![]() ![]() Some are retirees accessing their free entitlement to the service. Many of the users of the PTSC are persons who are looking for a cost-effective way of commuting. We do not think it fair for ordinary commuters to be made to suffer for poor management. ![]() In May, a Parliament committee concluded, “The PTSC is failing its statutory duty.” However, concomitant with all of problems have been frequent complaints from members of the public about irregular service to some areas, discourteous bus drivers, dirty and smelly buses, and unhelpful information about schedules at information centres. It would be one thing if all of these matters were occurring in the context of a largely functional service that is satisfying commuters’ needs. ![]() Disgruntled staff withheld some of their services at the terminal in San Fernando leaving thousands of commuters angry and stranded. This week the PTSC seemed intent to maintain the overall mood of its year. Then in May the PTSC agreed to settle a wrongful dismissal lawsuit to the tune of $.5 million. The year began with Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan having to fend off questions about the PTSC’s liability after one of its buses was stolen and persons were injured as a result of a frolic by a third party. The protest action that disrupted service this week is just the latest in a litany of problems that indicate the corporation is going nowhere. IT’S BEEN a terrible year for the Public Transport Service Corporation (PTSC) and, by extension, thousands of commuters who rely on it. ![]()
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