The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

THE public was left flabbergasted yesterday when a news report was delivered describing the damaging effects to electrical equipment and appliances that result from constant power cuts and inconsistent power surges, which were blamed for crippling PMH’s surgical efficiency for the past several weeks!

Wow – what an amazing revelation - this unprecedented delay in understanding can only be attributed to the fact that the rabbit hole must be powered by solar energy!

News flash from the public... this has been happening for decades to a frustrated populace that regularly loses equipment and appliances without any recourse for compensation!

Anyone who has experienced this phenomenon, please raise your right hand and swear to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth!

The mind can only boggle once again when one reflects on this scenario starring BEC/BPL and their continuous lousy track record and the PMH – ready-or-not for NHI - organisation: spanking new multi-million dollar hospital facility, loads of a/c and other electrical equipment, BUT…. Apparently no electrical engineering specifications for proper surge protectors, no back-up generator power, and snail slow response time for replacement parts and repair.

Meanwhile - patients... too bad, too sad!

What about the costs related to this latest drama?

Was there a contingency fund put aside for such occurrences, or will it just be scooped out from the public purse once again?

But wait... there’s more... BPL has just installed a heap of generators just in time for the winter, and photos show them open to the elements during this hurricane season…dare we assume that they are properly protected?

Since this cause and effect process has finally been publicly revealed with much fanfare – better late than never – can we expect that steps will now be taken to ensure that such problems do not happen again?

Say what?

PAM BURNSIDE

Nassau,

September 27, 2016.