Lethem blackouts continue, critical generator part due today

Lethem remained in darkness last evening with electricity reduced to five hours a day as the generator suffered further problems, but a critical part is expected to arrive in the border community today.

“The situation is worse than before,” said a frustrated Jacqueline D’Aguiar, the president of the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI). She said that efforts are ongoing to fix the generator and one part arrived in the community on Thursday,