{"id":13714,"date":"2023-11-09T14:25:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T14:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=13714"},"modified":"2023-11-09T14:25:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T14:25:23","slug":"concerns-arise-over-roadside-vending-impact-on-mckenzie-market-foot-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/concerns-arise-over-roadside-vending-impact-on-mckenzie-market-foot-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerns Arise Over Roadside Vending Impact on McKenzie Market Foot Traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Vendors at the McKenzie Market in Linden have voiced their concerns about the negative impact of illegal and roadside vending on foot traffic within the market premises. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These sentiments were expressed during a recent cabinet outreach to Linden, where Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy, engaged with citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the walkabout exercise, vendors highlighted the increase in what they perceive as illegal vending and trading along the roadside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They believe that this practice is contributing to a decline in foot traffic, which in turn affects their sales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, vendors inquired about access to small business grants as a means to bolster their enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many vendors reported slower business within the market and expressed hopes that the upcoming Christmas season would bring a boost in sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside these concerns, residents also raised the issue of the aging McKenzie\/Wismar Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister McCoy assured residents that there are upcoming projects aimed at transforming Linden, including plans for a new bridge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister&#8217;s visit was met with appreciation from the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This development underscores the importance of addressing roadside vending practices and finding solutions to ensure the continued vitality of local markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Reported by Shawnette Fiedtkou for NCN News<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vendors at the McKenzie Market in Linden have voiced their concerns about the negative impact of illegal and roadside vending on foot traffic within the market premises. These sentiments were&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13715,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350,367],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news","category-one-guyana"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13714"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13716,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13714\/revisions\/13716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}