Stabroek Market stallholders say regular flooding bringing losses

Due to water in the lanes, businesses were forced to close for the rest of the day yesterday.

Stallholders in the Stabroek Market are continuing to complain that every time there is a high tide the market is flooded and they suffer financial losses but nothing is being done to deal with the situation.

The stallholders explained that due to poor management of the valve that controls the market’s intake and outlet of water they have been experiencing regular flooding whenever the tide rises.

One stall owner who has been