Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in New Amsterdam, Berbice about the cost of living and how it is affecting them. The following are their comments:
Interviews and photos by Bebi Oosman
Steve Samaroo, who rides and sell beverages, said: “Cost of living going up and salary instead of it increasing it decreasing so you know. I living bachelor and I still finding it hard because the grocery price does fluctuate nuff and go up and down all the time; depends how them grocer buy it and the price of gas and everything. I believe whoever looking after grocery and eatable stuff they should go down on that so that everybody could actually eat, because eat is a must. You can’t take the money and eat it. Sometimes you have the money and you can’t buy enough thing because the money so small. I think they should give out more small business things because I see them does share chicken and thing and I would glad to get them things I would mind it and pluck it and sell you know.”
