High food and petrol prices paint bleak picture of state of the nation — Small-Ferguson
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October 10, 2026
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Senator Ramon Small-Ferguson has painted a bleak picture of what the state of Jamaica looks like from the perspective of the kitchen table, the petrol pump and the small business struggling to keep its doors open.
He used his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday to do so.
Small-Ferguson highlighted that there was pressure on household budgets with annual inflation reaching 7.9 per cent in August, while food prices were up 10.2 per cent, and transport prices up 14.6 per cent.
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