Falling incomes send households spiralling
Miranda McCallum, operator of a variety shop in Bull Bay, St Andrew, has watched woefully as sales plunged amid the COVID-19 pandemic, driving down consumer confidence and pushing many small business owners over the edge. “I sell from a pin to an anchor, but some of the customers I would usually get, I haven’t been getting them because they have no money or jobs,” said McCallum, one of scores of residents in southeastern Jamaica who were affected by flooding and landslides in October and November. Despite pivoting from clothing and houseware to food and high-demand anti-coronavirus supp...
Source: jamaica-gleaner.com