-private sector loan program...
Entrepreneur secures over $200,000 in investment funding through SBDC
The Access Accelerator, Small Business Development Center has assisted Cheryl’s Bahamas Taxi & Tours in accessing $230,000 in debt financing from the Royal Bank of Canada.