President of Operation Justice, Troy Garvey said he would continue his crusade against Emera and the Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) until there is justice for Grand Bahamians who have had to bear with exorbitant energy bills for months now.
Garvey said he and attorney Osman Johnson are now in possession of a legal opinion from a barrister in England, which was the last piece of information they needed before they file a formal complaint with the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) next week against the GBPC.
Garvey said at the moment they have approximately 5,000 signatures on a petition against the power company that they intend to send in with other documents when they file the report with URCA.
He is planning a town hall meeting and petition drive in West End at the Mary Magdalene Parish Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 10, 2011, to gather a few more signatures before the documents are sent.
He said a bus would be available to transport people from downtown that will leave at 6:00 p.m. and will collect people from the Friendship Shopping Centre in Eight Mile at 6:30 p.m. to carry them to West End.
Garvey said consumers must continue their fight against the power company because Grand Bahamians now have to make the decision of whether they should purchase groceries or pay enormous energy bills.
“It is clear to know that Emera is doing some kind of wrong practices on the backs of not only this island, but also in the country they come from, so we have to make sure this situation is dealt with from both ends,” Garvey said.
He said the company needs to be regulated, noting that if one company is allowed to do as it likes, other companies may soon follow suit in setting outrageous prices, because they can get away with it.
“We have to make a move now to make it better for ourselves,” Garvey said. “Sad is the day, when we have to choose to buy food or pay a light bill, or save your house.”
