The Alliance for Change (AFC) considers government’s decision to discontinue the Berbice River Ferry service 20 years ago the catalyst for the increased cost of living and unemployment which now prevails in the Berbice River area.
AFC MP, Trevor Williams during a press conference on Thursday, told reporters that persons travelling on one of the privately-owned and operated launches which ply the 20-hour journey between Ituni and New Amsterdam are forced to make the trip on vessels with no washroom,