{"id":141738,"date":"2021-11-17T13:51:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T17:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=141738"},"modified":"2021-11-17T14:10:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T18:10:45","slug":"letter-debunking-prime-minister-gaston-browne-lies-on-oil-fuel-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-debunking-prime-minister-gaston-browne-lies-on-oil-fuel-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Debunking Prime Minister Gaston Browne LIES on Oil & Fuel Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Editor,<\/p>

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Does the Prime Minister have a bad memory? Is he intentionally trying to mislead the people?<\/p>\n

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The reason I am asking these questions is because of the recent statement the PM made on gas prices in this country. Let me elaborate.<\/p>

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The price for fuel never went down for YEARS when the price for a barrel of oil was low globally. They also did not go down below $12.50 even when other territories were paying EC$9.00 and less. Imagine we transport fuel to other islands and those islands sell it for less. For example, let’s look at Dominica. We ship fuel to Dominica from here and today the price for a gallon of gas is $9.39 from my own personal Google search.<\/p>

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Logically one would think because the fuel is being shipped from here, that their fuel price down there would be much more than ours. Also considering shipping cost associated with transferring the fuel to Dominica, one would expect it to be considerably higher\u00a0than ours.<\/p>\n

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The people need to understand that prices never go down here on anything. Once the price goes up, the supplier could be giving new shipment of a crude barrel of oil for free, the distributers here would never drop the price (WIOC). It is absolutely highway robbery all across the board. I wonder if the rumor I heard about Propane Gas going up for consumers is really true?<\/p>

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The Prime Minister must STOP deceiving the people of this country, gives the people the impression he is doing the world of good and truly cares about the people.<\/p>\n

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This needs to STOP! If you want to show you truly care about the less fortunate and middle class, start with reducing the price of fuel at the pump, and then you can talk about oil and fuel prices. We all know this will never be done.<\/p>

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The people of this country need to do their research and stop listening and believing politicians from both sides and do their own research.<\/p>

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Kendra Browne<\/p>\n