The great West Indian voices in sport continue to be heard about the cost of living in Martinique and Guadeloupe. This very difficult situation has now lasted for many weeks and has, once again, caused the sports community to react.
This time, it was the captain of the Martinique selection Brighton Labeau, striker for En Avant Guingamp, who gave his testimony to Ouest-France. Father of two children who live there with their mother, he confides that “it’s very hard”. “When I see the way their mother handles the situation, I take my hat off to her. »
“The population is suffering, it is difficult to feed themselves”
“French leaders do not realize that the situation is very significant for the population,” he believes. She suffers, she has difficulty eating. The cost of living is exaggerated, so it would be good if they stopped turning a blind eye, because it remains a French department. And that they can make real decisions to help the people, even if we are on the other side of the Atlantic. »
“The people of Martinique deserve to be listened to and do not deserve the price of groceries to be three to four times more expensive than in mainland France,” he continues, protesting in particular about the price of bananas and raising a paradox: “They are less expensive in mainland France even though it is we who produce them, it is illogical. »
A strong statement from the Martinican international (19 caps, 8 goals), which follows those, in particular, of Teddy Riner and Thierry Henry in recent weeks.
