New electric buses, transit authority on the way Shamar Blunt25/04/20240854 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley says 100 electric buses should arrive from China by early next year – and a new transit authority would oversee them. The disclosure came as she… Read more
Licensing Authority issues warning on illegal use of C plates Barbados Today19/04/202401.8K views The Barbados Licensing Authority (BLA) on Thursday cautioned motorists using commercial licence plates (C plates) to operate public service vehicles (PSVs) to put the brakes on the illegal practice. Against… Read more
PSV leader slams organisers for not meeting on World Cup, Crop Over Shamar Blunt19/04/20240592 views The organisers of Barbados’s leg of the upcoming T20 World Cup and the Crop Over Festival have been reprimanded by the public service vehicle industry’s chief spokesman for what he… Read more
Barbados, China sign agreement for electric buses Barbados Today10/04/202401.9K views Barbados is one step closer to acquiring electric buses from China. Government on Tuesday signed an Exchange of Notes agreement for the acquisition of electric buses with the China International… Read more
Hub ‘snub’ Emmanuel Joseph06/04/20240622 views By Emmanuel Joseph Accusing the authorities of neglect, workers, business people and others said Friday they are fed up with the conditions at the island’s main air cargo facility at… Read more
PSVs accuse Gov’t of discrimination in advertising signage Emmanuel Joseph04/04/20240671 views By Emmanuel Joseph Public service vehicle owners (PSVs) on Wednesday accused the government of discrimination against them when it comes to advertising on their vehicles. Chairman of the Alliance Owners… Read more
Mallalieu: Free transportation can ease traffic congestion Fernella Wedderburn28/03/202401.4K views Independent Senator Andrew Mallalieu has put forward a “radical idea” he believes would ease the traffic congestion on the island’s roads — free transportation for all. Pointing out that Barbados… Read more
Disorderly PSV operators will be held to account, acting AG says Barbados Today25/02/20240279 views The perennial complaint of public service vehicle (PSV) operators’ disorderly conduct on the roads of Barbados came up for discussion at Thursday night’s St Peter Speaks town hall meeting when… Read more
AOPT condemns ‘highly reprehensible’ behaviour by PSV driver Barbados Today18/02/20240275 views The Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) has strongly condemned what it describes as reckless driving by a public service vehicle (PSV) driver as seen in a video making the… Read more
AOPT calls on Government to meet transportation stakeholders Barbados Today27/01/20240211 views By Rawle Toney The Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) is urging the Barbados Government to engage with stakeholders in the public service vehicle sector to tackle numerous challenges faced… Read more