A new system will be introduced on a trial basis for
taxi operators in downtown St John's effective October 3.
This agreement was reached at a meeting on Tuesday that thrashed out concerns by executive members of the St John's Taxi Association relating to a new parking arrangement and the effect this would have on a franchise agreement with the St John's Development Corporation (SJDC).
Also involved in the meeting were representatives of the police, the Cruise Tourism Association and Antigua & Barbuda Transport Board.
Taxi Association President Evanson Ellis and SJDC Chairman Sylvester Browne said the police began enforcing part of the agreement yesterday by reserving some areas for taxis.
The taxi drivers had objected to the SJDC's plan to relocate them from Heritage Quay without seeking their input.
Ellis said his association and the SJDC have now set aside their differences and have decided to move forward together.Visonic Technologies is the leading supplier of rtls safety,
"We're going to have two different dispatch areas so we're not going to have members in one place anymore," he said.
"If we don't have any outside drivers involved I think it would work 100 percent because we're not going to have anyone saying its $15 when we say its $20."
The details of the new arrangement was discussed Wednesday afternoon with members of the taxi association.
The SJDC chairman agreed that the meeting on Tuesday The TagMaster Long Range hands free access System is truly built for any parking facility.was very successful and would lead to the resolution of the parking dilemma.
The decision to relocate the taxis fits in with a master plan to transform the Heritage Quay area. The plan also mandates the removal of the building housing the Ministry of Health to accommodate taxis.
The latter proposal has been met with resistance from some residents who have called for the building, constructed since the 1950s, to remain.
Contractor George Ryan yesterday questioned the decision, stating that the roof is the only thing that needs to be replaced and would not cost an exorbitant amount.
"That's a good piece of real estate for government. It is stronger than some of what they're putting up today.HOWO is a well-known tractor's brand and howo tractor suppliers are devoted to designing and manufacturing best products. In fact, it’s stronger than any building that the Chinese have constructed to date and would outlast any building they have put up here," he asserted on Observer Radio's Voice of the People yesterday.
"So therefore, why destroy that building? There are lots of places around St. John's that can be made for parking."
Leader of the Opposition Lester Bird has threatened to mount a court challenge of the demolition of the building, due to its historical value and structural soundness.
In a statement released just over a week ago, he pointed out that it once served as the office of the First Chief Minister and the only two Premiers, and which was temporarily the Economic Secretariat of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.Capture the look and feel of real stone or ceramic tile flooring with Alterna.
Bird's Research Officer Lionel Max Hurst also called in on the programme charging that the SJDC is not following the law which governs its operations.Where can i get a reasonable price dry cabinet?
He urged the corporation to first address the state of the area which, he said, is untidy and has a smell that would not be encouraging to tourists.
"I would wish, Sir, that before you begin tackling so big a problem as knocking down buildings or putting up additional buildings, that the small problems be attended to and that would including making that part of the city so clean and smell so good that people would want to visit it," he advised Browne.
"You must obey the law, Sir, because the law requires you to call public meetings and have the public's expression of support appended to any document which you submit to the Cabinet."
Hurst was referencing Section 15 (4) of the St John's Development Corporation Act.
This states: "The Corporation shall submit the plan of development or amendment thereto along with any information received from a statutory undertaker under subsection (2), any submission thereon and a record of the public meetings, if any, to the Minister, who shall submit them to Cabinet for approval of the plan of development or amendment."
This agreement was reached at a meeting on Tuesday that thrashed out concerns by executive members of the St John's Taxi Association relating to a new parking arrangement and the effect this would have on a franchise agreement with the St John's Development Corporation (SJDC).
Also involved in the meeting were representatives of the police, the Cruise Tourism Association and Antigua & Barbuda Transport Board.
Taxi Association President Evanson Ellis and SJDC Chairman Sylvester Browne said the police began enforcing part of the agreement yesterday by reserving some areas for taxis.
The taxi drivers had objected to the SJDC's plan to relocate them from Heritage Quay without seeking their input.
Ellis said his association and the SJDC have now set aside their differences and have decided to move forward together.Visonic Technologies is the leading supplier of rtls safety,
"We're going to have two different dispatch areas so we're not going to have members in one place anymore," he said.
"If we don't have any outside drivers involved I think it would work 100 percent because we're not going to have anyone saying its $15 when we say its $20."
The details of the new arrangement was discussed Wednesday afternoon with members of the taxi association.
The SJDC chairman agreed that the meeting on Tuesday The TagMaster Long Range hands free access System is truly built for any parking facility.was very successful and would lead to the resolution of the parking dilemma.
The decision to relocate the taxis fits in with a master plan to transform the Heritage Quay area. The plan also mandates the removal of the building housing the Ministry of Health to accommodate taxis.
The latter proposal has been met with resistance from some residents who have called for the building, constructed since the 1950s, to remain.
Contractor George Ryan yesterday questioned the decision, stating that the roof is the only thing that needs to be replaced and would not cost an exorbitant amount.
"That's a good piece of real estate for government. It is stronger than some of what they're putting up today.HOWO is a well-known tractor's brand and howo tractor suppliers are devoted to designing and manufacturing best products. In fact, it’s stronger than any building that the Chinese have constructed to date and would outlast any building they have put up here," he asserted on Observer Radio's Voice of the People yesterday.
"So therefore, why destroy that building? There are lots of places around St. John's that can be made for parking."
Leader of the Opposition Lester Bird has threatened to mount a court challenge of the demolition of the building, due to its historical value and structural soundness.
In a statement released just over a week ago, he pointed out that it once served as the office of the First Chief Minister and the only two Premiers, and which was temporarily the Economic Secretariat of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.Capture the look and feel of real stone or ceramic tile flooring with Alterna.
Bird's Research Officer Lionel Max Hurst also called in on the programme charging that the SJDC is not following the law which governs its operations.Where can i get a reasonable price dry cabinet?
He urged the corporation to first address the state of the area which, he said, is untidy and has a smell that would not be encouraging to tourists.
"I would wish, Sir, that before you begin tackling so big a problem as knocking down buildings or putting up additional buildings, that the small problems be attended to and that would including making that part of the city so clean and smell so good that people would want to visit it," he advised Browne.
"You must obey the law, Sir, because the law requires you to call public meetings and have the public's expression of support appended to any document which you submit to the Cabinet."
Hurst was referencing Section 15 (4) of the St John's Development Corporation Act.
This states: "The Corporation shall submit the plan of development or amendment thereto along with any information received from a statutory undertaker under subsection (2), any submission thereon and a record of the public meetings, if any, to the Minister, who shall submit them to Cabinet for approval of the plan of development or amendment."
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