Just in time for the holidays, we have been overwhelmed with radio advertisements for Pega-Pak, a shot of locally brewed gin in a convenient plastic pouch. One simply bites off a corner of the pouch and squeezes the contents directly into the mouth. In Krio of course. Normally these days we have lights 24 hours on weekends, and at night weekdays. It is a mixed blessing for some.
Businesses pay twice that rate.
I'm told this is considerably higher than power rates in America. I secured a seat in a Taxi at the Murray Town Road junction last night in a record 10 seconds. Traffic flowed nicely into town, understandably since a significant portion of the city's taxis had already parked for the night at their favourite petrol station. I waited an hour and a half at the Model School Junction, waiting for a taxi to carry me to Fourah Bay College atop Mount Aureol. Fortunately, the student bus, a recent gift from Government to the Student Union, and powered by diesel, was making frequent trips at the usual price.