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February 21, 2023
How many taxi plates? Minister won't say

AMID repeated calls from the opposition for her to reveal the number of taxi plates that have been issued since assuming office, Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis did not confirm the total number while answering questions on the issue in the House of Assembly yesterday.

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February 10, 2023
Taxis and vendors on licence fast track

ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis revealed yesterday that business licence applications for taxi drivers, straw vendors, and roadside vendors will be fast-tracked - while only 3,000 of 33,000 applications have been approved so far.

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January 16, 2023
'Minister must resign' over taxi plates issue

THE head of the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union is calling for Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis to resign, claiming that her decisions since assuming office have caused utter "chaos" and "turmoil" in the industry.

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December 19, 2022
Woman allegedly sexually assaulted after being sent home in taxi  

A 28-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted sometime around 1 a.m. on Friday, police said. Police said the woman, who was working aboard a vessel that was docked in eastern New Providence, became ill while out with friends, and was put into a taxi that was hired to take her back to the vessel. Police ...
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December 02, 2022
'How many taxi plates have been issued?'

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has urged Transport and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis to disclose the number of taxi plates that have been issued, amid accusations that the law has not been followed regarding the issuing process.

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January 12, 2011
Taxi driver on murder charge

By NATARIO McKENZIE

and NOELLE NICOLLS

Tribune Staff Reporters

A MAN appeared in court yesterday charged with murdering pre-school teacher Denise Adderley.

Taxi driver John Manuel Adderley, 37, is accused of killing Denise Adderley, the mother of one, while she sat inside her car at the Texaco Service Station on Wulff and Kemp roads on Sunday night.

Police reports say Ms Adderley, who lived i...

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December 01, 2022
Taxi union says minister is missing in action

WESLEY Ferguson, president of the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union, said yesterday that union members are still awaiting correspondence from the Ministry of Transport and Housing on the issue of the regulation of taxi plates.

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August 26, 2022
Two taxi drivers face fraud related charges

TWO taxi drivers appeared in the Magistrate's Court on Friday accused of several fraud related offences.

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July 08, 2022
Taxi drivers chase 30% fares increase

TAXI drivers want a 30 percent increase across the board to offset the rising cost of fuel.

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March 09, 2022
Govt mulling taxi and bus fare increase

Minister of Transport JoBeth Coleby-Davis said yesterday that the government is considering increasing bus and taxi fares as inflation continues to worsen. She said the issue came up in a recent meeting with union representatives. "...During COVID, they were shut down and their business flourishes off of the economy being opened and movement of people ...
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