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Taxi drivers upset over unemployment denial
Taxi drivers upset over unemployment denial
MANY taxi-cab drivers on Grand Bahama have been denied the 13-week unemployment extension benefit, the president of the Grand Bahama Taxi Union has claimed.
Food parcels for struggling taxi drivers
Food parcels for struggling taxi drivers
SOME 200 struggling taxi-cab drivers received food parcels this week at the Reach Out Community Centre in Freeport during the official renaming of the organisation's feeding programme on Grand Bahama.
Taxi drivers get into gear for clean-up of property
Taxi drivers get into gear for clean-up of property
MEMBERS of the Prince George Dock Taxi Driver's Association came together to clean up a dilapidated property that had become a conspicuous eye-sore in the heart of downtown Nassau.
Torrence Henfield, co-ordinator of the clean up, said the property on the corner of East Bay and Ernest Streets was riddled with a garbage "in the front and the back" and had started to attract comments from tourists...
Embracing the modern taxi
Embracing the modern taxi
The yellow taxis of New York and the black taxis of Britain are icons of transportation in their respective countries.
Govt 'to address licensing for taxis and buses'
Govt 'to address licensing for taxis and buses'
AN area of concern that has plagued successive governments in the country has been the leasing of government licences and franchises for taxis, tour buses, limousines and omnibuses by persons not engaged in the public transport sector.
Well-known taxi driver killed in home invasion
Well-known taxi driver killed in home invasion
Police are hunting home invaders who yesterday callously murdered a well-known taxi driver.
Taleus Fatal, 62, was needlessly gunned down as the robbers made off with an amount of cash - believed to be $1,000.
Taxi driver spared jail over lapsed gun licence
Taxi driver spared jail over lapsed gun licence
A 41-year-old taxi driver was spared a prison sentence yesterday for not licensing his shotgun. Instead, Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes fined Tomiko Johnson $2,000 for admitting to being in possession of an unlicensed shotgun on Sunday. Acco
Taxi drivers glad to be back on the road
Taxi drivers glad to be back on the road
ONE local bus driver wants the government to rethink the policy of a maximum 50 percent occupancy on jitneys, questioning how this will work for the industry in the long term. He spoke as public transport resumed for the first time yesterday since t
Fort fees rescinded to avert taxi driver boycott
Fort fees rescinded to avert taxi driver boycott
By KEVA LIGHTBOURNE
Guardian Senior Reporter
kdl@nasguard.com
It seems that a threat by taxi drivers to boycott the historic Fort Fincastle site if a small fee was levied on visitors to enter the grounds was enough to make officials rescind the move.
Instead, visitors will now have to pay a$1 charge if they wish to venture into the fort.
On Wednesday, the Antiquities Monuments and Museums Corpora...
Grand Bahama Taxi Union Grateful to Ministry of Tourism Aviation
Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas - The 2008-2010
Executive Board for the GB Taxi Union expressed gratitude
to the Ministry of Tourism & Aviation for its efforts to boost tourism
to the island.
The 400 plus ship calls during this GB
Taxi Union Executive Board's tenure translated into nearly 1 million
taxi fares for union members. To express their gratitude, Ms. Karen
Seymour, Director-Gra...