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February 06, 2018
Taxi drivers: We're clean

BAHAMAS Taxicab Union President Philip Watkins has dismissed a tabloid report that taxicab drivers are defecating and urinating in their vehicles while parked at Prince George Wharf as "old news" and "irrelevant"...

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February 07, 2018
Campbell: Unfair to speak ill of taxi drivers

TRANSPORT and Local Government Minister Frankie Campbell has defended taxicab drivers in the wake of reports they were defecating and urinating in their vehicles while parked overnight at Prince George Wharf.

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February 08, 2018
Taxi drivers demand meeting amid fair treatment concerns

TAXI drivers who service Prince George Wharf have demanded a meeting with tourism officials following a small demonstration in the downtown area yesterday.Shortly after 10am, several drivers banded together and demanded to meet with officials at the

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March 01, 2018
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 [...]

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March 20, 2018
Taxi drivers fear being 'squeezed out' of industry

Taxicab drivers in Grand Bahama gathered at the Road Traffic Department (RTD) on Monday fed up over alleged unfair practices they claim are going on at the harbour.

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March 27, 2018
Bahamas Ride announces partnership with Bahamas Taxi Cab Union

Bahamas Ride, a Bahamian-owned and operated ride-hailing app that allows passengers to either schedule or book the services of a licensed taxi through their smartphones, officially announced a partnership with the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union yesterday. The Bahamas Ride mobile app launches in New Providence [...]

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March 27, 2018
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.

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April 09, 2018
GetMe Ride app has enlisted 84 taxi drivers in Bahamas so far

The GetMe Ride app has enlisted 84 taxi drivers throughout The Bahamas since its launching last month, with plans to expand to 200 drivers in The Bahamas, while 450 drivers have already been confirmed in Jamaica and Trinidad, where the app will be launched in [...]

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May 28, 2018
Taxi drivers claim resort is taking their business

Taxicab drivers on Grand Bahama demonstrated outside a local resort on Saturday claiming guests are being illegally transported in unfranchised vehicles taking jobs away from them. They claim this "illegal practice" has been carrying on for nearly a

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June 05, 2018
Taxi drivers to get up to $40,000 monthly with new agreement

Grand Bahama taxi drivers will have the opportunity to earn up to an additional $40,000 monthly based on an agreement between the Taxi Union and Bahamas Paradise Cruises, announced June 4, 2018.

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