General Manager of the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) Marcelene Merchant yesterday said that though the ferry service being provided to Wakenaam is not where the T&HD would like it to be, it is the best that can be done given the agency’s current resources.
She was at the time responding to criticisms of the service by angry Wakenaam residents, who argued that they were being made to endure the “intolerable practices of the ferry service.”
In a letter in the Sunday Stabroek, several residents stated that though formal representation was made to the department, nothing has been done to address their situation. Among the various complaints, residents said that as a result of the deficient service, they are forced to await the arrival of the MV Malali at Wakenaam to find out from its captain when the boat will make its departure to Parika, since the “clerk-in-charge” in unable to do so.
They said the deficient service has led to the continuous
