KINGSTON - The implementation of the Berbice River taxi service has seen 62,465 passengers, from September 21 to November 7, 2015, using the service as their choice of transportation between New Amsterdam and Rosignol.
This was announced by Minister David Patterson this morning, November 16, 2015 during a press conference in his Boardroom, Wight’s Lane, Kingston.
According to him, the operations of the river taxis continue to exceed operations since the Ministry initiated the service.
Below are the figures of passenger movement:
Description
Sept. 21 – Sept. 30
Oct. 1 – Oct. 31
Nov. 1 – Nov.7
TOTAL
Adults
7,727
35,399
8,735
51,861
Children/Pensioners
2,114
7,620
1,889
11,623
Total Passengers
9,841
42,000
10,624
62,465
Number of trips
487
1,906
474
2,867
