IN light of the temporary relocation of the Route 42 minibus park to behind the old Guyana National Cooperative Bank (GNCB), drivers and commuters are unhappy with the current arrangement, since they are now fair game to every criminal who frequent the neighbourhood, and are calling on the authorities to shift them back to their original location.

President of the United Minibus Union, Eon Andrews told the Guyana Chronicle that the issue of ensuring the safety of commuters rests with law enforcement officials.

When the Guyana Chronicle spoke with some Route 42 minibus drivers and commuters who have been adversely affected by the situation, the point was made that since the presence of law enforcement officials in the area in question is infrequent, the perpetrators of crime have enough time to do as they please and get away with it.

As such, they are calling for the resuscitation of their original minibus park.
The Route 42 minibus park was relocated to accommodate those vendors who plied their trade on the Stabroek Market Wharf which is currently under reconstruction.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) had removed yet another set of minibus drivers from their parks to facilitate the Stabroek Market Wharf vendors, after the facility collapsed back in 2018.

Since 2018, minibus drivers and commuters have been complaining that that the area is prone to criminal activities, and is very unsafe.