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The proposed Mass Transit Authority will be a key element in bringing stability and reliability to the transportation sector in Barbados.This is the view of Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael, who also said the amalgamation of transportation organisations under a single umbrella authority should be a welcomed replacement to the current disjointed approach.“Having the Mass Transit Authority in place is very critical to our livelihood going forward. It appears to me that when we look at the present legislation, there are too many government services and depa...

The Alliance Owners Of Public Transport (AOPT) is fully on board with Government’s move to a cashless system, but it may not be able to make the switch at the speed of the Transport Board. In addition, says chairman Roy Raphael, they are putting plans in place to transform conductors, who would no longer be needed, into drivers when the system fully kicks into gear. He said they had started …

Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators could soon be paying less for fuel under an arrangement with a major player in the industry.Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael has revealed to Barbados TODAY that the association is working with RUBIS on a deal that would provide them with much-needed savings.He said stakeholders recently had initial discussions with that company as well as other fuel companies, and although mum on the quantum and other details of the savings some operators may benefit from soon, he said an official announcement is on the horizon.“The...

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 with our counterparts in Trinidad and Tobago last night, and we would have discussed the possibility of...

Operators of taxis, route taxis, and minibuses have been warned to be extra vigilant during the upcoming las’ lap Crop Over weekend, amid fears that they could be targets of criminal attacks.A worried chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael on Thursday issued the caution as he also called on Commissioner of Police Richard Boyce to put more patrols on the roads to help protect taxi drivers and other Public Service Vehicles (PSVs).      He said taxi drivers are particularly vulnerable to crime, especially when the sun goes down, as he noted that the recent ups...