North-South commuters need ferry service too

THE EDITOR: If Minister Franklin Khan is promising to provide a 1,200 passenger capacity, 40 mph, “city centre to city centre”, Trinidad to Tobago Ferry, why, oh why, oh why, cannot he relieve the plight of thousands of North-South commuters and provide something similar, compatible to their needs, to service the Port-of-Spain-San Fernando route? (See Newsday, March 23, “High Speed ferry for Tobago route”. I am sure that many such commuters would be happy to leave their vehicles home and opt for the 20-25 minute trip across the Gulf of Paria and arrive at work (and home), fresh and stress-free, (and safe and sound). I am equally sure that if Minister Khan provided such a North-South Passenger Ferry, his name would go down in the annals as someone who made a significant beneficial contribution to national progress. Not so?

GEOFF HUDSON
Port-of-Spain