AFC warns of unrest over Linden power tariff

Khemraj Ramjattan

The AFC yesterday called on government to go back to the drawing board on its plan to increase the electricity rates for Linden and party Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan warned that it could fuel national unrest.

“There should not be an increase in tariffs in Linden. …There must be a better way for that community that is suffering for such a long time,” Ramjattan said at a party news conference at the Side Walk Café on Middle Street. “If there is an increase it could create a crisis in Linden,