Topic: Public Transport Unit

More than a dozen drivers on the 2 and 3 bus routes in Grand Cayman parked up at the George Town bus depot this morning as they went on strike over a route dispute.

Tourism and Transport Minister Kenneth Bryan is teaming up with his Barbados counterpart for the creation of a national public bus system in a bid to alleviate Cayman's traffic congestion woes.

Some public bus drivers are sanitising their vehicles, while others are choosing not to continue driving buses. However, the drivers have not received any official word on procedures or approaches for operating their buses during the coronavirus crisis.

Tourism businesses remain concerned about inconsistent pricing and lack of a reliable nighttime service from taxis.

A total of 450 “enforcement actions” have been taken against public bus, tour and taxi operators in the past year, the director of the Public Transport Unit revealed Wednesday.

A Public transport bus traveling west from Bodden Town with two passengers on board crashed into a wall on Shamrock Road early Wednesday morning. Police Emergency Services and officers from the Public Transport Unit were on scene assessing the accident which occurred in the vicinity of 2227 Shamrock Road in Savannah.

Consultants have been hired to review taxi rates in the Cayman Islands amid debate about the fairness of prices. Options, including the use of taxi meters, will be considered as part of the review. The Cayman Islands Tourism Association raised concerns last month about high prices and lack of consistency of fares.

A taxi driver who clashed with the Public Transport Board over cab fares has had his license suspended. Chris Hadome was shocked to receive letters last month informing him that both his and his wife’s taxi licenses had been suspended for six months.