Currently in the midst of its busiest time of the year, Lethem continues to experience power woes with businesses forced to rely on their back-up generators as the border town endures its fourth week of constant power outages.
“It’s a part of life right now,” said a frustrated President of the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), Jacqueline D’Aguiar who told Stabroek News yesterday that the blackouts are now unscheduled and “some people are getting more (power outages) than some.” The water supply, which depends on the power is also erratic, the businesswoman said