{"id":24852,"date":"2024-12-10T15:50:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T15:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24852"},"modified":"2024-12-10T15:50:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T15:50:50","slug":"dennis-street-vendors-to-receive-new-market-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/dennis-street-vendors-to-receive-new-market-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Dennis Street Vendors to Receive New Market Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Kimberly Giddings | November 12, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vendors along Dennis Street, Sophia, are set to benefit from a newly established market area aimed at providing a more organized and official space for their operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative was announced during a visit by Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy, and Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministers met with vendors on Monday to outline plans for the project and address concerns related to their relocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the officials, the new market area will prioritize existing merchants, ensuring they are allocated stalls first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, additional spaces will be made available for other vendors based on stall availability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative aims to create a cleaner and more structured environment for both vendors and the wider community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister McCoy emphasized the importance of the project in supporting vendors\u2019 livelihoods while promoting a well-maintained and organized trading area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Indar detailed plans for assessing the size and scope of existing stalls to ensure the new market adequately accommodates all vendors and their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The foundation work for the new market is already underway at the intersection of Dennis Street and &#8216;B&#8217; Field Sophia, signaling significant progress in the initiative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is expected to enhance the local economy and improve living conditions for those who rely on vending as their primary source of income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This development is part of the government\u2019s broader efforts to support small businesses and encourage economic growth at the community level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kimberly Giddings | November 12, 2024 Vendors along Dennis Street, Sophia, are set to benefit from a newly established market area aimed at providing a more organized and official&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24836,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24852","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=24852"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24853,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24852\/revisions\/24853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}