Chocolate Economics 101

Jan 22, 2026 Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists

(Kaieteur News) – Dem boys seh once upon a time, when a fella land at Cheddi Jagan International Airport with a suitcase and a smile, everybody know he bring chocolate. Not because Guyana had none, but because overseas chocolate does taste nice. These days though, dem boys noticing a new flavour in the arrivals hall: suspicion, 80% cocoa.

A man tell dem boys he land at de airport recently with a “modest assortment” of chocolates. Not a shop, mind you—just a few bars tucked between socks and foreign deodorant. Next thing he know, Customs pull him aside like he carrying gold bullion wrapped in foil. One officer watching the chocolate like it was contraband, asking serious questions. “Sir, is this for commercial use?”

The man nearly choke on he own saliva. Commercial? He say he bringing it for family. Friends. People who smile extra wide when yuh come from overseas. The officer cock he head, like a parrot hearing French, and ask, “Any of them going to school?”

Dem boys seh this is where the plot thicken faster than chocolate in the sun. School? The man start to wonder if the chocolate planning to write CXC. Apparently, the concern is not calories or cavities, but capitalism. The officer warn him that if any chocolate change hands for money, the income must be declared. Declared! Like chocolate is now a registered business sector.

Dem boys start to imagine a new syllabus: Primary School Entrepreneurship, Form One Cocoa Studies, CAPE Confectionery Management. Children no longer asking for lunch money—they seeking seed capital. Chocolate bar today, multinational tomorrow.

Is like the country suddenly discover that chocolate is not just sweet—it dangerous. It could inspire ideas. Ambition. Next thing you know, a child might learn profit and loss before long division. That kind of thing need monitoring.

Dem boys seh nobody against tax, but if a man can’t walk with two Snickers and a Dairy Milk without being treated like a mogul, then we might soon need balance sheets for pepperpot. Maybe next time, visitors should bring a receipt, a business plan, and a PowerPoint when dem walking with chocolate.

Until then, dem boys advising: if you bringing chocolate, eat it on the plane. Or declare yourself CEO of Cocoa Holdings Inc. Just in case.

Talk half. Leff half

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