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Apr 02, 2022 Letters

Dear Editor

Permit me just a small space to make an observation Mr. Editor, which I noticed with the regular Vreed-en Hoop – G/town route with these passengers’ boats. First of all, I am not sure if the authority of Transport & Harbours Department in Georgetown look into the safety of daily passengers that traverse the river, but on a normal working day, most of the boats have defected life jackets that is…the life span for the jackets has expired; therefore, making the jacket incompetent for river use. These jackets are soft most times and dirty. For example, just the 31st March, I saw a young lady with a white shirt sit next to me, after she wore a jacket and exited the boat, I know that she wasn’t aware of how dirty her shirt collar was until I informed her about it. Mr. Editor, this is totally unacceptable. The owners for these boats can do better for the comfort of passengers. Finally, I was travelling on Saturday night (26th March 2022), it was the last boat loading from Vreed-en Hoop side heading to Georgetown, as I approached to board the boat, the bowman (I didn’t get his name) told me $200 is the fare. The boat had like exactly 10 persons. Everyone almost agreed, to pay that fare he called when he came in the boat and said, “Umm y’all have to pay $500 a man because nobody ain’t coming and I have to mek target.” Now, everyone in the boat starts quarrelling that they can’t pay that. He (the bowman) was annoyed; he chased us out the boat, yes chased us…”Come out meh boat” (this can be verified if an investigation is launched). Therefore, we all leave the boat and take a bus to Georgetown. As I looked back, I heard him using a series of indecent language.

Godfrey Mcgarrell
Concerned citizen

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