Acting Planning and Development Minister Sen. Allyson West (top right) converses with Ministers Kazim Hosein (1
st Left) and Pennelope Beckles (2
nd left) and UDeCOTT team (off camera). The other members of the Port of Spain Revitalisation Ministerial Committee joined the meeting virtually.
Acting Planning and Development Minister Senator Allyson West is announcing for public information that following a meeting of the Ministerial Committee for the Revitalisation of Port of Spain on February 9, 2021, there has been significant headway regarding the Government’s plans for the nation’s capital city. Senator West chairs the Committee while Planning and Development Minister Camille Robinson-Regis is on medical leave.
Potential curtomers examine items on the tray of a vendor along Charlotte Street, Port-of-Spain.
ABRAHAM DIAZ
The Port-of-Spain City Corporation (POSCC) will embark on a registration exercise for vendors in St James within the next month. Shortly after, a similar process will be introduced for vendors in the capital city of Port-of-Spain.
This is according to Port-of-Spain Mayor Joel Martinez who admitted illegal and unregulated street vending has gotten out of hand. Speaking on CNC 3’s The Morning Brew, Martinez described the issue as a “bugbear for the city.”
He said while he understands why there has been a proliferation of street vendors in recent times, it cannot be allowed to continue.