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April 05, 2024
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.

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April 05, 2024
10% taxi fare hike approved

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Energy and Transport JoBeth Coleby-Davis announced today that the first increase in taxi fares in over six years, a 10% increase throughout The Bahamas, has been approved. The long-anticipated change was first announced by the Minister during her 2023/24 budget communication, who at the time pledged the new rates would [...]

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April 05, 2024
Code of Conduct Established for Taxi Drivers

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A code of conduct has been established and agreed upon by The Ministry of Energy and Transport, The Bahamas Hotel Tourism Association and The Bahamas Taxicab Union  for taxi drivers nation wide. Minister of Energy and Transport, JoBeth Coleby-Davis explained that violations that include alcohol consumption, a valid public service license, and [...]

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March 28, 2024
Taxi Woes: We Need a Timeline

Downtown taxi drivers continue to voice concerns. Philip Miller, a veteran taxi driver, says this is the worst it's been since working in the area for over 20 years.

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March 27, 2024
FNM: 'Taxi Drivers At Nassau Cruise Port Need Solutions"

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Opposition Leader Michael Pintard is calling on key stakeholders in the transport industry to devise a timeline to address a number of concerns that taxi drivers, who operate at the Nassau Cruise Port (NCP), have expressed; the lack of a "holding area" and insufficient bathrooms for over 200 taxi drivers top their [...]

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March 22, 2024
Taxi Cab Union President: Any Increase is a Good Increase

NASSAU, BAHAMAS -
Taxi drivers are breathing a sigh of relief after Minister Jobeth Coleby-Davis revealed that they are set to receive an increase of 10% on taxi fares, the first in over six years.

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March 21, 2024
Taxi fare rise gazetted, as bus drivers still wait

ENERGY and Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby Davis said the long-promised ten per cent taxi fare increase for New Providence drivers has been gazetted, giving nearly 2,000 cab motorists the first increase in over six years.

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March 07, 2024
Bus and taxi drivers to see fare increase within weeks

TRANSPORT and Energy Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis said bus and taxi drivers can expect to increase their fares in the coming weeks.

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March 06, 2024
Taxi Cab Drivers: Being On The Sidewalk Is Illegal?

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A group of non-unionized taxi drivers said they feel they're being treated like criminals when soliciting passengers outside the cruise port. 

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February 13, 2024
UNFAIR ADVANTAGE: Un-unionized taxi drivers voice disapproval of new protocols at the Nassau Cruise Port

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Taxi drivers, represented by the Nassau Cruise Port Taxi Committee, are disgruntled by what they say appears to be an alliance between the Nassau Cruise Port (NCP) and the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union, which has allegedly left many of the non-unionized, public transportation drivers feeling disenfranchised. Chairman of the Nassau Cruise Port Taxi [...]

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