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**Nemo** » 2012-02-16 10:32

The pics are here http://www.ab.gov.ag/gallery_detail.php?page=2&aid=282185815140247

**Nemo** » 2012-02-16 10:31

While indeed the pictures are there I am not convinced on this whole thing. Apart from it being a poor decision to go the fossil fuel route when our distribution system leaks by like 20%, so 20% loss before we even start!!!!

**John French II** » 2012-02-14 00:30

Notes From A Native Son Of The Rock. Students of Fanon will readily understand Deracination - an area which had receded into the darker recesses. What does that have to do with the Subject Question? Revisit the Press Conference. Follow the two Constructs. The Nationals of Antigua & Barbuda and The Nationals of The Peoples Republic of China. Here is the Example: 300M Rand Forever and Ever said the Representative of the PRoC. Follow the Good Hon Dr. PM's responses. Here is how Fanon summarises usch: Accommodation refers to a temporary or permanent structural change is an organism to meet environmental demands. Assimilation refers to altering the environmental demands themselves to meet personal (A&B)needs. A highly vulnerable person (SIDS) lacks to a higher degree both abilities.

**Colin** » 2012-02-13 19:43

"Avid Reader" is hot on the trail.
Anybody else want to follow - and what's all this talk I hear about some people being "unpatriotic" and others "defaming our generous friends the Chinese"?
Anyway: maybe "Avid Reader" is becoming an "Avid Thinker!"
There's this popular local saying (Antiguans & Barbudans love sayings) about "force" making water "go uphill" ...

**Avid Reader** » 2012-02-13 18:44

Who had the responsiblity to say no when the installation was being done, tell the company this is not what we ordered and get it corrected. The government was supposed to have responsible engineers on board that would be overseeing every stage of this installation.
Nobody can cry foul, the governmnet should have a warranty on this, so that the company has a responsiblity to send someone back to Antigua to inspect and fix or replace.

Where is the warranty?, that is what all of you on here should be asking the government to show you. If you determine that the plant is not what YOU KNOW the country paid for, then you can insist that the government do its job.

**MERCHANT** » 2012-02-13 18:01

NOW HEAR THIS,NOW HEAR THIS ,,,THE ENGINES ARE NOT NEW ANYBODY THINK OTHER WISE IS LIVING A LIE.GO TO THE MAN ENGINE WEBSITE AND SEE WHAT NEW ENGINES LOOK LIKE PEOPLE.MAYBE THEY ARE SEMI REFURBISHED .THIS UPP NEEDS TO COME CLEAN WITH THE PEOPLE,WE ARE NOT STUPID.

**listen dont hear** » 2012-02-13 17:22

dear anu268,
I've been back and forth on Caribarena for a little while now. They aren't that stupid. Why would they say the pictures weren't there if the pictures were? It would be too easy to hammer them. Besides, I looked for the pictures myself this morning, when I read this whole story, and I couldn't find them either. So send my regards to your supervisor, and thank him for returning the photos for us to see. ;-)

**anu268** » 2012-02-13 16:56

You have to be blind. That you cannot find the photos of the powerplant explicitly on the government website for all to see. Since you need some assistance I will walk you through it and for anyone else woho like to take a look. First, go to www.antigua.gov.ag then 2nd, click on the photos section at the top of the page. After that. Step 3. Scroll down the page with your mouse cursor and you well see a set of numbers indicative of the amount of photo pages on the site. Click on the number before the ...until you get to page 12. When you are there. Scroll down to item #58. This album was created on September 7, 2011. Sixty one pictures are in the album. Luk pan all a dem!

**Mindful** » 2012-02-13 15:47

I was astonished when a member of the now infamous Prime Ministers power plant press conference said that the wrong registration number was on the machinary and apologised for the mistake! Can this be real? Does this mean that the registration number which there was no public mention of before, and we now learn is a mistake, leaves room for us to wonder what other so called "mistakes" were made and we dont know about!

**John2** » 2012-02-13 15:13

anu268 this is the first time i am seeing you comment here on Caribarena, and its very interesting, after reading the article this morning, i looked on the gov website and i too did not find any photos, and i am not a tech wiz but i sure can do my research....are you the one who put them back up again? I wonder

**jeb** » 2012-02-13 14:56

Zoom in on the government photos, that take some finding, and the rust is obvious…course I guess that has to be the “bad minded salt air” that only attacks the Wadadli plant…Credible word has it that when these engines arrived they had so much wrapping that nothing could be seen underneath. They were quickly transferred to a barge from the ship…one really has to wonder how that wicked salt air managed to penetrate the extreme amount of wrapping and has not to date rusted the APC plant. On the issue of all the companies involved…excess paper confusion in the world of business very often creates opportunities/o pen doors for “irregularities ” to take place. Simple and clear, or in other words, transparent paperwork and contract, is usually the more up front way to go.

**anu268** » 2012-02-13 14:00

It would be wise to stop putting out mis-information . Your last paragraph stated that the pictures on the GOAB website of the Wadadli power plant could not be located. I just did a search of my own and the pictures were easily found. They are located on page 12 of the photos folder. Plain as daylight for everyone to see. Again, please be more responsible with information that is put out in the public domain.

**Avid Reader** » 2012-02-13 13:58

Since companies contract out this is silly on Caribarena's part. Companies expand and they do so by taking jobs and sub-contracting them out, I spent years in that industry working with sub-contractors.

BCEG got the intial contract and they have a right if necessary to sub-contract out since it would give value to their client. BCEG is a large company that has been around for years, so before Caribarena give a black eye, look at what the government of A&B did incorrectly. It appears as if they are the culprits in this problem.

Does the person at Caribarena who is pushing this angle of this issue believes that only one company is responsible for the production of the automobile he/she drives. Totally Silly.

**Antiguan Woman** » 2012-02-13 13:21

"" Something went wrong,so maybe we should leave it alone" JP Farnsworth i always ignore your comments,but for you to tell me that i should not talk because i am not an expert,i think you have crossed your bounds,and to think that you think that we should accept that maybe something went wrong,but its time to shut up ,tells me even more that you,re an idiot. I changed the oil in my car two wks ago,when last did you examine your brain? You should make an appointment with Clarevue,you,re clearly off your rockers to think you can tell people(me) when and how to talk.

**JP Farnsworth** » 2012-02-13 12:57

So far no one has any proof of anything. Lots of speculation. Questions asked and answered. Sure we have a right to know, but when do we say okay we have no proof something went wrong so maybe we should leave it alone. Or do we keep bashing it until it looks how we want it to? To the lady that said they are substandard power plants you forgot to qualify your remarks with your expertise. How many power plants have you seen and worked on to make you an expert to make such a statement? when was the last time you changed the oil on your car? If we say it enough times does that make it so?

**Donna Cha** » 2012-02-13 11:33

You sound like a fool,who are you anyway,your comments always seem irrational.

**ANTIGUAN WOMAN** » 2012-02-13 11:31

Persons with your kind of thinking are the ones who are keeping corruption in high places alive. How can you in all honesty try to defend something like this,we are the ones who will pay for this for the rest of our lives. Even if the plants are new,they are obviously low quality,the entire contract was treated like a private affair,with the Pm& Shoul the exclusive owners.How can anyone in all fairness,regard less of political preference think that this was done correctly,it did not go to parliament, neither did the Min Of Finance have any input,i heard from a seasoned former Financial secretary yesterday,that any monetary transaction on behalf of the people should always be sanctioned by the Minister of finance,shroude d in secrecy,it leaves room for any suspicion,we have a right to know where and how how moneys are spent.

**Martin.L** » 2012-02-13 10:15

Ouestions regarding all Public Project is the only way to prevent corruption . The Antiguan Tax payers might have save $150,000,000 by questing the Car Park,,$32,000,0 00 wasted on Bencorp,, WOOODS..ECT. I guess certain people benefit from this corruption why they attack the media!!!!!!!!!! !!!

**Cool Ruler** » 2012-02-13 09:34

Are you guys trying to revive the "fan the flame" as use to appear in the outlet? This latest episode in your ongoing crusade to impune that somehow there is something sinister or looking for corruption that doesn't exist is so transparent. Keep fanning the flame until your out of breath because you will not find what your paranoid minds are telling you exist.

**goed man** » 2012-02-13 09:17

i like how you keeping this stores so far that how it work in england an usa.ask them man its our money.

**JP Farnsworth** » 2012-02-13 08:42

In Asia the expression saving face means respect, to loose your face means you are loosing respect. When you continually insult the people that are trying to help you they loose face as well as you. How shall we believe Caribarena when you continue on like this? or are you being pressed by those that have lost money on this deal? It is certainly starting to look like either really bad journalism or a certain company putting it's will out there.

**InteresteD** » 2012-02-13 07:31

Caribarena is flogging a dead horse until it is the horse is showing raw skin! It is trying to reach within the Chinese government system and somehow tie it into the local government. No matter how much you try the workings of internal Chinese government may never make sense to you. The point is that the government of Antigua plays by the same external rules as every other government borrowing from the Exim bank. So explain away and the PM and others will still be right in saying that this is irresponsible journalism as you and your pundits have proven that the facts and the truth are not part of your story. So proceed.

**carvaa** » 2012-02-13 05:11

Yes! you were told to submit any further question in writing to the government after the so call press conference and your questions will be answer. Now did you honestly believe that? Was the press inform before the conference exactly how many questions will be allowed and the procedure in which it will be carried out? and if so i gathered you guys were prepared yes? The Press had the chance to make this government stand up and prove to the tax payers of Antigua and Barbuda that the money spent was well spent and the engines are in fact new, but with a few out burst by PM Spencer and Mansoon in the back ground keeping an eye, you guys caved and sat with fear. With a PM like Spencer and Shoul at the top of this power plant issue i can tell you now it's over, the answers you wait for will never come, It's over.

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