The advent and steady growth of the Diamond New Housing Scheme on the East Bank Demerara has spawned a handful of thriving small businesses that cater mostly to the needs of commuters wending their way home.
Every day, vendors plying their trade from the trunks of assorted motor vehicles, offer fresh fruit, vegetables, chicken, eggs, sausages, bread and other consumer goods to residents near the Diamond Car Park area close to the entrance to the housing scheme. Other makeshift stalls fashioned from odd bits of wood and zinc boast well-stocked shelves. Of late,
