President of the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCCI) Abraham Subnauth is urging the government to explore other options for competition with the Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI), which he says will speed up an agreement on toll reductions.
Finance Minister Winston Jordan had announced plans to provide annual subventions to the BBCI in order to decrease the toll, beginning with a subsidy this year to cater for a reduction of the current $2,200 toll for cars and buses to $1,900, while all other
