Barbers, beauty workers to be booted from Merriman Mall

Some of the tents that were destroyed and left unattended along the Merriman Mall. (Photo by Keno George)

Barbers and cosmetologists who currently operate along the Merriman Mall between Cummings and Light streets are being removed from the area due to their failure to keep it clean, according to Mayor Patricia Chase-Green.

Chase-Green told Stabroek News that they have been given a month’s notice to relocate their operations to an enclosed area.

When Stabroek News visited the location on Tuesday, the majority of the tents previously used by the barbers and beauticians were broken and abandoned. However, some who were present told Stabroek News they had not received any official word from City Hall informing them that they have to move but read about it in the Guyana Chronicle on Tuesday.

They said they are