Georgetown : Transportation is on the agenda of the 34th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government in Trinidad and Tobago during the period July 4 to 6 which will be attended by President Donald Ramotar.
Cognisant of the challenges intra-regional transportation pose, CARICOM leaders will be paying special focus on transportation matters that emanated during a Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development last May in St Vincent and the Grenadines, a release from the CARICOM Secretariat stated.
Over the three days, the organisation of efficient, reliable, affordable transport services throughout the Community, development and expansion of air and maritime transport capabilities, the promotion of cooperative arrangements for the provision of transport services, efficient internationally competitive ancillary transport services, the development of human resources for employment in all areas and at all levels of the transport sector and the implementation of standards for the development of safe road, riverine, sea and air transport services will be examined.
The performance of LIAT, Suriname Airways and Caribbean Airlines (CAL), the unsustainable operations of startup carriers seeking to ply the regional routes, airfare tickets, high fuel and other costs that pass through to travellers and the lack of alternatives like a regional ferry service have been among the common concerns.
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