Port Kaituma enduring blues of gold’s receding fortunes

Port Kaituma businessman Reuben King

Nothing alters the public mood at Port Kaituma like gold prices. These days, residents of the community, from housewives to businessmen, share a common condition of anxiety. Gold prices have been declining continually over the past four years and what liquidity exists spreads itself over an increasingly tight circle. Put simply, there is not enough to go around.