THE EDITOR, Madam:
That is an open letter to Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and Nationwide Water Fee (NWC).
When will these utilities firms take motion in opposition to the degrees of electrical energy and water theft in our nation? It’s now turning into overbearing and irritating to us as customers.
We so typically hear that we have to preserve. No person has to inform us who’re paying prospects to do that, as a result of its hurts our pockets if we don’t. However what about those that should not paying prospects? They’re those who don’t have any regard in the direction of conservation.
Listed here are among the issues that I’ve noticed:
• Lights are continually on, whether or not it’s day or evening.
• Televisions are on proper all through the day and evening.
• As early as 7 a.m., loud music programs are on. They’re so loud that they are often heard miles away. At instances ,three or 4 homes are taking part in on the similar time, with no regard for others who want a little bit peace and quiet. This goes on till late evening.
• These with washing machines wash seven days per week.
• Water pipes are left operating for hours, typically for days.
• Automobiles are washed two instances per day.
These are issues that I personally see taking place; this isn’t second-hand data. I’m calling on the JPS and NWC to urgently do one thing extra about this. This can’t be taking place, then we, the paying prospects, are requested to pay for this. This can’t be proper. Why ought to we, who’re already making so many sacrifices, be requested to pay for these firms’ incapacity to cope with this situation successfully?
It’s not like most of those individuals who’ve unlawful connections can not afford to pay for these providers. Check out what a few of them put on, what they drive, and the kind of homes they construct. We need to put on Kickers and Clarks, too; we need to construct good homes, too; we would like to have the ability to deal with ourselves, too, however we make the sacrifices to pay our payments.
Each utility firms have a Income Safety Division, I’m certain hundreds of thousands are paid to those workers in salaries to guard the corporate’s revenues. However are they actually doing job? I can keep in mind somebody makes a report about unlawful connection. Once they did come; the worker instructed these unlawful prospects that anyone referred to as and reported it. Let me ask, do they owe them any rationalization?
I’m calling on each utility firms to deal with this situation as quickly as attainable.
ROY BARRETT