GAS PRICES FIASCO OPPOSITON CALLS FOR ANSWERS ON GAS PRICES

The opposition is once again blaming the SLP administration for what it says are exorbitant fuel prices. However, the incumbent says the government is doing all it can to the tune of millions of dollars to buffer the cost to the average Saint Lucian in a small-island state with no control over international market prices. Amid the din of partisan rhetoric, independent observers bemoan the lack of public education on how fuel prices are calculated, leaving citizens misinformed on this pocket-book issue.