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NUEVA GERONA, April 29 (Carlos Serpa Maceira, UPECI / www.cubanet.org) - The
bus fleet in Nueva Gerona, the capital of the Isle of Youth, off the southern
coast of Havana, is operating at 60 percent of capacity due to lack of spare
parts, said a source who works in transportation.
"The bus company has 30 buses, but only 18 are in service," the
source said. "There are no transmissions, shocks, tires, or batteries;
there are practically no spare parts to keep the buses running." The source
added that the Transportation Ministry recently sent five Fiat buses to the
city, but they haven’t seen service because they don’t have batteries.
The scarcity of buses means residents of outlying areas, such as La
Demajagua, La Victoria, Argelia Libre, and Mina de Oro, are practically
isolated.
Independent analysts estimate that it would take a minimum of 60 buses to
provide transportation to the city and its outlying communities.
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