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November 14th, 2023
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.

August 4th, 2023
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.

July 6th, 2023
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.

June 22nd, 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.

November 29th, 2022
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.

November 22nd, 2022
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.

March 11th, 2022
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.

September 13th, 2021
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.

April 12th, 2021
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.

March 8th, 2021
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.

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