In a protest over the planned increase in power tariffs, the mining town of Linden shut down for the day yesterday and hundreds of protesters poured into the streets to condemn the government plan announced in this year’s budget.
The government’s position on the increase was further solidified by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds during his presentation on the budget speech last week and this gave rise to residents of the community taking to the streets in protest.
Yesterday was considered a “shutdown” day, another stage of residents’ protest action against the proposed tariff hikes. A drive through the town early in the morning revealed full support for
