No strike, but tension builds over delayed taxi fare hike - Gov’t signals possible approval in tranches
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May 19, 2026
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The Government has signalled to taxi operators in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) that they will receive word on an outstanding 16 per cent fare increase on June 1.
The promise came from Finance and Planning Minister Fayval Williams and Transport Minister Daryl Vaz during a meeting with representatives of taxi associations at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St Andrew on Monday.
Disgruntled taxi operators have been clamouring for the increase, due since April 2024, citing increased costs fuelled by rapidly rising oil prices triggered by the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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