No more Regular Gas: Pressure for poor

[stikid09]

The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries has announced the cessation of the supply of regular gasoline (RON 83) on the local market at this time. Following the closure of the Petrotrin Refinery the last stocks of regular gasoline were distributed by December 7.

The demand for regular gasoline has fluctuated between 8000 barrels to 10,000 barrels per month, says the Ministry.

The price of regular gasoline was $2.60 per litre, compared to $4.97 for super unleaded, $5.75 for premium unleaded, $3.41 for diesel, and $1 for CNG.

At the Carousel Service Station in Cocoyea, San Fernando, where there were long lines every day for regular gas, the supply has run out.

A service station attendant said the would no longer be selling the regular gas.

Paria Fuel Trading Company which is now responsible for the supply of liquid petroleum fuels on the local market has informed that imports of regular gasoline (RON 83) would be uneconomical as the volumes are small, the fuel is not a standard grade and is rarely produced by most regional refineries.

The Ministry said that regular gasoline (RON 83) has been the fuel widely used by fishing communities.

The regular gasoline is also used by hundreds of vehicle owners because it is cheaper that super gasoline.

“The Ministry wishes to inform that super gasoline (RON 92) is a suitable and superior replacement and has been used in artisanal fishing vessels without adverse impact. A case in point is Tobago which does not have a supply of regular gasoline (RON 83)”.

According to the Ministry, there have been no complaints by the fishing community of Tobago with respect to the use of Super Gasoline (RON 92) in their boats.

Source: https://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/lo ... ituner.com

[vaiostation]

Pressure for the poor going on for decades now...

[hong kong phooey]

Wait till you have to buy fish
Not all of them was using regular but all of them going to raise price.

it will now be cheaper to import fish

[Chimera]

fish gonna double in price easy......

[amd-dude]

WTF is an "artisanal fishing vessel", they just can't say pirogue?

[*$kїđž!™]

We need to take a stand like how france did...

[Sundar]

We need to take a stand like how france did...

You might quicker get support if it's like the Buju parade/motorcade...

[teems1]

We need to take a stand like how france did...

That would require "betraying" one's race.

It's easier to stomach being walked over when the person doing so is your same skin colour.

The funny thing is that for a certain party, those who have the true power aren't even the same skin colour and know how to keep the followers at bay. It's actually quite hilarious to be honest.

Massa's day never ended, it's just that they exert their control using their puppet leaders.

[200sx]

this is a real hit to the fishermen, which will be passed to us

but they can't block the sea's and burn tires.....................

[Rovin]

lewwe be real nah , only ting trinis will rise up for is if carnival is banned , otherwise d country cud bun dong we jammin still ........

[gastly369]

Vote..for...that.....keep quiet and continue to eat grass

2019 t-shirts printing

[KM_2NR]

Government should start setting up suicide booths

[eliteauto]

so how Tobagonian fishermen does survive and sell fish cheaper than Trinidad during peak demand seasons?

[K74T]

Dem running super too and eh kickin no fuss

[609]

pitch oil engines

[Monkey Man]

price of guppies gone up too unoo

[hydroep]

FFOS: Khan is wrong on regular gas
Marlene Augustine

Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) corporate Secretary Gary Aboud has refuted claims made by Energy Minister Franklin Khan that regular gas is no longer relevant and used anywhere in the world.

Speaking with Newsday yesterday Aboud questioned if Khan was aware that numerous small Caribbean countries continue to provide regular gas for its fishermen.

He said St Kitts and Nevis which has a population of just 55,000 and less than 100 commercial fishing vessels, regular gas is still available.

“There is no more regular gas and we are forced to use super gas which costs us double. The consumer cannot pay more in today’s economic crisis. Fishing is the only source of income for our fishers who have invested in their vessels, engines and nets and are now faced, without any forewarning or viable alternatives, with a fuel crisis.

“Our fishers from the deep south, far east and high north must travel all the way to the west to get fuel. Restricted supply equals restricted consumption. Secondly, due to the recently increased competition with taxi drivers, our fishers used to spend long hours in lines at gas stations from 4am, making it increasingly strenuous to access regular gas. This limited access decreases consumption.”

Aboud said TT’s near-shore fishery is on the brink of overexploitation unlike Tobago because Tobagonians don’t have to travel far.

He said the price of fish in Tobago is more buoyant as there is a ready (hotel) market that is able to pay the international price for fish. “The burden on Tobago fisher folk is far less than us. The minister states that ‘No vehicle should be using regular’. But our vessels do not have car engines. We are now being forced to use super which is doubling the cost of fishing expeditions and may deter 30 to 40 per cent of our fishers from going out. Limited expeditions mean limited income.

“This will lead to hardship, scarcity and subsequent price increases of local fresh fish. Governments of the world have invested significantly in food security. Why would Minister Khan jeopardise our local fishing industry? Artificial fish farms and a high food import bill are not the solution.”

He said the FFOS is calling on the prime minister “to break his deafening silence on the matter.”

https://newsday.co.tt/2018/12/21/ffos-khan-is-wrong-on-regular-gas/

[Rovin]

well well

goes to show we guavament eh kno dey ass from dey elbow ....

[Ted_v2]

pressure for boatmen, it good for ppl who does put it in their car, damn thing mashing up engines and people refuse to understand why.

a lady who does run taxi tell me she does use regular in her almera and it works perfect, she thinks even better than super because its taking longer to finish, she start up car misfiring, and pull out with she ign pinging away