Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal
Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the areas of Vigilance, East Coast Demerara and Herstelling, East Bank Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them. The following are their comments:
Geetanqill Anana
Geetanqill Anana, 23-year-old sales assistant said: “The cost of living has been hard on me because when I go to buy groceries from the market, all grocery prices have gone up. A pound of sugar now is costly in the market and this is hard on me because I need the sugar to make porridge for my children. For example, a couple months back, a pound of sugar was $80; now a pound of sugar cost $175. Even items for the baby expensive. A small pack of Predo pampers a few months ago cost $1,200 and something; now the same pack of pampers cost about $1,600 and something. Sometimes I can’t afford to buy food items and I would have to take credit from the shop. When I receive my salary, I would pay for the items. I think the government should raise all private and public sectors’ salary because the current salary can’t do to buy food items.”