"six months" deposit to re-connect! . . . huh?

anti-poor shit

someone needs to remind the new/old out-of-touch skonts at GPL that poverty is not a crime

smfh

The government should send the top executives of GPL who made this decision to six months in jail.

This is unacceptable for the poor. 

We should not play politics here but stand up for the ordinary folks.

It is no wonder the people stealing electricity. 

Many problems in this area, people steal electricity because of unemployment or underemployment, pensioners subsidy got eliminated, businesses steal electricity, workers who try to get a raise by trying to get you to pay them to slow down the meters, electricity bills going out late. Poor line maintenance, poor response to complaints. And this is their response? They are very inefficient and ineffective in carrying out their mandate. 

yuji22 posted:

The government should send the top executives of GPL who made this decision to six months in jail. Agree

This is unacceptable for the poor. Agree

We should not play politics here but stand up for the ordinary folks. Agree

seignet posted:

It is no wonder the people stealing electricity. 

Siggy, people were stealing electricity since the 1970s. I had visited a moulvi in Ogle and he showed me how he did it. Since then, the trick has become easier and more people are into it.

stealing should not be condoned. gpl must be run as a business if it is to succeed. not a charity or welfare entity to solve social ills.

It was a business before. The Canadians had to cut and run.

For Guyana, GPL has the wrong business model. I have told the PPP that. And have indicated to Granger as well. And as far back as i992, I told CBJ that at Ramada business luncheon. 

seignet posted:

It was a business before. The Canadians had to cut and run.

For Guyana, GPL has the wrong business model. I have told the PPP that. And have indicated to Granger as well. And as far back as i992, I told CBJ that at Ramada business luncheon. 

 

 

I agree with you that GPL has the wrong business model. Both PPP and the current regime comes here in the diaspora with great pretence to listen to our concerns and expert advice as if they care. All they care about is to be fed and walk away with your donations. No more business luncheon  for me nor money from me.

Perhaps the rates are unreasonable given what some of the executives were earning. A restructuring of the company with common sense rates may be necessary.

If the PPP cartel living in Pradoville was paying for their electricity during the PPP years of corruption, the GPL would not be in such dire straights now.

ksazma posted:

Perhaps the rates are unreasonable given what some of the executives were earning. A restructuring of the company with common sense rates may be necessary.

Their rates are high,with the current drop in oil prices they are raking in the dough.