More woes for Jamaican motorists as gas prices tick upwards
Come Thursday (Feb. 20), motorists across Jamaica
will face marked increases at the pumps as the prices of gasoline and diesel
have jumped, according the latest adjustments from the state-owned refinery
Petrojam.
According to Petrojam, E-10 87 octane
gasoline and its E-10 90 counterpart are both up by $3.06 and will sell for $127.74
and $130.58 per litre, respectively.
Automotive diesel oil, up $1.20, will now be
sold for $129.35 per litre; ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD) is up by $1.99 and
will fetch a $134.22 per litre price.
The price of kerosene, costing $2.80 more, is
now being sold for $109.05 per litre.
In the meantime, propane cooking gas has
jumped by $3.04 and will be sold for $41.51 per litre, while butane, dropping $0.05
further, will be sold for $48.66 per litre.
It is expected that marketers and retailers
will add their mark-ups to the announced prices.
