The Bridgetown Port will be initiating a new taxi dispatch system to further streamline operations by taxi service providers outside the cruise passenger terminal area and in front the main gate of the Port.
According to a media statement , starting next month, all Port registered taxis will be enabled to access the services which they pay for on a monthly basis. This includes :parking inside the Port facility, use of social service facilities provided for them and a dedicated dispatch facility which regulates entry and exit in the Port.
“This is in an effort to better regulate the authorised dispatch and exit of seaport-registered taxis and to ensure adherence to the standards outlined in the Code of Practice governing taxi operations with the Port. The ticket-based system, with provisions for verification of assigned passenger loads, will be supervised by Port officials and will eventually be digitised.”
The new system has been supported by president of the Bridgetown Port Taxi Co-operative Society, Charles Layne and president of the Independent Sea Port Union Anthony Eastmond. (PR)