Fifteen months after the shutdown of the Wales Sugar Estate, former workers, many of whom reside in the community, are continuing to face the economic burden of reduced finances and scarce employment. The same can be said of the market sellers at Wales, who have collectively stressed their continued challenges into the second year of the West Bank Demerara (WBD) estate being shuttered.
At the time this newspaper caught up with Jocelyn Boston, she was preparing to leave her stall for the day. In a sombre tone, Boston, who has been vending for over seven years, bemoaned her continued struggles which increase with each passing day since the closure of the Wales estate.
“We would be so happy; this place would go [back to] normal. We punishing bad here. You buying a bag of Boulanger and when it used to take you two days to sell out, now it taking you from Friday to Friday,” she stressed.
One female seller, who is also a farmer at Sisters Village, linked the social issue to the closure of the estate, noting that many young people are “liming on the road” because they “have nothing to do.” She also highlighted that when Wales was operating, as private cane farmers, many young people could have sought them for employment, especially in the out of crop season.
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I don't see produce from Guyana in our supermarkets here. How come?
Looking at those pictures bring two things to mind. One is that those vegetables look really good. Secondly, people in Guyana live really precariously. Those zinc sheets seem like a safety hazard, especially the ones next to aunty's umbrella.
Mitwah posted:I don't see produce from Guyana in our supermarkets here. How come?
Maybe Moses needs to make a trip to Canada like he did to Mexico.
It is expensive to sell Guyana produce here. The import cost is high. Cheaper to get stuff from other countries like Mexico or Chile
Then you have the Chinese supermarkets slashing produce prices
ksazma posted:Mitwah posted:I don't see produce from Guyana in our supermarkets here. How come?
Maybe Moses needs to make a trip to Canada like he did to Mexico.
Those direct flights to Miami might help move the produce faster to the North American market.
Amral posted:It is expensive to sell Guyana produce here. The import cost is high. Cheaper to get stuff from other countries like Mexico or Chile
Then you have the Chinese supermarkets slashing produce prices
DR also. Flights leave there directly every day.
The issue i find is the stores run by the WI over here they try to make high margins. Thus they are selling produce and fish from Guyana at a high price. While the Chinese will operate at a lower margin
It very hard, we ain’t getting the sales like before. You come out just so you gotta pack back and go in. One and two residents coming out and buy; Uitvlugt workers don’t get pay here. They don’t spend here because they got other markets that they passing,” Boston noted.
This might be true in all the communities where sugar workers were put in the bread line. I saw this at #78 village market. Some of the vendors buy produce to sell and they are unable to reduce their prices. In the end, they lose.
Mitwah posted:ksazma posted:Mitwah posted:I don't see produce from Guyana in our supermarkets here. How come?
Maybe Moses needs to make a trip to Canada like he did to Mexico.
Those direct flights to Miami might help move the produce faster to the North American market.
Bai, Miami grows most of those things already. Everybody got their lil kitchen garden. I gat big yard but I don't like yard wuk.
Amral posted:The issue i find is the stores run by the WI over here they try to make high margins. Thus they are selling produce and fish from Guyana at a high price. While the Chinese will operate at a lower margin
West Indian, especially Guyanese merchants are indeed crooked. Then you have Bedessee who used to alter the expiration dates on his canned goods. Lots if wickedness around.
ksazma posted:Amral posted:The issue i find is the stores run by the WI over here they try to make high margins. Thus they are selling produce and fish from Guyana at a high price. While the Chinese will operate at a lower margin
West Indian, especially Guyanese merchants are indeed crooked. Then you have Bedessee who used to alter the expiration dates on his canned goods. Lots if wickedness around.
The man probably learned this from Guyana or maybe he taught the Guyanese vendors. I saw this "removing the expiration date" on evaporated milk when I questioned the seller about the milk. I asked him if the milk would still be good in a couple years.
ksazma posted:Mitwah posted:ksazma posted:Mitwah posted:I don't see produce from Guyana in our supermarkets here. How come?
Maybe Moses needs to make a trip to Canada like he did to Mexico.
Those direct flights to Miami might help move the produce faster to the North American market.
Bai, Miami grows most of those things already. Everybody got their lil kitchen garden. I gat big yard but I don't like yard wuk.
You lazy ras , you prefer to watch Stormy photo all day, get up and plant some bigan.
kp posted:ksazma posted:Mitwah posted:ksazma posted:Mitwah posted:I don't see produce from Guyana in our supermarkets here. How come?
Maybe Moses needs to make a trip to Canada like he did to Mexico.
Those direct flights to Miami might help move the produce faster to the North American market.
Bai, Miami grows most of those things already. Everybody got their lil kitchen garden. I gat big yard but I don't like yard wuk.
You lazy ras , you prefer to watch Stormy photo all day, get up and plant some bigan.
The man needs a silicone replica of Stormy in his house. He might go to bed every night with a smile.
Mitwah posted:ksazma posted:Mitwah posted:I don't see produce from Guyana in our supermarkets here. How come?
Maybe Moses needs to make a trip to Canada like he did to Mexico.
Those direct flights to Miami might help move the produce faster to the North American market.
Are you referring to the American Airlines who will be charging a lot more than the existing airlines, then the price for cargo will be higher. Guyana product is good stuff but cannot compare with others when you look at the landed cost. Recently I see a Chinese grocery store Jian Hing at Markham& Lawrence sells a whole lot of fishes from Guyana such as Cuffum, Curass, Catfish, Hourie, Gillbaka, Hassa, grey Snapper Patwa,white belly shrimp just to name a few, and I find the prices very reasonable compare to the West Indian Shops. If you go to the food terminal, you can buy different grade of produce, the Chinese buy the third grade which is cheaper but the SHELF life is much shorter, that's why most of their produce is cheaper.
skeldon_man posted:kp posted:ksazma posted:Mitwah posted:ksazma posted:Mitwah posted:I don't see produce from Guyana in our supermarkets here. How come?
Maybe Moses needs to make a trip to Canada like he did to Mexico.
Those direct flights to Miami might help move the produce faster to the North American market.
Bai, Miami grows most of those things already. Everybody got their lil kitchen garden. I gat big yard but I don't like yard wuk.
You lazy ras , you prefer to watch Stormy photo all day, get up and plant some bigan.
The man needs a silicone replica of Stormy in his house. He might go to bed every night with a smile.
I think Baseman and Yuji have Donald Trump photo to worship, maybe Kaaz need a Stormy center fold.
skeldon_man posted:kp posted:ksazma posted:Bai, Miami grows most of those things already. Everybody got their lil kitchen garden. I gat big yard but I don't like yard wuk.
You lazy ras , you prefer to watch Stormy photo all day, get up and plant some bigan.
The man needs a silicone replica of Stormy in his house. He might go to bed every night with a smile.
Bai, I already go to bed every night with a smile.
kp posted:I think Baseman and Yuji have Donald Trump photo to worship, maybe Kaaz need a Stormy center fold.
I wonder how this will contrast with the Marilyn Monroe ones that I have.
kp posted:ksazma posted:Bai, Miami grows most of those things already. Everybody got their lil kitchen garden. I gat big yard but I don't like yard wuk.
You lazy ras , you prefer to watch Stormy photo all day, get up and plant some bigan.
I don't think I am lazy. I just don't like yard work. The lawn service people that I have has been with me since around 2002.
They come by every two weeks.
ksazma posted:kp posted:I think Baseman and Yuji have Donald Trump photo to worship, maybe Kaaz need a Stormy center fold.
I wonder how this will contrast with the Marilyn Monroe ones that I have.
Eh-eh bhai, you worship Marilyn Monroe plus deee Stormy.