GPHC heading to court if City Council fails to remove vendors within seven days

In December 2022, the vendors were given a final notice by the Ministry of Public Works to remove all makeshift stalls, sheds, carts, caravans, or other receptacles used for vending.

This resulted in the vendors staging a protest as they called for a meeting with subject minister Juan Edghill.

The then Mayor of Georgetown Ubraj Nareine contended that the government’s removal notice was illegal.

However, thereafter, the vendors indicated their willingness to relocate to a suitable location where they could continue earning; that never materialised.

In recent months, Guyana’s High Court delivered at least three judgements in the favour of city businesses seeking to have vendors removed from the entrances and outskirts of their premises.