The Minister of Public Utilities Robin Yearwood reported to the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda that many households in Barbuda are not applying for re-connection of electricity services.
Yearwood reported that though the Barbuda power plant produces sufficient electricity to provide to all homes that are occupied, only a reported 340 homes have applied for and have subsequently been connected.
A third of the total homes (170) have still not made an application for re-connection.
The government spokesman Melford Nicolas said, at today’s Cabinet press briefing, that he blames, at least in part, the Representative from Barbuda for the low number of re-connections happening on the sister isle.
“I had expressed earlier… my disappointment that the Representative from Barbuda, honorable Trevor Walker would have made a statement publicly… would have poured fuel on this fire.”
“By making a statement publicly that after a year and some that APUA is still not [fulfilling its obligations].”
Nicolas went on to chastise the Barbudans saying, “It is really up to the Barbudans to make the requirement for connections. There is no withholding of services in respect to Barbuda.
“The obligation and onus is not on APUA. The obligation and onus is on the homeowner.”
Nicolas also attributed the possibility that Barbudans living in Antigua could be leaving the responsibility of reapplication to the renters of houses left in Barbuda.
Meters are attached to the homes that are connected, and the amount to be paid is determined by the amount of electricity the household consumes.
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Maybe they were not aware that they had to re-apply for connection post-hurricane. Just like they are/were not aware that the land in Barbuda is Crown land.
Maybe they are that stupid is what you are saying.
Lies and more lies. Gosh! From day one when we were told about reconnection we did. So stop telling lies. What about sending the digger for a long period. You all keep betraying the Barbudans because of this stupid thing all politics. Alot of us follow the guides and rewire our houses and then re apply for the services. When you all gonna stop bring us down. Smh
Wait wait this is how professional journalism works? A politician talks F!!! and ANR prints it? Once again all this is set out to do is make Barbudans look like idiots.post after post are still standing either bent or stripped of electrical wires the way the hurricane left them so for the minister to give a press briefing like this is flat out insulting.what u the minister should be addressing is why the truck for apua came from Antigua and dig 7 hole going to apua workers home and left there after,with the operator saying he got specific instructions not to do anything else.this F!!!ing country is in darkness because you all want to play politics with people lives. but continue.
I you have facts to proof the minister is wrong, all you have to do is present your facts
The minister made a statement and this person replied with a statement. The minister has no fact that this is the case.
Facts or not your position is still the same! Hatred for Barbudans because they do not bow down to your master. Still like reading your comments though, have a good one.
Well they don’t have to pay to travel to Antigua to pay the bill if they have no connection. Why doesn’t APUA have people working full time in Barbuda putting up poles and wires? What a nonsense.
It’s bewildering how Antigua which was not adversely affected by hurricane Irma to the same degree as Barbuda had managed to purchase and install 17,000 street lights from the infrastructure fund. It’s also rather concerning that Antigua has embarked on burying it’s electricity cables below ground while the spider web of overhead power lines is still implemented in Barbuda. Is it possible that these new wooden lampposts are Cat-5+ resistant?.
Where are u u don’t hear is green power u getting
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