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Demerara, Berbice hit by GPL system disturbance

By Staff Editor Wed, June 17 2026, 10:10 AM GMT-4

Berbice and Demerara residents have been hit by a GPL systems disturbance.

GPL has issued the following statement:

Dear customers in sections of Berbice and Demerara, please be advised that the service interruption being experienced is due to a system disturbance.

Our teams are working assiduously to have power restored within the shortest possible time.

Additional information will be provided in a subsequent post.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused.

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