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This is NOT good all the way around!!!! Let's pray that the police stay out ahead of the on coming crime !!!


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AND.....the airport back-up system failed to respond so the airport is down as well.

AIRPORT LINK


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Airport says their generator is back up now, so that's good anyway. No telling when GEBE will be back up.


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That is good.


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GEBE came back on 8.00am.

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GEBE possibly came back on some places at 8 am, but not everywhere. They posted at approximately 8:30 AM, as follows:

"Our technicians are diligently working to bring engines 14 and 15 online in building 4. Gradually, cables are being restored. The Hospital, School districts and other priority areas have been restored. We kindly ask for the public's patience as we restore all other areas. "


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Carol , they just had a Iive broadcast on Radio , and the only place to come back on is Pelican.

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Sorry, the only place YET to come back on is Pelican, or Pelican is the only place on?


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Posted 3 hours ago for those not on Facebook
URGENT PUBLIC NOTICE
NV GEBE regrets to inform the community that we are experiencing technical difficulties at the power plant, which has resulted in an island wide black out.
The Power Plant team is currently working diligently to restore power to the affected areas as swiftly as possible. The Belair cable that feeds the (priority) Hospital has been restored.
This matter is being handled with utmost priority. Further updates will be shared throughout the day.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding.

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Pelican was the last area to be restored power.

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Yes this has been the situation since about 4 a.m. last night.


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Lesley--thanks


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But ironically having a bad day with outages till this afternoon.

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According to the FB page, they have been doing loadshedding all day.


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Yes sucks , because just having a wine outside and going to watch the TV and it went out but just came back on , Jesus .

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Better get thst Generator. Can't take all your money with you.😉 GEBE isn't going to be able to keep up with all the coming developments let alone the current island demand.

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Yes lol , but will wait till the demand drops hence the price , but we have two freezers , hence no problem with spoilage and also looking to start with Solar Hart to deal with the pool pump . Will figure it out next year , still have to deal with our Son doing Visual Arts and Graffic Design in Toronto studies and he will go back and finished as we had told next year . Sa la vie life Bro at least he is totally focused on his Art from his head . Blessings .
For Scuba lol sorry.

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And Ps : Time has changed , my Dear loving Wife work shows figures and not liquid cash , hence with our assets , our two children will actually see $$$$ down the road . They have no worries plus they will just make money from our property in Beacon Hill but not by selling just good management . Proud .

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When they say "island wide", is it the whole island or just the Dutch side?

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Just the Dutch side

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Story today in the DH regarding the situation

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"....The company said the outage was beyond its control."

Well, no s&*t. Everything seems to be beyond their control.


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Hoping Gebe get’s it straighten out before October. Putting the villa in Tamarind Hill back on the market. Will be down soon and no electric sucks!

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And, after Saturday's disasters, there has been loadshedding every day this week so far.


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Yes Carol but getting better , prayers with the new set of installations upcoming soon in October .

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If you say so, Lesley. 2-3 hours loadshedding every day this week, according to their Facebook page.


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But at least not during night sleeping time lol .

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Originally Posted by Kennys
But at least not during night sleeping time lol .

You mean when you need lights and AC. Those rose colored glasses must work pretty good. jester

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Originally Posted by SXMScubaman
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But at least not during night sleeping time lol .

You mean when you need lights and AC. Those rose colored glasses must work pretty good. jester

Just more covering for the ineptness of GEBE and the airport.


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Based on GEBE's Facebook page, it appears there has been loadshedding almost every single day for the past ten days, including the weekend. Best wishes to anyone going soon.


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But not in all areas Carol . We had two days without outage thus far plus today thus far .

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Sorry, you're happy with two days without an outage?? OK.


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Originally Posted by Kennys
But not in all areas Carol . We had two days without outage thus far plus today thus far .

Looking through those Rose colored glasses again. I'll have to get some of those. smirk


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