{"id":18364,"date":"2024-04-11T15:46:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18364"},"modified":"2024-04-11T15:46:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:46:04","slug":"food-handlers-certificate-for-school-vendors-mayor-sets-tone-ahead-of-re-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/food-handlers-certificate-for-school-vendors-mayor-sets-tone-ahead-of-re-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Handlers Certificate for School Vendors: Mayor Sets Tone Ahead of Re-opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Jacquey Bourne<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linden Mayor Sharma Solomon has issued a stern directive ahead of the reopening of schools on Monday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the monthly statutory meeting at the Linden Mayor and Town Council\u2019s Boardroom, Mayor Solomon emphasized that all vendors operating around schools must possess a valid Food Handlers certificate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, they must obtain permission from the Head Teacher to vend on school premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayor Solomon urged Councilors to actively visit schools to ensure compliance with these regulations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He underscored the importance of vendors being certified Food Handlers to uphold hygiene standards and protect the health of students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those found to be operating without the necessary certification and permission will face penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Mayor Solomon expressed concern over reports of vendors charging exorbitant prices for goods sold to students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the need for fair pricing practices to ensure affordability for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As schools prepare to resume in-person classes, Mayor Solomon&#8217;s directive aims to ensure the safety and well-being of students by enforcing hygiene standards among vendors operating near school premises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jacquey Bourne Linden Mayor Sharma Solomon has issued a stern directive ahead of the reopening of schools on Monday. During the monthly statutory meeting at the Linden Mayor and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18362,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18364","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=18364"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18365,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18364\/revisions\/18365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}