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Chief Operations Officer of the Transport Board, Lynda Holder. (MTWW) Commuters who use the Transport Augmentation Programme (TAP) are being encouraged to k ...

Operators are calling for an overhaul of the Transport Augmentation Programme (TAP), the public-private partnership between the Transport Board and Public Service Vehicle owners. They are frustrated by too many late payments, the latest incidence of which prompted a series of messages, one of which was widely circulated on social media, stating they had not yet been paid for the year. Vice-chairman of the TAP Operators Association Rodney Bellamy said …

The year 2022 began with the dark cloud of the COVID-19 virus hovering over the island; 262 people had succumbed to the virus and there was a curfew lockdown in place. Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) were operating at a reduced capacity and mask wearing was mandatory for commuters. To add to their frustration, gas and diesel were retailing at $3.99 and $3.34 per litre, respectively, which meant a drop in …

Some of the public sector vehicle (PSV) operators in the Transport Augmentation Programme (TAP) are again complaining of late payments. This time, some say they have not received their concessionary funds since September. Vice-chairman of TAP Commitee, Rodney Bellamy, confirmed this yesterday after several drivers raised their concerns with the Daily Nation. They were scheduled to meet later in the day to discuss the issues. “It’s not just the association, …

Over the next year, a number of Public Service Vehicles (PSV) and taxi operators will be using some form of renewable energy to power their vehicles.This view was shared by Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael, who told Barbados TODAY that the association was researching all options in order to transform the transportation sector here into a fully green energy-based one. He expects about 15 per cent of the PSVs should be green energy compliant.“We did meet wit...

Twenty-five people have been injured in a two-vehicular smash up near Lower Greys, Christ Church.  A motorcar and an omnibus under Government's Transport Augmentation Programme (TAP), collided around 7:15 pm today at the 4-cros

A Ministry of Health official died Friday when he lost control of the pick-up truck he was driving and slammed head-on into a coach that was travelling in the opposite direction.The death of 66-year-old Richard Newton of Sealy Hall, St John jolted Minister of Health and Wellness Lt Col Jeffrey Bostic, who told reporters on the scene that the loss has sent shockwaves throughout the health care system.The smash-up occurred along a section of Pilgrim Road, Christ Church, around 10:45 a.m. Newton wa...

Article by TAP owners and operators in discussion along the Mighty Grynner Highway. They said they represented a much larger group. (Picture by Shanice King) Social Share Some Public Service Vehicle (PSV) owners and operators who are part of the Transport Board’s Transport Augmentation Programme (TAP) have said they are tired of being paid late. A group met along the Mighty Grynner Highway, St Michael to discuss their concerns this morning. They will also be seeking a meeting with Gove...

TAP operators want urgent talks on outstanding pay and other issues Article by January 22, 2021 Several operators under the Transport Augmentation Programme (TAP) this morning parked their vehicles just off the Mighty Grynner Highway to press for outstanding pay and urgent talks with Government. The operators lamented that payment is sometimes more than three months late and this has been affecting their businesses. Colvin Yarde, one Public Service Vehicle (PSV) owner told r...