As if their struggle with a sewage issue in their neighbourhood isn’t enough of a burden, the recently relocated ex-sugar workers and their families at Golden Grove Meadows in St Thomas are bemoaning exorbitant light bills, which they say have resulted in numerous disconnections over the past few weeks.
Iciline Williams, who occupies a two-bedroom house with her husband, said that her most recent bill received from the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) totalled some 20-odd thousand dollars, despite her deliberate efforts to minimise power usage.
Me not using nothing fi a pay six and seven thousand dollar fi light a month time, that a wickedness and sin,” she exclaimed.
In her response to the issues raised by the residents, media and public relations manager at JPS, Audrey Williams, revealed that persons had begun moving into the community prematurely, thus only a few were offered the PAYG solution.
“At the outset, a small group of persons had actually started moving into the Golden Grove Meadows community before it was fully ready, and after dialogue with various persons, a number of residents (17) were offered a prepaid (PAYG) solution.
