Cabbies protest after colleague disappears

Taxi men stood united yesterday in Jones Town after they ceased their services to protest for their missing friend and colleague Kenneth ‘Twinnie’ Duncan.

Howard Laidlow said that they need answers because it has been seven days since Duncan went missing.

“Well basically from a likkle bwoi mi know him, enuh. A dem man yah mek mi tek up taxi work. Him pave the way fi wi so that we now can be able to provide for our families,” he said. Others described Duncan as a godfather, who always helped out persons in the community, whether they had the fare or not.

The protest, which started about 8:30 a.m.,

While some persons believe the police have been ineffective, Inspector Grace Gordon said that the lawmen are still investigating the matter and they have done everything in their power to locate the missing man.

Meanwhile, Kenneth Duncan’s niece, Shackerah Duncan, said that they will continue to search for their missing relative. hampered persons from travelling freely, and for that, Laidlaw apologised.

But he said that they would continue to protest daily until they are provided with some information from the police about Duncan’s whereabouts.

“We feel like enough is enough now and wi will continue to protest. I don’t know how long it is going to last, so I want to make a public apology right now to the citizens of this community that services will be disrupted. We are sorry for any inconvenience,” he said.

Other taxi men have expressed concern for their safety since Duncan went missing.

Jeffrey, who has been operating taxis for about 20 years, said that they are being targeted and have to be on the alert.

“The same passengers them at risk too, enuh, because dem (criminals) a tek the taxi man dem out a dem owna car and a drive round a seh ‘up a yaad’, and dem (passengers) just jump inna it and gone and the man dem tek dem weh. One woman affi jump out a wah car round a Back Road deh so, chip up har self. Aneda one jump out up deh so and bruk har hand. So dem a use the taxi and a tek weh people at the same time; a nuh only taxi man deh a tek weh,” he said.

Laidlaw said he and the taxi men are offering $100,000 to anyone who is able to give information on Duncan’s whereabouts.