‘Backtrack’ travel between Suriname and Guyana, which had been closed for a week, resumed operations on Saturday.
Faaiz Mursaline, CEO of Golden Gloves Speedboat Services, confirmed to Stabroek News that they had resumed operations on Saturday morning. He noted, that a large number of persons used the service on Saturday after becoming aware that they were back in operation, since hundreds of Guyanese nationals were left stranded in Suriname due to the sudden closure on February 29th following a decision by the Ministry of Public Health which was concerned about the coronavirus threat.
The decision was implemented by the police following a request for a seven-day closure by the Ministry which was concerned that travel through the routes could increase while police were deployed for the general and regional elections and would therefore be unable to enforce protocols surrounding the coronavirus.