Works and Transport Minister Jack Warner said Tuesday as far as he know the Route 2 Maxi Taxi Association has not asked to meet him.
The taxi drivers have said they have tried in vain to get a meeting with the minister to discuss concerns about their trade in light of the ministry's proposals to allow operators to work outside of their designated zones.
The taxi drivers have said they have tried in vain to get a meeting with the minister to discuss concerns about their trade in light of the ministry's proposals to allow operators to work outside of their designated zones.
They are also concerned about a proposal to open up the Priority Bus Route (PBR) to private vehicles.
They have threatened to to take action unless they hear from Warner by Friday, but did not say what action they would take.
Read the story: Maxi operators want to meet minister to discuss PBR operations
However Warner said the first time he heard about the Maxi operators request for a meeting with him was from media reports. And he is not sure that those people who are making a fuss represent any official group of Maxi operators.
"I would like to see a list of the members of this association, along with the minutes for their last meeting," Warner told the Trinidad Express and suggested that the group may not represent the majority of maxi taxi operators.
He wondered if the group came together just to raise concerns about a "perceived problem". And he said if the group is in fact a bona fide association he would meet with them in the same way he would meet other groups that want to discuss problems and concerns.
Linus Phillips admitted that his association attended a consultation with Warner and transport officials on August 22 but he said those discussions focused on the issue of the regularisation of PH drivers, not the bus route and other issues that have surfaced recently.
Phillips promised to provide the minister with information about his association. He also told the Express the concerns he has raised about both the bus route and the change in rules for Maxis affect all Maxi routes and he would want representatives of all the groups to meet with the minister.
They have threatened to to take action unless they hear from Warner by Friday, but did not say what action they would take.
Read the story: Maxi operators want to meet minister to discuss PBR operations
However Warner said the first time he heard about the Maxi operators request for a meeting with him was from media reports. And he is not sure that those people who are making a fuss represent any official group of Maxi operators.
"I would like to see a list of the members of this association, along with the minutes for their last meeting," Warner told the Trinidad Express and suggested that the group may not represent the majority of maxi taxi operators.
He wondered if the group came together just to raise concerns about a "perceived problem". And he said if the group is in fact a bona fide association he would meet with them in the same way he would meet other groups that want to discuss problems and concerns.
Linus Phillips admitted that his association attended a consultation with Warner and transport officials on August 22 but he said those discussions focused on the issue of the regularisation of PH drivers, not the bus route and other issues that have surfaced recently.
Phillips promised to provide the minister with information about his association. He also told the Express the concerns he has raised about both the bus route and the change in rules for Maxis affect all Maxi routes and he would want representatives of all the groups to meet with the minister.
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