By Cynde (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #617) on Sunday, January 7, 2007 - 2:42 pm: |
I read this in the Amigo...and I'm curious...does the government control the price of white bread?
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By Marilyn Mc Clain Friedrich (BonaireTalker - Post #94) on Sunday, January 7, 2007 - 5:18 pm: |
From what I've read in the Papiamento newspapers, it depends on whether or not the bakery is a union shop. If it is, than yes, the government controls the price, if not - not. I believe it's tied to wages of the union bakery worker. Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #572) on Sunday, January 7, 2007 - 8:31 pm: |
The price of white flower is for many many years controlled by the central government and this automatically includes the price of white bread....
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By Cynde (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #622) on Sunday, January 7, 2007 - 11:16 pm: |
Brigitte, thanks. I was hoping you would see this, and figured you would know!
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By Cynde (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #659) on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 1:55 pm: |
Well, I can't get to the article online, search box isn't working for me...but the price of white bread has gone up. I'm glad they reached negotiations, as the other alternative was to "no longer make white bread."
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #575) on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 4:39 pm: |
Ooohhh .... I never read the link in your 1st posting Cynde --- but the article you pasted from the Amigoe is Oranjestad and that is Aruba ... but I understand from the article, that also Aruba has a controlled price for bread .... perhaps they never changed it after leaving the Netherlands Antilles and they got their Status Aparte..... quite some problem these controlled prices.... just one example, Coco Cola had a controlled price till I think 2 years ago because there was a bottle facility on Curacao.... now the import of Cola is allowed and the imported one (Venezuela, Trinidad) is a lot cheaper than the one from Curacao ! And that goes for a lot of products (WC paper, soap powder, beer etc...) and often the Curacao products are of a inferior quality ....
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By Cynde (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #665) on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 5:46 pm: |
Thanks Brigitte. Very interesting indeed! A little free market and trade certainly makes choices more variable (and prices!)
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #576) on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 1:43 pm: |
Not that I know off, would have to be done with/by Holland as all foreign politics
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By Cynde (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #683) on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 2:01 pm: |
Thanks Brigitte
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