Reduced parking space affecting East Bank taxi drivers

A driver displaying an old receipt for the $1,500 paid to the council (Photo by Orlando Charles)

By Readawne Henery

Taxi drivers operating East Bank short-drop cars say that their livelihoods have been severely affected by the drastic reduction in the amount of cars now allowed to park in their allotted area.

A representative of the few drivers left, who asked to remain anonymous during an interview with Stabroek News, stated that a proposal had been made to allow them to operate from Brickdam to Hadfield streets on the western side of Cornhill Street.

A fee of $1,500 per week was agreed on to be paid to the Mayor and City Council.