Part 105
Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal
Stabroek News spoke to members of the public who came from different parts of Guyana in the vicinity of Stabroek Market, about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them. The following are their comments:
Claudia Gibbons, a 51-year-old housekeeper of Samatta Point, Grove Housing Scheme said: “The cost of living is rough with me because when I go to the market, the prices for items are very high. Well, what are you going to do? You have to cope with it. My daughter, parents and I live together. My daughter and I work while my parents receive their monthly pension. We all contribute towards covering the expenses in the home and buying grocery items. Sometimes, when we want to do repairs to our home, the money is not there to do it. For example, recently I bought a cut of pumpkin for $300; when I went back the next day to buy more pumpkin, the cost for half of the cut of pumpkin I recently bought, cost $300 now. And, before a 4lb pack sugar cost $560; now the same pack of sugar cost $700 and something. The government should bring back the time when the Bureau of Standards used to make sure there is a price control for items.”
