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At least one taxi owner is not pleased with the timing of plans for a 25 percent rate increase. Veteran taxi operator Lee Tucker said, fundamentally, a rate increase for passengers in the current economic climate will not increase earnings. Instead h...

October 10, 2013 Dear Sir, The OBA has now made the decision to allow cruise ships to open casino while in port. Typical PLP response is the equivalent of “I told you so”. I think we need to make it abundantly clear, that many scenarios under PLP ...

Dear Sir, Sometimes I pick up The Royal Gazette and I have great difficulty believing what I read. Several times recently the One Bermuda Alliance has gone so far off the rails that I think it must be a joke. I know the party is inexperienced and the...

New Kids On The Block, the late-80s boy band, will be hosting a cruise from New York City to Bermuda in June next year. Fans on microblogging website Twitter were scrambling for more details after the group announced the event on Friday. “From the st...

A group of Bermudians have officially joined the ranks of Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) staff and started their first voyage yesterday. Nicolas Butterfield, Brian Morris, Darnell Knight, Denika Outerbridge, Jasmine Simmons, Dominic Roberts and Joliza V...

Government has confirmed it is considering plans for a new cruise ship terminal in St George’s in a bid to bring more passengers to the Island. Last week, St George’s MP Kenneth Bascome suggested that plans were in the pipeline for a cruise ship to m...

The Opposition is calling on Government to reconsider plans to increase taxi fares by 25 percent, claiming that it could hit cabbies in the pocket by driving down demand. The hike was announced by Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell last week followin...

October 5, 2013 Dear Sir, Twenty-five percent is less than the 1/3 increase of gasoline prices, according to Bermuda’s CPI, since the last taxi rate change enacted in 2007 and not taking into account the dramatic decrease in tourist arrivals and gene...

Government has been applauded over its plans to crank up taxi fares by 25 percent, with cabbies claiming that the increase is long overdue. Pointing out that the fare rate - which is set by Government - had not been changed for nearly seven years, re...

October 2, 2013 Dear Sir, I have copied you in on a letter I sent to the Public Transportation Board: Dear PTB Customer Service, I just wanted to say a big thank you to the driver of the #8 bus leaving Hamilton at 7.15am today, 3rd October. My daught...

Residents yesterday questioned whether the rise in taxi rates by 25 percent is justified based on the quality of service offered. Brian Bothelo, 27, a help desk technician, said: “As long as they’re on time, then I’m all good.” “It’s not right. We ar...