Edghill says no approval granted for increase in public transportation fares

By News Source Guyana on May 19, 2026

Edghill says no approval granted for increase in public transportation fares

Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill has reiterated that the Government has neither approved nor sanctioned any increase in fares across all modes of public transportation, including minibuses, hire cars, speedboats, and airport taxis.

During an exchange with transportation operators yesterday at the Stabroek Square, Mr, Edghill noted that any fare increase will constitute a breach. He warned operators that they cannot put a passenger out of their vehicle for refusing to pay a fare increase.

β€œπ‘π‘œ fπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘–π‘›π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ πΊπ‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘, π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑖𝑑 𝑖𝑠 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘ π‘π‘’π‘’π‘‘π‘π‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘ , π‘‘π‘Žπ‘₯𝑖𝑠, π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘π‘’π‘ π‘’π‘ , π‘œπ‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘ . π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘  π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’. π‘π‘œ πΊπ‘’π‘¦π‘Žπ‘›π‘’π‘ π‘’ 𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑛, π‘‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘‘, π‘β„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘‘, π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Žπ‘¦ π‘–π‘›π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’π‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘ .πΉπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’, π‘›π‘œ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑝𝑒𝑑 π‘Ž π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘£π‘’β„Žπ‘–π‘π‘™π‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘“π‘’π‘ π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Žπ‘¦ π‘’π‘›π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ . 𝐼𝑓 π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘π‘’π‘  π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Žπ‘¦ π‘Žπ‘› π‘–π‘›π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝑠𝑒𝑏𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑠 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘, π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑑 π‘–π‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘¦, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑀𝑒, π‘Žπ‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘”π‘’π‘™π‘Žπ‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘ , 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙 π‘‘π‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œn,” Minister Edghill noted.

The Works Minister, who was accompanied by Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister Susan Rodrigues and other officials, said the meeting was convened over the many complaints being received by commuters.

Minister Rodrigues reminded commuters that public transportation is classified as a public utility, and passengers are legally protected against price gouging.

β€œπ΄ 𝑝𝑒𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Žπ‘”π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  𝑏𝑦 π‘šπ‘œπ‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘£π‘’β„Žπ‘–π‘π‘™π‘’π‘ , 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘π‘’π‘ π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘ . π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’, π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘™π‘œπ‘‘π‘”π‘’ π‘Ž π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑃𝑒𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 π‘ˆπ‘‘π‘–π‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘  πΆπ‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘–π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘› 𝑖𝑓 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘”π‘’π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘£π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’. π‘Šπ‘’ π‘œπ‘“π‘‘π‘’π‘› β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘“π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘  𝑠𝑒𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑙𝑦 π‘‘π‘œπ‘’π‘π‘™π‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘£π‘¦ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘“π‘“π‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘˜ π‘ π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’ πΆβ„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘šπ‘Žπ‘ . π‘‡β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘π‘–π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘–π‘›π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘’π‘›π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  π‘“π‘Žπ‘–π‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘˜π‘’π‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ ,” the Minister noted.

The Ministers pointed out that the government has continuously implemented cushionsβ€”such as removing fuel taxes, absorbing shipping cost increases, and slashing duties on key commoditiesβ€”specifically to shield citizens and operators from global inflationary pressures. The government has warned that non-compliance will carry severe consequences.

Minister Edghill explained that while the Government maintains a strict stance against unauthorized fare hikes, it acknowledged the operational challenges raised by transport providersβ€”specifically the rising and unregulated costs of vehicular spare parts. To address this, the Government has pledged to engage major importers and distributors of automotive parts to explore interventions that can lower overhead costs for operators.

In the meantime, Minister Edghill has mandated all public transportation operators to prominently display their approved fare structures inside their vehicles and vessels for passengers to see.

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