For several residents of Grant Sand Road, Soesdyke, the holidays have been dark thanks to constant blackouts from the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL).
About 16 residents of the area have reported to Stabroek News that they had been suffering through regular power outages for months. However, the problem allegedly worsened as the Christmas season came on.
One resident, who asked to remain anonymous, told this newspaper that the situation has become unbearable. Even at the time of the
