Georgetown, Guyana, Ministry starts free public transport system

Stabroek News: "The Ministry of Public Works says it has implemented a free public transportation system to reduce the long wait citizens endure on a daily basis. In a release today, the Ministry said that the initiative began on Saturday, September 13, 2014.

Four 44-seater buses are working various routes, the release added. Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, will be meeting with the contractors of the buses today at 4.30 pm at the Stabroek Market Bus Park, the release said."

常宁:一座“穷城” 五年免费公交-搜狐财经 - Five years #freetransit in Changning

常宁:一座“穷城” 五年免费公交-搜狐财经: "2012年，常宁市公交车事故平均每月不足3起，多为轻微刮擦事故，全年无伤亡事故。
　　有市民说，此前一家六口公交费用上千，现在全都省下了。
　　2008年起，常宁公交开始免费，成为全国首个实行公交免费的县城，如今时近五年。此举每年为市民节省出行开支3300万。
　　政府魄力何在？他们是怎样做到的？发轫何处？钱从何来？
　　本月，三湘华声记者赴常宁调查，寻访免费公交的幕后故事。记者 戴鹏"