Minister of Energy Kerrie Symmonds has accused critics of Government’s approach to expanding the renewable energy sector and amendments to electricity legislation of trying to stir up strife and engaging in “a whole lot of hullabaloo” and “partisan rancour”.While he did not call names, his comments were a clear swipe at the President of the Barbados Association of Professional Engineers (BAPE) Lieutenant Colonel Trevor Browne, attorney-at-law and utility regulation specialist Tricia Watson, and leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) Dr Ronnie Yearwood who have publicly knocked the legislative and other changes.Symmonds did not mince words as he chided the critics for not having the interest of the country at heart, in their analysis.Speaking in the House of Assembly on Friday, he argued that their criticisms of the Bill and the expansion of the renewable energy sector have been nothing more than “unnecessary posturing” and “political partisan rancour”.
