Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday expressed regret at Lindeners’ stance in relation to the reduction of the electricity subsidy and said that the ongoing protest is hurting Guyana but the town most of all.
In a statement issued before the deaths of three men in the protest last evening, the prime minister defended the subsidy reduction and said it was necessary. He also urged that the damage be minimized in the town. “Linden is no more depressed, no less depressed, no more prosperous, no less prosperous, than many other places in Guyana,” Hinds said. “I regret the action of those who have fomented the people, and urged the shutting down of Linden. This is harming all Guyana, in general, but the people of Linden,
