The Cabinet has approved the implementation of\u00a0new bus fares and taxi rates in accordance with Section 3:2 (a) of the Vehicles and\u00a0Road Traffic Act #17 of 1993.<\/p>\n
The approved schedule of fares will take effect from March 15, 2023. The Dominica\u00a0Transport Board made submissions to a Cabinet Task Force based on\u00a0recommendations from the Airport Taxi Operators Association for increased taxi rates\u00a0for plying the Douglas Charles Airport routes; and from representatives of bus drivers\u2019\u00a0associations for increases in fares for buses travelling routes island-wide.<\/p>\n
The Cabinet decision seeks to regularize fares which have been in effect for some time,\u00a0particularly on the airport route.<\/p>\n
The Transport Board, using the approved schedule of fares of 2008 as a benchmark,\u00a0recommended increases in bus fares ranging from $1.00 to $1.50 for longer routes from\u00a0Roseau to communities across the island and $0.25 to $0.75 for shorter routes and\u00a0inter-villages.<\/p>\n