Final five of 100 buses arrive for PTSC

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Final five of 100 buses arrive for PTSC

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News In this 2020 file photo, the Deluxe Coach buses are launched at the PTSC terminal in Arima. - ROGER JACOB THE final tranche of 100 buses, ordered by the Public Transportation Service Corporation (PTSC) almost a decade ago, arrived in TT on Saturday. The five red, white and black buses arrived last week and will be processed over the weekend. Speaking to Sunday Newsday, PTSC chairman Edwin Gooding said, “I’m […]

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