40 year old Martha Mcgregor has been selling fruits and snacks on the sidewalk beside First Caribbean Bank for about 8 years – overall she has been a
street vendor for 25 and Mcgregor and her husband came to our studios this evening claiming that city council moved them from that spot on Monday after
3 in the evening. They are saying that it's simply unfair and that if they are forced to move, the other vendors shouldn't be allowed to stay there
either.
Martha Mcgregor - Fruit Vendor
"The first time since they fix the street, I stayed right there on the sidewalk on Church street. They done the street, it touch the sidewalk. They
touch the sidewalk and I set my table right there because it no dry yet. The worker that use to work for me, he set the table on the sidewalk front of
Albert street but against First Caribbean; they people have enough space to walk on the sidewalk."
Martin Mcgregor - Fruit Vendor
"The issue right now is that we get to understand that we can't sell out there because we are on the sidewalk - we're taking up space. What happen
about the other ones that are on the sidewalk and they move. I get to understand that they give the person permission to stay there. They give him
letter but even if they give him letter, we no see no letter and we can't ask about letter. What about we that are out there long time, why can't they
give we letter? They come and say let's go because you can't sell out here, you can't sell out here, nobody can sell can sell on the sidewalk. But yet
you look over your shoulder we see other people sell on the sidewalk too. And the thing is when the say nobody to sell on the sidewalk that means
nobody should sell on the sidewalk at all. No particular person is supposed to sell."
The couple say they have spoken to the Mayor but not much has been done. We called public relations officer in tHe City Council and she says she
doesn't know about it.
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