City to end vending along Merriman Mall strip

By Thandeka Percival On In Guyana News |
A rollerblader makes use of the recently cleared “skating rink” along the Merriman Mall strip between Cummings Street and Orange Walk, while contractor Cevon’s waste management removes waste from the site. Stabroek News was able to observe four skips of waste being removed from the area last evening. (Photo by Keno George)
A rollerblader makes use of the recently cleared “skating rink” along the Merriman Mall strip between Cummings Street and Orange Walk, while contractor Cevon’s waste management removes waste from the site. Stabroek News was able to observe four skips of waste being removed from the area last evening. (Photo by Keno George)

The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) plans to permanently end vending along the section of the Merriman Mall between Cummings Street and Orange Walk.

This decision comes two months after the M&CC asked those wholesalers who plied their trade in the area to move east and operate at what was once the “skating rink” to facilitate the creation of a car park to ease congestion in the city.

It also comes one day after the municipality announced that it had temporarily suspended vending operations along that