Increase in street vending in Princes Town

Store owners in Princes Town have been complaining about the increase in street vending in this southern town. Scores of vendors covered the pavements and car park areas of the main road over the past weeks. Store owners are complaining that many vendors who carry their goods around on trolleys are seen blocking the doorways of the stores. Manager of Sidewalk Store, Rajesh Palloo, said that while he agrees that the vendors are trying to make an honest living, they must not obstruct the customers from looking at the items that are available in the stores. “Everyone is trying to make a living. Store owners must make enough to pay workers, and these vendors must find a stable place to market their goods,” he said. He is calling on the Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development, Lawrence Achong, to look into this matter of vending in Princes Town. Most of the customers who filled the streets are in search of school items as the date for the re-opening of the new school term approaches.