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By Marlon MaddenFrom as early as next weekend, some taxi, ZR and minibus drivers will be outfitted with security cameras and GPS machines in their vehicles and they would be asking commuters to lower their masks upon entering, as part of new security measures.Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael told Barbados TODAY that the security measures were necessary given the mounting concerns among privately-owned public service vehicle (PSV) operators about safety.“The fact is that we are a vulnerable group and we are going to start putting measures in place as earl...

It is time to press the brakes on the “bad behaviour” in the transport sector, says chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael. In an interview yesterday, Raphael said his association and the Association of Public Transport Operators could not by themselves curtail deviance in the sector, adding it would take a multi-pronged approach to bring an end to the “ZR-van culture” in Barbados. Raphael was …

Come August 1, commuters can start paying for their taxi fare using the mobile application MyReadyCa$h.The new mobile application, which can be downloaded from the Apple Store and Play Store, will allow commuters to pay for their journey with the scan of a QR code by the taxi operators.Speaking to reporters in Heroes Square on Friday to announce the introduction of the new payment system, Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael said the roll-out will be done in stages, with some 25 taxi operators utilising it in the first phase.The project, which is being done in...

The associations representing taxi operators in The City are expected to put several issues on the table next week when they meet with Government officials.Officials of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) and the Barbados Taxi Alliance are expected to raise issues relating to the lack of bathroom facilities and shelter, as well as displacement of some taxi operators, when they meet with representatives of the Barbados Tourism Investment Inc. next Thursday.Chairman of the AOPT Roy Raphael said the displacement of taxi operators along the Fairchild Street location was yet to be resolv...

Another attack on a public service vehicle (PSV) operator has strengthened the resolve of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport to champion for a legislative change to ensure their safety. A driver of a Route 3 PSV, which works from Bridget