Bus men reportedly are not pleased with the quantity of discounted fuel they are to receive as part of the fuel-subsidy programme for public-transportation operators and fishermen.
The Antigua and Barbuda Transport Board is responsible for administering the subsidy vouchers, with the weekly allocation per vehicle being 40 gallons for taxis and 50 gallons for buses.
REAL News received information that operators at the East Bus Station held discussions on the matter earlier today, March 25, since they have issues with the programme.
The Transport Board has issued basic rules governing the use of the vouchers. These include the proper registration of operators and vehicles, with their being active and in good standing with the agency.
The cost per gallon for the discounted fuel is $12, and the voucher can be used only for the specific vehicle listed, since it is non-transferable and cannot be used by any other person.
Operators must also ensure that their vehicles can actually take the quantity of fuel listed on the vouchers, which “are valid for 10 days only,” the Transport Board says.
“All expired or unused fuel vouchers must be returned to the Transport Board within 48 hours [and] any violation of the rules … may result in the suspension of [the operator’s] permit and the withdrawal of the said fuel subsidy,” the Board warns.
Another stipulation for accessing and continuing to benefit from the subsidy voucher is that operators must pay their statutory deductions to the Social Security and Medical Benefits Schemes and the Board of Education within three months.
Reportedly, only West Indies Oil Company service stations can take part in the initiative and four have been identified. They are AL&B Enterprise (Barnes on Airport Road); Mount Joy Service Station; Spencer’s Service Station; and Percival’s Service Station on the Valley Road.
Cabinet Notes say that taxi and bus operators and fishermen started to benefit from the programme on Thursday, March 24.
The Transport Board and the Ministry for Fisheries were responsible for developing the voucher system.
The Government says it instituted the programme to ensure that taxi and bus fares will remain the same, and the price per pound for fish and other seafood will remain unchanged. (REAL NEWS)
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can someone please tell me what they are unhappy about….these measures seems reasonable….Swish Swash..Under a UPP administration ebrybaddy will do as dem like!!!
Are you not ashamed of yourself? It is one thing to be a mouthpiece but quite another just to be STUPID
SWISH SWASH…I have your attention!!!
Empty vessels like you always make the most noise.
Just like that they paying attention can’t done 🤣😂😆
Jonathan Joseph already told us what to do “VOTE ALP”🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
Waiting on hmmmm and Smh
Oh….Without us you dont have a life…SWISH SWASH…get ah life!!!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 wet ya hand and wait for we
Bus Drivers give thanks for the vouchers and quit complaining
Under UPP they will get new buses from the President of South Korea personally donated to them. Just like the Wilmoth Daniel STRIPPER POLE BUS 🚌
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
ha ha…
AND COMPUTERS THAT WERE MEANT FOR BARBUDA. THE SAME COMPUTERS THE MP FROM ENGLISH HARBOUR HAS IN HIS PRIVATE BUILDING.
THESE WERE GIVEN BY HIS BUDDY FROM INDONESIA FOR THE PEOPLE OF ANTIGUA.
THE SAME MP THAT BOUGHT COLOUR TVs FOR THE BLIND SCHOOL
HEY, IS FIFA STILL LOOKING FOR THAT CROOK. THEY WANT TO KNOW WHERE THEY MONEY GONE
so what do the really want???? and those who do not contribute to the tax system wants to benefit from it??? and why should they have the privilege to transfer the voucher to other vehicles than the passenger bus???? then they want to save the vouchers for later use… they seems unreasonable to me.
Over the many decades of years by politicians in our island, one thing has remained constant. This “all about me” constant must be buried and never to repeat. We have had too many political persons as well as those who support them who are in positions for the “all about me” reasons. Because of that, things have been getting worse from govt to govt and will only continue to get worse. We can no longer vote for anyone who is self serving. The only way out from our deplorable situation is to start voting for the right persons. Those who will only serve our nation and our people. That starts with us nominating the right candidates.
I hope the current and the young up and coming voters will educate themselves and vote only for people who are in it to better our nation. We also have a duty to nominate candidates who we think will do the job right. The only way for us to stop our current situation from getting worse is to get new people in office. We all know who the current players are and what they stand for. They must all be voted out of office. The same goes for the others who have been in office but have the same “all about me” attitude when they are in office.
We know the well known phrase “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting to get different results”. From the comments on here, most people are fed up with our leaders and the state our country is in. Unfortunately we are also divided and that’s where the current parties take full advantage of all of us. We all need to unite, stand together for what we know is right. We have to nominate candidates who will look out for us, maintain and update our infrastructure, have the best interest for everyone and not just their party supporters. We are responsible for the divisiveness which is another reason why our country is in the current state.
I hope most of us will start coming together, uniting and looking out for our future and the future of our nation. The government works for us, the people, us citizens. Everyone from the top down must be made accountable, transparent, doing the only will of the people. The common practice of bribery in all forms (we all know what they are) must be stopped. We need to stop looking for handouts and all the rest of that practice. In every business, if an employee is under performing, caught stealing, misrepresenting our business we address the issues at hand and give them time to correct the situation. If we don’t get the desired results, we all know what happens next. We fire them. The government is our employee and all members should be treated the same way we handle our businesses.
People, it is time to unite, come together and make our nation great. Only we can change our future. That starts with us nominating the proper candidates and only voting for those who have our nation and our best interests at heart.
Let’s make Antigua great.
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