Trinidad Guan
Tuesday, March 22, 1994
Bus fares
going up
in April
By STAFF WRITER
BUS FARES on major routes across the
country are going up by between 25 cents.
and 50 cents from April 1.
Sources at the Public Transport Ser-
vice Corporation (PTSC) disclosed yes-
terday that the Corporation is gearing to
announce the increases later this week on
the transit service operated by the "blue"
buses. Fares on the Express Commuter
Service will remain unchanged.
A sampling of the new fare structures
will mean passengers travelling between
Port-of-Spain and San Fernando will pay
50 cents more, making the fare $4. There
will be a 25-cent increase on fares between
Port-of-Spain and Chaguanas, and Port-
of-Spain and Arima, moving them from
$2 to $2.25. The fare between Port-of-
Spain and Carenage is also being in-
creased by 50 cents, as well as the fare be
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EAN REGIONAL TECHNICAL MEETING Mottley:
LEGISLATION TO PRO
AND TREATMENT IN
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SIGN OF HOPE: It was a sign of the times when a sign language interpreter (left) assisted Minister of Social Development, Dr
Linda Baboolal, during a speech yesterday. Occasion was the opening ceremony of the ILO Caribbean Regional Technical Meet-
ing on disability policy and legislation to promote equality in training and employment for disabled persons. The meeting was
held at the Holiday Inn. Photo by VINCENT LOPEZ
the Guardian of democracy
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FINANCE MINISTER
ERSON Mottley assured yesterda
ernment had no
servants' salaries or to
work force beyond the leve
with the unions.
Mottley's assurance,
ment last night, followed.
tion on Friday that Gover
pected a $400-million sl
1994 revenues as a result of
prices.
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EAN REGIONAL TECHNICAL MEETING Mottley: No plans for
LEGISLATION TO PRO
AND TREATMENT IN
In an early morning.
gramme yesterday, Mottley
was an over-reaction on t
trade unions who were tall
"war."
prices.
In an early morning radio pro-
gramme yesterday, Mottley said there
was an over-reaction on the part of
trade unions who were talking about
"war."
He appealed to them no
and asked for their co-op
dealing with the situation.
Mottley said in his state
night that the entire count
ing asked to make adjustr
more public service cuts
just the public servants since the sit-
uation affected everyone.
FINANCE MINISTER Wendell
ernment had no plans to cut public.
servants' salaries or to reduce the
work force beyond the level agreed to
with the unions.
Mottley's assurance, in a state-
ment last night, followed his revela-
tion on Friday that Government ex-
pected a $400-million shortfall in.
1994 revenues as a result of falling oil
He appealed to them not to panic.
and asked for their co-operation in
dealing with the situation.
Mottley pointed out, however, that.
there had been a real fall in oil prices
this year with the outcome being the
estimated $400 million shortfall in
Government's revenues.
He noted that the latest reported
price of Amoco's mixed crude was
US$14.68 per barrel.
OPE: It was a sign of the times when a sign language interpreter (left) assisted Minister of Social Development, Dr
lal, during a speech yesterday. Occasion was the opening ceremony of the ILO Caribbean Regional Technical Meet-
ility policy and legislation to promote equality in training and employment for disabled persons. The meeting was
Holiday Inn. Photo by VINCENT LOPEZ
Mottley said in his statement last
night that the entire country was be-
ing asked to make adjustments, not
Mottley said the anticipated short-
fall in Government revenue as a re-
sult of the decline in oil prices would
be dealt with through carefully de-
termined adjustments during the cur-
rent fiscal year.
lang them now
Jules Bernard
y con also calls for use of 'the cat'
He explained that oil prices in 1993
averaged US$18 a barrel.
The price of US$19 a barrel used in
the 1994 Budget, he said, was pro-
jected in November 1993 based on the
best advice available to Government.
when preparing the Budget.
