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Taximen welcome stimulus
Article by March 5, 2021
Today the 170 members of the Bridgetown Port Co-op Taxi Society Ltd received their promised financial assistance for the first two weeks of lockdown in February.
An elated President of the association Adrian Bayley told
Barbados TODAY the cheques for $500 each were handed over to members just outside the Bridgetown Port.
Explaining that many of the taxi operators did not have a bank account, Bayley said the association had collected the names of the members and passed the information to the Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Pointing out that most taxi drivers were now operating at about 15 per cent of what they were doing prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bayley said they were extremely grateful for the assistance.
Taxi drivers taking precautions
Article by January 9, 2021
Some senior public transportation operators have dismissed as rumours, information circulating on social media alleging that several taxi drivers have been tested for COVID-19 after one of their colleagues who operates from a west coast property tested positive for the virus.
A message has been making the rounds, saying it was confirmed that “a guy” from a taxi stand at a west coast property tested positive for COVID.
“As a precaution, the other drivers were tested and told to quarantine at home awaiting results. The guys went straight back to work and are still on the job as we speak,” the message read.