{"id":1218,"date":"2026-06-02T22:07:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T22:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2026-06-02T22:07:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T22:07:38","slug":"minister-zakour-praises-ptsc-amid-maxi-taxi-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/?p=1218","title":{"rendered":"Minister Zakour Praises PTSC Amid Maxi-Taxi Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent statement, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Eli Zakour expressed pride in the Public Transportation Service Corporation&#8217;s (PTSC) performance during the maxi-taxi protests. Speaking at City Gate on June 2, 2026, Zakour noted that passengers indicated a newfound preference for PTSC buses over the traditional maxi-taxis.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister&#8217;s remarks came after he personally engaged with the public, inquiring about their transportation choices. Many passengers reported a shift towards utilizing the bus services, with Zakour stating that he was &#8216;very, very proud&#8217; to hear this positive feedback.<\/p>\n<p>Zakour reiterated that the government is actively working on plans to enhance the quality and reliability of public transportation in response to community needs. The commendation of PTSC&#8217;s management and staff highlights a moment of success amidst recent transportation challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister Eli Zakour commends PTSC amidst recent maxi-taxi protests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-trinidad-and-tobago"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}