Gov’t to look at regulating taxis, says Benn

Taxi-drivers charging exorbitant fares, during holiday periods and big events, has sparked fresh interest in the setting up of a regulatory authority to determine how much passengers should pay.

Transport Minister Robeson Benn told Stabroek News that inter-sectoral consultations would be held on the matter. He said those would take place between his ministry and the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce. It is that ministry, he explained,