Philipsburg:--- Leader of the National Alliance and Member of Parliament William Marlin has called on the Prime Minister of St. Maarten Sarah Wescot Williams to come clean and not fool the people of St. Maarten regarding the high cost of electricity. Marlin quoted statements made by the Prime Minister last week during the Council of Ministers press briefing when she was asked what her government plans to do about GEBE and the fuel clause that is levied on their customers. Marlin said at no time did the Minister of Economic Affairs give GEBE an instruction to remove their fuel clause from the consumer's bills. The National Alliance Leader read parts of the letter to reporters on Tuesday as he made his point. Marlin said elections are long gone and the Prime Minister should not lie to the people of St. Maarten. Marlin said the statements made by the Prime Minister are misleading and one can say that the Prime Minister blatantly lied to the people of St. Maarten when she said the Council of Ministers had given GEBE an instruction which would go into effect on August 1 if GEBE does not give government a feasible proposal. Marlin said when he read and heard the statements he did some research of his own and found the letter of June 15th 2011 that was sent to GEBE by Minister Franklin Meyers. According to the letter, government gave GEBE a conditional approval to apply its new tariff structure. That conditional approval will go into effect as of August 1 where GEBE cannot pass on its in-efficiencies to its consumers.
Philipsburg:--- Leader of the National Alliance and Member of Parliament William Marlin has called on the Prime Minister of St. Maarten Sarah Wescot Williams to come clean and not fool the people of St. Maarten regarding the high cost of electricity. Marlin quoted statements made by the Prime Minister last week during the Council of Ministers press briefing when she was asked what her government plans to do about GEBE and the fuel clause that is levied on their customers. Marlin said at no time did the Minister of Economic Affairs give GEBE an instruction to remove their fuel clause from the consumer's bills. The National Alliance Leader read parts of the letter to reporters on Tuesday as he made his point. Marlin said elections are long gone and the Prime Minister should not lie to the people of St. Maarten. Marlin said the statements made by the Prime Minister are misleading and one can say that the Prime Minister blatantly lied to the people of St. Maarten when she said the Council of Ministers had given GEBE an instruction which would go into effect on August 1 if GEBE does not give government a feasible proposal. Marlin said when he read and heard the statements he did some research of his own and found the letter of June 15th 2011 that was sent to GEBE by Minister Franklin Meyers. According to the letter, government gave GEBE a conditional approval to apply its new tariff structure. That conditional approval will go into effect as of August 1 where GEBE cannot pass on its in-efficiencies to its consumers.
