Premier Romeo Issues Statement on the Supply of Fuel on Montserrat in Light of Current Impasse

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Thursday, July 25, 2019

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In a statement issued today from the Office of the Premier on Montserrat, it was stated that the matter of a threatened disruption of fuel supplies for Montserrat, has been resolved.

The statement reads as follows..

"The Government of Montserrat has a strong binding contract with Delta Petroleum Ltd. (Delta). Delta has an exclusive deal to provide petrol to the people of Montserrat and to fulfill that responsibility they have a binding contract with the two petrol stations.

Therefore, these gas stations cannot unilaterally terminate services without exposing themselves and Delta to serious liabilities at law. So, in a meeting with Delta it was agreed that Delta would not allow such a shut down, and that they would find a way to resolve the matter— which clearly has now been found. Going forward, we will resolve these situations with Delta and Delta with us.

Fuel is a vital necessity for our economy and retailers must never use this as a means of holding the people of Montserrat to ransom. We will resolve matters through negotiations, if there is a problem; without needless threats of disruption."



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