Government yesterday warned that the promised reduction in the Berbice Bridge toll may be delayed and accused the Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) of delay tactics with the two sides still to reach agreement, two days before the tolls were supposed to be cut.
The BCCI has now thrown the matter out to its shareholders and company secretary Stephen Rambajan told Stabroek News that deliberations between the shareholders are ongoing and there is no specified time by which an agreement will be finalized.
At a post-Cabinet media briefing yesterday, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan told reporters that government had reached out to the BBCI but only after the matter was pursued several times did the company offer an “inconclusive” response. “With September
