380 motorists to be compensated for 2015 "bad gas" damage

KINGSTON, Jamaica — About 380 Jamaican motorists are to benefit from government's $24.5 million compensation package, for alleged damage to their vehicles linked to the sale of contaminated or “bad” gas at petrol service stations in 2015.

The drama emerged in December, 2015 after then SET Minister, Phillip Paulwell confirmed reports that motorists were complaining about being sold contaminated gas at service stations, which was damaging their vehicles' engines.

 

The Bureau of Standards (BSJ), and state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, launched a full probe, and a fuel quality report was released revealing details of illegal mixing stations, rogue service stations and conspiracies at various levels of the petrol trade.

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