Can anyone tell us what a bag of sugar costs in the Gambia today?
Sidibeh
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From: "Momodou Camara" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 8:56 PM
Subject: FWD:As Ramadan Approaches Price of Basic Commodities Still Hiking
> As Ramadan Approaches Price of Basic Commodities Still Hiking
>
> The Daily Observer (Banjul)
> NEWS
> November 5, 2002
> Posted to the web November 5, 2002
>
> By Sunkary Sanjo
> Banjul
>
> It is a tradition in The Gambia that every year when Ramadan approaches,
> the price of basic commodity like rice, sugar, oil, etc are reduced to the
> barest minimum so that every Gambian will be able to afford them. But this
> year, the circumstances speak differently. According to opinion poll
> conducted by our reporter the price of basic commodities still remain sky-
> rocketing as Ramadan approaches.
>
> Stergas Herve Artant, a Lebanese businessman in The Gambia told our
> reporter that they have no desire to trade at the present prices but that
> because of market forces, they are obliged to do so.
>
> "Gambians should realise that the high price of commodities in the country
> is not caused by the local businessmen but by the weakness of the Dalasi
> against major international currencies.
>
> "The foreign exchange rates have gone up. Our desire is to make all people
> able to afford what we are selling and not to victimise them." Fatou
> Drammeh, a resident of Bakau lamented that the government should intervene
> and help to tackle the problem because the Ramadan starts soon and prices
> are still sky-rocketing.
>
> "We are poor and we do find it extremely difficult to buy a bag of rice
> which now costs D270. We are indeed appealing to the Jammeh administration
> to come to our aid," she added.
>
> Meanwhile, Gambians from the length and breadth of the country are
> complaining of the high cost of basic commodities.
>
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