“The fine system at the Energy Company Suriname (EBS) and the Suriname Water Company (SWM) is mostly being used as a source of income instead of correcting consumers,” said Albert Alleyne, chairman of the Consumers’ Circle Suriname. Alleyne pointed out that giving somebody a fine is supposed to encourage that person to change his or her behavior. “I am not saying that it must cease to exist,” said Alleyne who explained that the consumer is not being taken into account when fines are given. If somenbody is not able to pay the fine that person must be given the chance to pay it the next month…[+]