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Dalton1
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 Posted - 08 May 2013 : 09:54:31
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Basic Commodities on the Hike
While human rights violations largely defined Jammeh's reign in power, it is as well accurate to pin them on their failure to provide basic commodities. What we have witnessed is Jammeh's enslavement of the vulnerable Gambians at his farms in kanilai. Time and again, we are greeted with his scornful and preaching of some vision 2020. It is all malarkey. The man has failed. Prices of commodities are on the hike while there are no salary increasements to meet this demand.
Find below a report from Foroyaa that shows the seriousness of the whole situation.
http://www.foroyaa.gm/burning-issues/13125-basic-commodity-prices-escalating-as-50-kilo-rice-sadam-hits-d1-500
Best,
Yero
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kobo
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10 May 2013 : 20:56:09
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1. RELATED BANTABA TOPICS: HIGH COST OF LIVING IN GAMBIA NOW
2. FOROYAA NEWS;
ACCORDING TO FOROYAA: "Enquiring about the prices of basic commodities, the different vendors disclosed that";
- "the price of a 50 kilogramme bag of American rice ranges from D950 to D1000 and 50 kilo Sadam rice ranges from D1,500 to D1,625."
"“A cup of ‘Sadam’ rice used to cost D6 or D7 but now it is D10."
- "A bag of potato costs D450;"
- "a bag of onions is between D340 to D375;"
"four onions which used to sell at D5, is now D10 for the good ones."
- "Cabbage was 2.50 before and now costs D5,” she complained."
- "a bag of sugar is between D1,240 to D1,275;"
- "a drum of cooking oil is between D900 to D950;"
"a cup of cooking oil which used to cost D6 has now increased to D10"
- "A bag of flour is between D1150 to D1200."
- "The cost of a match box is D1.50 and"
- "a carton of green tea is D350."
- "He said there are two types of palm oil which he sells at D15 and D13 per cup respectively."
- "As for the vegetable oil, he said this is now being sold at D10 per cup for the pure one, while the mixed one called the sleeping oil (edible fat) sells at D9 per cup."
- "He said the spices such as (Jumbo, Maggi) are sold at D1.50 per cube."
- "the Bambo cement is sold at D235.00 while the Senegalese cement is sold D240.00"
- CONSUMERS COMPLAINING: "The consumers are complaining about price hikes attributed to VAT but the GRA has made it clear that VAT is not designed to increase prices."
-A VENDOR SAID: "“We need profit to sustain our businesses as well as to survive,” he said."
-A WIFE: " “The increase in the prices of food items has started since last year but we expected it to come down. Unfortunately, the situation is getting worst every day and there is no increase in salaries and the monies our families abroad send to us, complained Aminata. According to her, she used to be very comfortable because of the help she receives from family members abroad. With the money she has now she would not get all that they need to prepare three meals a day. "
-A HUSBAND SAID: "“I initially thought that she was deducting from the fish money I have been giving her in order to contribute to those women “Osusu” savings and loan scheme. I used to have quarrels with her when she cooks poor meals for lunch and not knowing that what I gave was not enough because of the prices. Now I have gathered that she must be adding her own money to enable us to have a relatively balanced meal,” he disclosed"
" He said the way the prices are jumping up if government does not put a stop to it, people will continue to suffer because the meager salaries cannot sustain anyone. He added that no matter how much the bag of rice costs people must eat. “How could people cope with the meager income and still remain honest?” he asked." |
Edited by - kobo on 11 May 2013 04:02:01 |
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