Philipsburg:--- The Members of the National Alliance faction of parliament posed several questions during the meeting of parliament on Wednesday which was called to discuss GEBE in the absence of the Minister of Energy and Environmental Affairs Theodore Heyliger. The NA Faction Members wanted the Minister to tell them about constant water loss throughout St. Maarten while they needed clarity on the current fuel clause that is levied on the residents of St. Maarten. Member of Parliament Louis Laviest said the people of St. Maarten have been suffering for decades due to the high cost of energy. Laveist said the people expressed themselves several times about the fuel clause levied on them and they need urgent relief. Laveist said he wants GEBE structure be presented to parliament so that they can know who exactly is responsible for GEBE. Laveist said he believes that the Parliament of St. Maarten is used as a rubber stamp by the government of St. Maarten. He said government has been engaging in discussions to purchase the shares of GEBE in Saba and Statia and based on news articles agreements have been signed and to date the Parliament of St. Maarten was not informed. Laveist said that he also read that GEBE has three Managing Directors and the parliament was also not informed. He said it appears as though some Ministers are taking Government owned companies as their own property and as such they are using these companies to execute their own pet projects. He asked government to provide parliament with what sort of relief was given to people based on their promise. He also asked government to inform parliament of their view on green energy. Laviest then read a news article which stated that the Minister of Energy installed two wind turbines at his residence in Guana Bay. Laviest said he has nothing against the Minister and his vision to install wind turbines because if it is proven that wind turbines will help to reduce the "financial terrorism" that is imposed on the people by GEBE, he too will install them. Therefore, he wants government to inform parliament of the regulation on installing wind turbines on the island. "I need to know what the residents and business have to do so they too can install wind turbines so that they can get relief from the financial terrorism imposed by GEBE." Laveist said GEBE should also employ at least 10 persons to check the water leaks throughout the island. The Member of Parliament said that the island's visitors are of the opinion that St. Maarten has natural springs because of the constant flow of water throughout the roadways. He said the people of St. Maarten feels as though they are being ripped off because the company makes 20 million in profits. Laveist said residents of St. Maarten have to pay for rusty water that is flowing through their pipes because GEBE does not change their rusty water lines. The Leader of the National Alliance William Marlin and Dr. Lloyd Richardson also posed several questions about GEBE and its fuel clause all of which went on deaf ears because the meeting of parliament called on Wednesday was closed without the answers provided.