The Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in charge of the Port Mourant Market in Region Six has closed the market until further notice in response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while the region’s town councils have issued stricter guide-lines for businesses and vendors.
In a notice, vendors were told that the NDC had decided at a meeting that the market would be closed from Friday at 4 pm until further notice. The council has also banned all road-side vending around the market.
However, yesterday vendors still showed up to operate outside the market. One fish vendor explained that she had already order-ed fish to sell yesterday at the market. “I had to come and sell out me thing daughter because I did already tell them fisherman bring for me. The police come early and ask we to move out or we go get fine but I had to sell out me fish them,” she stated.
