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Police yet to make arrests in Leon Griffin murder
Police yet to make arrests in Leon Griffin murder
POLICE on Friday continued to investigate the murder of Leon Griffin, husband of former Cabinet Minister Melanie Griffin and former Bahamas Taxicab Union president.
POIF Responds to Former Prime Minister Minnis On RCI Deal
Last week in the House of Assembly, former Prime Minister Hubert Minnis sought to defend his government’s ill-conceived Beach Club deal with Royal Caribbean International (RCI).
For Protect Our Island Funds (POIF), the revelation of RCI’s 150-year lease signed under the Minnis administration makes it clear that on the environment and economics aspects of the Paradise Island project is a bad...
Taxi drivers fear being 'squeezed out' of industry
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.
39We need to rethink 50 capacity limit39
39We need to rethink 50 capacity limit39
AFTER months of being out of business due to the COVID-19 restrictions, taxicab drivers say they are happy to resume operations now that international travel has resumed in the country.Speaking to reporters outside Lynden Pindling International Airpo
Taxi-cab industry issues will be resolved by October
Taxi-cab industry issues will be resolved by October
TRANSPORT and Local Government Minister Renward Wells has "promised faithfully" that by October all issues surrounding the taxi-cab industry will be resolved, according to Bahamas Taxicab Union president Wesley Ferguson.
Budget Contribution by Minister Renward Wells
Budget Contribution by Minister Renward Wells
Contribution of Hon. Renward R. Wells Member of Parliament (Bamboo Town) Minister of Transport and Local Government to the Budget Debate – Fiscal Year 2019/2020...
Taxi drivers fear they are being targeted after deadly shootings
BAHAMAS Taxicab Union President Philip Watkins said yesterday there is growing fear among cab drivers that they are being targeted in the wake of the shooting deaths of two of their colleagues over the past week.A distraught Mr Watkins told The Tribu
Taxi drivers claim resort is taking their business
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
Campbell: Unfair to speak ill of taxi drivers
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.
Taxi drivers: We're clean
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"...