Parika stallholders vow to fight for fair solution

The owners of these boats which usually moor along the foreshore at Parika will have to relocate from the area to facilitate the roll-on, roll-off ferries built by the Chinese. (Anjuli Persaud photo)

Parika roadside vendors yesterday vowed to “put up a fight” against their removal from the area, as plans for a major expansion of the ferry stelling begin to take shape.

More than 20 vendors, whose stalls were dismantled on Monday afternoon, said yesterday that the manner in which the Works Ministry has handled the situation has left many persons in the area angry, particularly since their removal threatens their livelihoods.

While efforts to reach Minister Robeson Benn on the issue in the past two days have been unsuccessful, this