The escalating duration and frequency of power outages in Nevis has evolved from being in the nuisance category to one of full blown anger and disillusionment at a time when the economy is in decline and millions of dollars have been lost in productivity so says former Premier of Nevis Joseph Parry in a statement released to the public on Sunday but on Freedom Fm nesdesk on Monday the veteran politician said that the CCM government was highly irresponsible and did nothing for the past 4 ½ years to alleviate a pressure cooker situation with regards to electricity which had arisen on the island of Nevis.
In an exclusive interview with Freedom Fm on Monday, Parry said the power situation in Nevis was in crisis because of a failure by the CCM Government to upgrade the system.
“Without warning, simple routine domestic activities like cooking, ironing and washing cannot be taken for granted anymore. In addition, there is now a greater probability of water not running than normal. This is particularly disheartening as we endure these hot summer months when the mercury is pushed well beyond the comfort level. Our family, friends and visitors have no fans and no air conditioners to ease the discomfort,” said Nevis’ Leader of the Opposition and former premier, Hon. Joseph Parry.
In a statement on what he termed the “Water and Electricity Crisis on Nevis,” Mr. Parry, the Political Leader of the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP), noted that “the past 12 months, the people of Nevis have been subjected to daily rolling power blackouts unheard of in recent history.
Freedom Fm also invited comments from Parry on the state of the economy in Nevis which Parry termed as regressing. He said the Nevisian politicians Premier Vance Amory and Deputy premier Mark Brantley spend most of their time in St Kitts collecting two salaries and ignoring the needs of Nevisians who had elected them to office.
Parry said the CCM Government was holding Nevis to ransom in an effort to prop up the Team Unity Administration. He said his NRP stands ready to return good governance and a stable supply of electricity to the people of Nevis.