Barbados taxi representatives have issued a stern warning to local operators, urging them to resist joining the global ride-hailing giant Uber. They argue that Uber’s entry into the market poses a significant threat to the livelihoods of thousands of taxi drivers whose businesses have been built over generations. Anthony Harewood, a representative of the taxi fraternities at the airport and the Barbados Transport Co-operative Society Limited, emphasized the need to protect their hard-earned industry. ‘Do not sign up with Uber,’ he declared. ‘Protect what is ours.’