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Taxi drivers cry foul over alleged unfair practices @ Pier Park
WICKHAM'S CAY I, Tortola, VI– Taxi drivers speaking to Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) have cried foul over what was referred to as unfair practices at the taxi queue of the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park, which they claimed is leaving some drivers at a disadvantage and losing revenues while others thrive.
Pier Park seeking to implement transportation dispatching service
WICKHAM’S CAY I, Tortola, VI- As part of ongoing efforts to enhance security measures and improve the visitor experience at Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park (CBRTPP), the Park is seeking to implement a taxi, transportation and dispatching service.
Taxi carrying tourists crashes into utility pole on JvD
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- At least one person was seriously injured when a taxi transporting tourists on Jost van Dyke became involved in an accident on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.
USVI: Taxi overturns with tourists aboard in St Thomas
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST Thomas, USVI— A taxi accident disrupted traffic on Wednesday afternoon, June 21, 2023, on St Thomas's bustling Maude Proudfoot Drive, according to the [US]VI Police Department.
SUV collides with Taxi on Admin Drive
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The morning today, November 29, 2022, did not start too positive for two drivers who became involved in an accident on the busy Administration Drive in the heart of Road Town.
Lunch hour traffic slows on Waterfront Drive due to vehicular accident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Traffic along Waterfront Drive, in the vicinity of Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital, has been reduced to a single lane, due to a collision between two vehicles.
Woman hit by vehicle on Waterfront Drive
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Just around 4:30pm today, March 11, 2022, a female pedestrian was struck down by a vehicle on Waterfront Drive in Road Town.
Unvaccinated vendors, taxi drivers ‘acting the fool’- Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Commentator and consultant Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has referred to unvaccinated taxi drivers and vendors as ‘acting the fool’ for refusing to inoculate against the COVID-19 virus in the best interest of their industry.
Yacht owner allegedly rapes employee during taxi ride in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
RED HOOK, St Thomas, USVI- — The owner of a yacht was arrested Saturday afternoon, April 10, 2021, for allegedly raping one of his employees while they were on a taxi from Red Hook to Yacht Haven Grande, police spokesman Toby Derima has announced.
Paul Hodge charged in relation to CGB cocaine bust
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI – The male taken into custody after officers uncovered over 500 kilograms of cocaine in his taxi in Cane Garden Bay on Saturday, March 6, 2021, has been charged.