TRANSPORTATION NONSENSE IN CANAL # 2 (PART 3)

Dec 19, 2019 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

Permit me for the 3rd time to express my opinion of the present-day situation in the small village of Canal #2 Polder on the West Bank of Demerara.
As I would have pointed out in my last two letters [part 1 in August & part 2 in September], the gist of the situation remains that the public buses that are committed to the transportation of residents halt their services at 6:00pm. Now given the working demands of the current economy, passengers/residents would be eligible for late hours and much needed overtime.
With that benefit being offered to many inhabitants of this hidden village, the informal car park located at the head of the road, seems to be taking back its share of contentment.
The car drivers instantaneously demand that the fare be changed to $200 when 7:00pm strikes. The disgusting part of this situation is that drivers would (without any complaints) accept $100 during the day (to go in and out), but after the given time has approached, they would refuse to even look at you if you do not have the new fare in place for them.
My concern is currently not with the drivers of the public transportation or the cars; it is with the authorities and what they are doing.
NOTHING!!!
This problem has being going on for two years and nobody has seen it fit to investigate the circumstances.
The citizens are struggling at an unfair disadvantage. I would not have been so disappointed in the authorities if there was another method of being transported into the village. However, with the absence of the public buses, residents have no other choice.
I am asking the authorities to take a stand on this. Make the fare right or disband the car park and provide another mode of public transport. It is hurting hard working people and giving extra fortune to the selfish drivers who want to exploit the situation.
I see no valid reason for having to raise the fare to $200 at 7:00pm. Nothing changes on the road as far as I can see. If they are taking a premium for their inability to focus properly at nights then maybe they should have their licences revoked for being in-capable drivers.
Maybe if they propose a proper and valid reason for this increase, I will rest my case. But until then, this nonsense needs to be stamped out.

Regards,
Ganesh Persaud,
Concerned Villager

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