Tag: fuel prices
Public won’t see gas price data
(CNS): The people will have to trust the word of Cabinet on the controversial question of gas prices because the data that will be collected by the chief petroleum inspector (CPI) on how much the bulk importers are really paying for fuel they bring in will be confidential. Minister Kurt Tibbetts said that only the CPI […]
Rain dampens demo but petition exceeds 14,000
(CNS): The crowd marching on the Legislative Assembly Wednesday to show support for effective legislation on gas price transparency was considerably smaller than organisers had expected, as the weather dampened the occasion. Around 50 people waited outside the Legislative Assembly to hand over to lawmakers a petition with more than 14,000 signatures, which is believed to be the […]
Fuel petition expected to be longest for many years
(CNS): Thousands of people have put their name to a petition backing government’s plans to hold the bulk fuel importers accountable for the prices at the gas pumps, and George Ebanks, the chair of the organisation behind it, is hoping to hand over a petition with a record-breaking number of signatures when he leads a march to the Legislative Assembly […]
Gas price demo organisers urge public to join in
(CNS): More than 8,000 signatures have already been collected by the organisers of the planned people’s march next Wednesday against high gas prices. With the green light from the deputy governor to collect more from civil servants at the Government Administration Building Friday and early next week, they hope to reach the target of 15,000 […]
Public backs gas price petition
(CNS): Organisers of a campaign pressing for a cut in gas prices and more government control of the bulk fuel importers’ pricing mechanisms have gathered well over 5,200 signatures in support of their action. At the weekend volunteers from the ‘Cayman Is Fed Up With High Gas Prices’ committee took to the streets across the […]
Cayman needs to exercise ‘people power’
George R. Ebanks writes: Throughout history, we have excellent examples of where “people power” was used effectively and by so doing the actions of a few benefitted many. Consider India’s Mahatma Gandhi. Because of Gandhi’s leadership and his actions in awakening the minds of the people of his country, India won independence from Britain in 1947, thanks […]
Gas price cuts need to trickle down
(CNS): Activists who are pressing government to act on gas price regulation are also keen to ensure that any cut in fuel prices trickles down into the community. Whether it is as a result of transparency and regulation or the suppliers finally reflecting the fall in world prices at the pump, any significant drop in fuel […]
Fuel prices to be pulled in check
(CNS): The opposition leader’s proposals for much closer scrutiny of the prices that the oil importers are charging to find out if they are exploiting the country or not was rejected by government Friday. However, Planning Minister Kurt Tibbetts said a newly proposed public utilities commission will have the power to check and order the fuel […]
