| “Every business the government put their hand in, bound to fail and that is what is happening at GUYOIL.”This is the view of a disgruntled petrol station owner, who is affiliated to the state-run Guyana Oil Company.He is one of many private owners of GUYOIL-affiliated fuel stations who have watched their businesses shrink over the past year, not because of the falling price for the commodity, but because of the “mismanagement of the company.”While there is certainly no shortage of fuel, the dealers have been experiencing irregular supply over the past two years, resulting in loss of business and laying off of workers as the financial crunch takes toll.The dealers are laying the blame squarely at the feet of the GUYOIL management which is led by Managing Director,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, Badree Persaud.At present, privately-owned GUYOIL service stations from Parika to West Coast Berbice are experiencing severe shortages of fuel. They are being given the royal runaround whenever they enquire about their supply.This situation has been going for much of last year and since the New Year began, the situation appears to be worsening.The situation is made worse by the fact that due to a contractual arrangement, the GUYOIL dealers are prohibited from sourcing fuel from other fuel companies.“This crisis is nothing new and we have been suffering all the time. Easter we had to close for 14 days; August was the same. During the Christmas we were out of fuel since Christmas Eve Day. We got last Friday, we had some on Tuesday and that will only last us up to tomorrow (Thursday),Joel Ayayi Jersey,” one dealer from West Coast Demerara told this newspaper yesterday.According to the dealers, their queries are at most times met with silence and sometimes excuses.This newspaper has repeatedly tried to contact GUYOIL’s Managing Director, Badree Persaud, but is always unsuccessful for various reasons.Yesterday,Cheap Soccer Jerseys For Sale, when Kaieteur News called his office, Persaud’s Secretary enquired from the reporter the nature of his query and was told that it had to do with the concerns being expressed by the dealers.The Secretary asked the reporter to hold on and a minute later she came back on the line and said “Sorry Mr. Persaud is not in office”.“The government got a man at the head of GUYOIL, who is on several government Boards and none of the organizations ain’t running properly,Adidas Pas Cher Chine,” another fuel dealer observed.Normally, GUYOIL stations would outsell the other fuel dealers because of the heavy subsidy that is granted by the government to keep the price of gasoline at a certain level. But while the GUYOIL affiliated dealers are now experiencing the problem,NFL Jerseys China, other gas station owners who are supplied by other companies such as Rubis and Shell are raking in huge profits.“We are not in competition anymore. We are losing customers all the time because we can’t be relied upon,Brett Favre Falcons Jersey, and it is no fault of ours,” the dealers said.“Our staff just getting two day work at a time. The bank coming down on us and we can’t tell the bank that we ain’t get gas to sell,” the dealers stated, adding that they have invested heavily and are being treated like dogs. |
