Jamaica electricity costs too high, say businessmen

From left Butch Stewart, William Mahfood and Mark Linehan

(Jamaica Observer) DIGICEL CEO Mark Linehan has warned that continued increases in the charge for electricity could force many local companies to shut their doors in another five years.

“If something isn’t done on alternative energy or the price of power from JPSCo, I really worry about the economy in three to five years’ time,” Linehan said yesterday.

“It is not only going to stifle, but it is