Vendors Appeal for Compassion Amid Market Street Clean-Up; Acting PM Grants Temporary Grace for Holy Week Sales

Vendors are asking authorities in charge of St. John’s Development Cooperation to have compassion, consideration and open communication, to help them maneuver during the transitional phase to clean up the streets of St. John’s.

Acting Prime Minister, the Hon. Sir Steadroy Cutie Benjamin meet with vendors, as they requested his present to speak to him about the ongoing changes taken place on Market Street.

During the last few weeks directives have been given by the St. John’s Development Association advising persons selling on market street and all saints road that no one will be allowed to operate on the streets and alternate spots will be assigned within the public market.

Vendors, while speaking with the Acting Prime Minister Benjamin, said they were not formally informed of the decision made, and only saw the communication via social media. Many are of the view that St. John’s Development Association should have met with them and inform them of such plans using the right communication channels.

Many have pleaded with Benjamin, that this is their only sources of income, for which they have already made investment for selling during holy week and would need and opportunity until plans are settled to at least sell their goods.

The Acting Prime Minister, whistle addressing the vendors, said that plans must move ahead in order to clean up the city. He stated that the St. John’s Development Cooperation was given a mandate and will follow through with it, and vendors will be placed within the Public Market.

Benjamin continued that as the Acting Prime Minister and taking into consideration that this is Holy week and persons have already made their investments to source goods, he will inform the authorities at St. John’s Development Association, to allow vendors to operate, this Holy Thursday 17^th April and Saturday 19^th April ONLY.

He said after holy week no one will be allowed to operate on Market Street or All Saints Road and all vendors are being asked to comply with the rules given by the St. John’s Development Association.

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