By Latrishka Thomas
The United Taxi Company’s (UTC) leadership crisis has been resolved, with the recently elected executive winning the case in the High Court after weeks of controversy.
The issue emerged from a deep-seated conflict between the previous executive and newly elected team.
The previous executive was originally duly elected in 2022 and remained in place until the general elections held on April 3, 2024, at the VC Bird International Airport Taxi Parking Lot. Ian Joseph was elected president.
Despite the election results, the former executive refused to hand over management or administration of the association. They claimed the election was unlawful, arguing that the UTC is a company, not an association.
Following the election, over 40 members signed a petition for the removal of the former executive and delivered it to them, but this proved futile.
Their grievances included accusations of “antagonistic behaviours and attitudes” among the current leadership and reports of violence involving executive members.
The newly elected executive then wrote a letter requesting the relevant keys for the operations office and asking for a handover of operations with relevant records, but received no response.
Joseph and other members of the new executive therefore took the matter to the court with Attorney Wendel Alexander fighting their case. Yesterday, they were successful, meaning the previous executive must vacate office,
Assessment of damages is set for a date in January 2025.
