Further cracks on seabridge

Newsday was told that several commuters who went early, left the terminal to return closer to the 6 pm departure time. Passengers were also worried that there may not be enough room on the ferry, to accommodate 6 am passengers as well as 6 pm passengers.

If the troubles with the commercial ferry were not enough, food suppliers are still complaining about the conditions in which they have to transport their goods. The cracks to the seabridge daily continues to widen.

One trucker, Wilbur Simon, said commuters and truckers alike are stuck between a rock and a hard place, when it comes to tranport on the seabridge.

Simon was carrying 40 cases of chicken to Tobago, but he said he is not sure whether the cargo would make it to Tobago. He said that while perishable goods like chicken would usually get first preference, his cargo was not allowed on the boat. He was told to wait until the 4 pm departure. “They are sending sand and blocks to Tobago, but people cannot eat that. My cargo of chicken should have been given first priority,” he said.