Cabinet has given approval for a taxi service across the Berbice River as a means of bringing financial relief to students and the elderly.
The decision comes in the face of the refusal thus far of the Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) to accept the APNU+AFC government’s proposal for the lowering of the crossing toll.
“Cabinet gave its green light to the establishment of a river taxi service, primarily to allow for the students and the elderly, who are affected in large measure by the refusal of the Berbice Bridge Company Inc. to accept the government’s proposal for a lowering of the toll,” Minister of State Joseph Harmon told reporters at a post-Cabinet press briefing yesterday.
While the service will cater for the travel of students and the elderly,