Citizens protest over parking meters, fatal shooting of vendor

Movement Against Parking Meter protesters outside of City Hall just after midday yesterday.

The Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) renewed their protest action in front of City Hall yesterday in light of the recent killing of a man by city police and the resurfacing of the parking meter deal.

The demonstration, held one day after the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) voted for amendments to the contract with Smart City Solutions (SCS), highlighted three causes—the recent killing of Marlon Fredericks by a city constable, the allegation of the rape of a juvenile by another city policeman, and the still floating metered parking contract between SCS and the M&CC.