The newly imposed taxi rates have sparked much debate over whether it’s the right move in tough economic times. Such is the price of taking more than a decade to do right by those who labour to provide an important service.But there will hardly be a time when the majority will readily accept having to pay more for any service and product. We can identify with the needs of taxi drivers to provide for their families. But it is the passengers - citizen and tourist alike - who now have to contend with a price increase that would otherwise elicit roars of national outrage were they appended to utility bills and groceries.The new rates, which took effect last Saturday have doubled in most instances. A taxi ride from the Grantley Adams International Airport to the popular attraction, Harrison’s Cave, will now cost $108, up from $53. A trip to the Animal Flower Cave in St Lucy will cost $179. From the airport to Gibbs, St Peter, the fare jumps from $64 to $138 while a ride to Belleplaine
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Barbados’ tourism product may be in for a big boost with the addition of over a dozen locations to the list of official places to visit.On Monday, the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI), the agency tasked with marketing the island’s bread and butter industry unveiled the new places of interest and a plan to use more taxi operators to share stories about the island’s rich heritage and history with visitors.Acting Chief Executive Officer Marsha Alleyne said a part of the plan was to increase tourist spend on the island and expose more local shops and entrepreneurs to visitors and especially cruise passengers.“All of this is helping us to ensure that our visitor spend is increased, because at the end of the day we want that visitor spend to increase and we want more persons who come off of our cruise ships to explore the island. That means there will be economic empowerment for a lot more persons than traditionally we would have had,” Alleyne told a press conference at the B