Local plantain lovers should brace themselves to continue to purchase this locally grown commodity at exorbitant prices for the next few months. On Tuesday Nightly News’ Temika Rodney sought to
find out from vendors the rationale behind the recent steep increase in Plantain prices. Th feedback is that the current situation is a simple act of reciprocation. Vendors say their suppliers hiked the prices so they were forced to follow suit to reap a profit