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Officials of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) are urging the Government to meet with representatives of the sector regularly so lingering issues can be resolved once and for all.In fact, communications, information and marketing officer Mark Haynes and chairman Roy Raphael told Barbados TODAY that privately-owned public service vehicle (PSV) operators were at their wits’ end as far as longstanding issues plaguing the industry were concerned.Raphael again served notice that his organisation was prepared to take action if no meetings or solutions were forthcoming.“We are going ...

With the new term set to begin on Tuesday for thousands of students, the island’s main public service vehicle (PSV) representative body is warning that operators will not tolerate fighting or any other bad behaviour on their minibuses and ZR vans.And the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) is calling on parents and guardians to play a greater role in ensuring their children are well-behaved.Mark Haynes, communications and information officer with the AOPT, said he was tired of receiving complaints of fights among schoolchildren on PSVs.“I call on the parents or guardians to encourag...

Ahead of the expected busy back-to-school period on Monday, police officials from the northern division are determined to maintain order at the Speightstown bus terminal.Head of the Northern Division Operations of the Barbados Police Service Assistant Superintendent of Police Janice Ifill and a team of 20 police officers took steps to ensure that public service vehicle (PSV) operators were in compliance with the road traffic laws and regulations.This, said Ifill, was in response to several complaints of traffic violations and lack of compliance among some privately-owned PSV operators.The exer...

The head of the body representing owners of private transport has rejected the idea of government regulation of their routes and workers’ salaries.Responding to the suggestion made by a government senator, Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael told Barbados TODAY the sector would have to be heavily subsidised, similar to the Transport Board, before any consideration could be given to regulating pay.During his contribution to debate on the Road Traffic (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2022 in the Senate on Wednesday, Senator Gregory Nicholls suggested that treating the...

Frustrated by persistent public complaints about the lawless behaviour of some Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) workers, the owners will be taking a proactive stance by launching the Safe Bus Initiative in the New Year.Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael revealed, on Thursday, the organisation’s intention to embark on a campaign that encourages commuters to ride only on designated “safe buses” which will be identified by a special sticker.“These [operators] are people that will be trained and there will be a stamp that will be stuck onto the vehicle say...