Stabroek News spoke to members of the public at Timehri, East Bank Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them. The following are their comments:
Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmanga
Kelly Sookwah said: “The cost of living is high because the cost for all food items have increased in the market. The income that comes into the home monthly can’t do to buy food items for the home. I’m hardly saving now. I’m not really working, my husband is and the transportation cost he has to pay every day from Timehri to his work which is located on the East Coast Demerara and back home is really high. We have a son that attends the Diamond Secondary School to provide for. The cost for vegetable, poultry items and other items have increased in the markets. For example, a tray of eggs a few months cost $1,400/$1,500; now a tray of eggs cost $1,800. A slice of pumpkin that cost $240 before; now cost $600. A pound of hot peppers that cost $300 a few months ago; now cost $1,000. I think the government should distribute more farm lands to people interested in farming so Guyana can have a larger production in order to have the cost for poultry items and other locally grown crops reduce.”
