US-based ride-sharing company, inDrive, says it had not received any formal communication from the transport ministry about its service prior to the disappearance and suspected murder of educator, Danielle Anglin.
Government Relations Manager for the company’s Central American and Caribbean region, José Gandarilla, was a guest on Nationwide This Morning on Friday.
Gandarilla says the company did receive a request for information from the Jamaica Constabulary Force in connection with Miss Anglin’s case.
However, he says, that it was inDrive that requested a meeting with Minister Vaz to discuss regulatory issues, and only after seeing notice of the proposed ride-sharing ban on social media.
José Gandarilla, Government Relations Manager for inDrive’s Central American and Caribbean region.
inDrive has been operating in Jamaica since 2022.
The company has come under fire recently in relation to reported violent acts perpetrated against its passengers and at least one driver.
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz announced a proposed temporary ban of inDrive and other ride-hailing apps in the country on June 4, following the discovery of skeletal remains suspected to be those of missing teacher Danielle Anglin.
In announcing the ban, Vaz said authorities had been trying without success to make contact with inDrive.
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