Bus operators threaten new protest over Bartica/Potaro Road

A section of the road along the 5 Miles Bartica/Potaro Road

Bus operators in Bartica say that a protest is imminent unless the Regional Demo-cratic Council (RDC) agrees to a meeting to hear recommendations relating to the reconstruction of the 1-5 Miles Bartica/Potaro Road.

But this is not the first time operators in the Region 7 community have threatened such actions due to the state of the road, which was repaired just last September.

The deplorable condition of the road last year prompted protest action by minibus operators who only agreed to end the strike after the regional officials, inclusive of the Regional Chairman and the Regional Executive Officer,