Broken dreams must be rebuilt

Jan 29, 2011 News

It has been two weeks since the first set of vendors who operated outside La Penitence market have been removed. Some had their stalls completely destroyed.
Despite this, broken dreams must be rebuilt in order for them to achieve that now seemingly fabled prosperity. But stalls aren’t the only things that need to be rebuilt; the fortitude of a few stall holders also needs support because it appears that some have given up hope.
This is understandable because the losses incurred are very substantial for many, especially the vendor with whom Kaieteur News spoke, just after she was overlooking the constructing of her new stall inside the market.
The woman claimed that the cost was $200,000 and she had to pay an additional $50,000 as owner transfer fee. She further explained that during a major renovation not too long ago, which included the installation of grills on her stall to ensure her investment was protected; she expended $160,000.
There was also a mandatory procedure during Cricket World Cup when all the vendors had to repaint their stalls and install sheds on each structure. This cost her a further $50,000.
During the interview, the woman claimed that President Bharrat Jagdeo has promised some kind of monetary compensation to help with the move but she shook her head.
She said, “Even if he give we any money, it can’t measure up to what I lost, which sums up to about $460,000.”
The woman said that the President, in fact, said that after the budget debate is over, around February they (the removed vendors) would hear from him again. She said that she had to borrow another substantial sum to pay the contractor to construct the new stall.
In fact, for the rebuilding process, all stalls have to be concrete structures and the city council has ruled that only persons able to construct concrete stalls will be relocated inside the market.
The demands of the city council isn’t so harsh putting the leakage and its current state into the equation because that would guarantee that the stalls withstand the elements, what is appalling though, is the $2000 rent the proprietors have to pay every month for these substandard conditions.
The woman who has been ‘hustling’ her daily bread at that market for more than 10 years says that she wants to know how a poor, struggling, single woman can bounce back from something like a demolition.
She shared her grievances for her fellow vendors but she said, “I have to try; I don’t know how but have to.”

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