Lose rideshare, or lose our vote.

That was the warning to Government from the taxi association this morning.

At a press conference, BTOA President Ricky Tucker said they are looking to create their own transportation app, become a dispatch service, and have authority over their own industry.

Gary Foster Skelton has more.

In football news, round 2 of qualification has begun for the 2026 FIFA world cup. Following this week’s training block, Team Bermuda will head to Antigua and Barbuda to face CONCACAF’s 28th ranked team, as the Gombey Warriors seek to make history, by qualifying for Bermuda’s first-ever FIFA world cup.

Julie Matthews-Borchardt tells us more

Ridesharing overseas has damaged the original taxi industries, the Taxi Association has claimed.

New legislation is set to be tabled in June to enable ridesharing in Bermuda, and the BTOA are firmly opposed to it.

Yesterday, the Transport Minister met with gypsy cab drivers to talk about their future when it comes to ridesharing.

Continuing that story, Gary Foster Skelton asks the Taxi Association if this change is inevitable.

Government expects to see the end of Gypsy cabs in certain locations once their rideshare plans are up and running

…but gypsy cabs will continue regardless, one anonymous driver says.

Meanwhile, the Taxi Association remain strongly opposed to the rideshare initiative, and say it breaks the law.

Gary Foster Skelton got wind of an under-the-radar meeting between Government and gypsy cab operators this morning – and set out to find out more…

The 115th edition of the 24th of May Bermuda Half Marathon Derby featured a finish line on Court Street for the first time since 1965, and some of the most thrilling races in recent memory. And after some spirited challenges, in the end it was the defending champions who ran away with the titles. 

Julie Matthews-Borchardt reports.

Yesterday’s by-election may be the first truly competitive three horse race in recent political memory.

The OBA’s Robert King won 209 votes, and put just enough room between himself and Independent Sir John Swan and the PLP’s Lindsay Simmons, who took 184 and 181 respectively.

It was a contest, however, that kept everyone guessing until the end.

Gary Foster Skelton takes us through the day.

Tomorrow, constituents in C10 Smith’s North will decide who they want to represent them in Parliament.

Will the seat remain OBA with Robert King? Will the PLP gain even more parliamentary power with Lindsay Simmons? …or will Sir John Swan open the door for independent candidates by making C10 an unaffiliated seat?

Tonight we continue our series of questions with the candidates, where they all answer questions on party politics, and tell us why they think they are the best fit for C10.