Gas shortage creates panic on Nevis
By Pauline Waruguru
Nevis Reporter-SKNVibes.com
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| Edric Stanley, owner of Stanley’s Super Market and the Delta outlet Gas Station |
ChARLESTOWN, Nevis – STANLEY’S Gas Station in Church Ground was jammed with vehicles and motor cycles of all sorts on Thursday night as motorists scrambled for gasoline which was rumoured to be short in supply.
Preliminary investigations by SKNvibes.com indicated that the shortage in most of the other outlets was as a result of the heavy sea swells experienced earlier in the day that made it impossible for tankers to deliver gasoline into Nevis.
Motorists queued long hours as they waited for their turn to purchase the much sort after commodity.
Pat Jeffers had been to two gas stations before she got to Stanley’s. She learnt after the second stop that there was shortage of gas on the island. Dashan, engaged in optimistic thoughts, said, “It might be a good thing for the environment.”
But a taxi driver, Shelly Della, was frustrated but hopeful that the situation would be back to normal. “It is a pain in the neck. Gas is not scarce. When the swells go down there will be gas as
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Pat Jeffers
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usual,” she said.
Jeff Prentice was still and chose to trust in God in the circumstances: “God is my source and will always be my source.” A Police Officer, James, said the shortage was temporary and “it is all due to the water surge. Some stations have had no gas since the beginning of the week”.
Even after being reassured by other motorists that the situation would be back to normal, Chappy said he was not taking any chances: “I want to fill my tank. A lot of vehicles will be down and machines and people will be out of work.”
Another taxi driver, James Browne, called on those in authority to seek alternative energy in case of unforeseen shortages: “I have to fill up my tank as a taxi driver. Some people called me. They wanted me to take them to dinner but I could not go.”
Edric Stanley, owner of Stanley’s Super Market and the Delta outlet Gas Station, said his station had gas because of the storage capacity.
“We were able to supply because we had the capacity. This is a wakeup call.” Stanley advised that supplementary support systems be put in place in Nevis.
