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DSTA responds to rumor regarding Taxi Moratorium.

October 24, 2022

DSTA responds to rumor regarding Taxi Moratorium.
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PHILIPSBURG:--- There is word out that the Honorable Minister of T.E.A.T.T. will be lifting the moratorium on taxi permits. Supposedly, 40 permits will be issued.

We'd like to publicly state that we are not in favor of the Minister doing so without the reinstatement of the Steering Committee.

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As regular participants in our main economy, we can first-handedly determine that the current state of our island's main economy does not support a demand for more taxis. Although we may see numbers within the millions, this does give an adequate projection of visitor expenditure within the cruise ...


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