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  • 6 weeks ago
A number of maxi taxi drivers hired through the Division of Tourism have not been paid for services rendered to the May 23rd Dods Diving Championship event, held in Charlotteville Tobago.
More in this report.
Transcript
00:00They contacted us saying that they need drivers, they need maxi-taxis to do a shuttle service from Speyside into
00:09Charlottesville with the Dutch Dive-In.
00:14And as a matter of fact, they gave us short notice.
00:18And they promised that, listen, as soon as the Dutch Dive-In transportation is finished, they're going to pay us
00:25within two weeks for the most.
00:28Mr. Washington said the situation is overbearing, as it is now over a month later, no payment, with drivers being
00:36given the runaround.
00:38Drivers worked from 8 a.m. shuttling patrons from Speyside to Charlottesville in Tobago until after midnight.
00:45Lo and behold, we've been waiting. Two weeks passed, no word. Three weeks, no word.
00:52We tried to contact them and we have not been getting any satisfactory answers at all.
00:57Another maxi-taxi driver, Herbert Taylor, said he was contacted by the Division of Tourism and asked that maxi-taxi
01:04drivers provide their services for the Dutch Dive-In event.
01:08That was done, but today drivers are still awaiting outstanding payments.
01:14I am bleeding. You can't tell me you want to walk me.
01:17You're going to pay me in two weeks and have me sit down and wait. Let me be real.
01:21UID court, they're so responsible for paying.
01:24Let me be real. When we're calling them, no answer.
01:27Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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