Business April 29 2026

Gas prices to go up $4.50

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Motorists will pay even 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 $185.63 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $4.50 to sell for $193.07.

Automotive diesel oil will move up by $4.50 per litre to sell for $193.25.

Ultra low sulphur diesel will sell for $200.09 per litre following an increase of $4.50.

The price of kerosene will go up by $4.50, with that fuel to sell for $182.64.

In the meantime, propane cooking gas will go up by $1.94 to sell for $80.82 per litre, while butane will move up by $2.43 to sell for $89.23 per litre.

Retailers will add their mark-ups to the announced prices.

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