Gas prices to go up $4.50
Published:Wednesday | March 11, 2026 | 4:54 PM
Motorists will pay more for gas on Thursday.
The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $4.50 to sell for $158.88 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $4.50 to sell for $166.33.
Automotive diesel oil will move up by $4.50 per litre to sell for $171.25.
Ultra low sulphur diesel will sell for $178.10 per litre following an increase of $4.50.
The price of kerosene will go up by $4.50, with that fuel to sell for $160.65.
In the meantime, propane cooking gas will go up by $3.06 to sell for $73.99, while butane will move up by $3.06 to sell for $83.21 per litre.
Retailers will add their mark-ups to the announced prices.
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