Tag: Public Transport Unit

CIG’s transport policy making slow progress

CIG’s transport policy making slow progress

| 28/02/2024 | 75 Comments

(CNS): Answering a parliamentary question from Joey Hew (GTN), Infrastructure Minister Jay Ebanks said there was “no right answer” to how Cayman will roll out a successful public transportation policy. As it became apparent that the ministry was a long way from finding any answers, he told MPs that a number of experts from the […]

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Public transport overhaul could cost CI$50M

Public transport overhaul could cost CI$50M

| 09/11/2023 | 93 Comments

(CNS): The long-awaited report from Deloitte reviewing the local transport network indicates that replacing the current mismatched private transport system with an electric government-owned and managed fleet, with depots, community routes and bus lanes, could cost at least $50 million. However, this will cut traffic by more than 20%, reduce emissions and create a reliable, […]

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Route enforcement protest puts brakes on bus service

Route enforcement protest puts brakes on bus service

| 09/03/2023 | 77 Comments

(CNS): Bus drivers objecting to the sudden enforcement of what they believe is a poor route plan put the brakes on the service Wednesday and began strike action. Further stoppages were reportedly averted after the drivers had a Zoom meeting with Transport Minister Kenneth Bryan, who was off-island. A compromise was reached as suggestions by […]

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PTU ignores bus complaints one year on

PTU ignores bus complaints one year on

| 23/06/2020 | 69 Comments

(CNS): A passenger who made several credible complaints and provided documented evidence about drivers on the local bus routes last June was ignored, given the runaround and generally dismissed by the Public Transport Unit (PTU). And despite recommendations from the ombudsman, who found the unit was at fault, neither the PTU management nor the Public […]

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Complaints reveal chaos in bus sector

Complaints reveal chaos in bus sector

| 15/05/2018 | 105 Comments

(CNS): Documents released by the tourism ministry detailing hundreds of reported complaints made about bus and taxi drivers throughout 2017 paint a picture of chaos within the Cayman Islands Public Transport Unit. From drivers falling asleep at the wheel and crashing while carrying visitors to fighting and squabbling over poaching passengers, many of the men […]

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