Banks DIH going to court over vendors

original location according to city council”, Haynes recounted.

Haynes sells, a variety of products including cellphones and household accessories.

One vendor who sells beverages said she is deeply shocked at the action being taken by Banks DIH.

‘I honestly don’t know how to respond to the situation I am shocked”.

Another vendor said “This would affect me a lot because you know this is what helps to feed my family you understand, all of this would be stressful for me because I now would have to find another place to relocate”.

“They got to find a better place to move people before requesting their removal”, the vendor reasoned.

Noting that it has been his uncle’s venture for over 16 years, the young man who sells cellphone accessories said that it would be wise that the board of directors at Banks DIH consult with the vendors before taking such action.

He reasoned that many vendors have families to feed and it would be unconscionable for their daily incomes to be affected.

Another vendor related that like herself some individuals sell products of Banks DIH which in other words creates a positive outcome for the food and beverage enterprise.

According to her, the Chairman of Banks DIH should consider this and find amicable solutions, to the situation as many single parents ply their trade along the Demico route.

She noted that while the Mayor and City Council need to improve the aesthetics of the area where vendors and consumers interact, Banks DIH if it desires to displace vendors should propose a better location.

The vendor who sells food items like channa and egg balls said that she has been occupying the precincts of Demico House for over 15 years, and was removed by the M&CC several years ago.

She recounted that vendors were relocated to the Linden Bus Park, but were subsequently asked to return to their original place of vending by the municipality’s council.

“I was affected a few years and there was some back and forth between Banks DIH and Demico because we were relocated to Linden Bus Park, but we had to come right back here”.

Another female vendor who indicated that she is a single parent said that Banks DIH should reconsider its actions as her daily source of income would be in jeopardy.

Meanwhile, another vendor who goes by the alias “Scratchy” also echoed these sentiments.

The male vendor who is known for selling Banks beer and other products said that the company does not care about the “small man”.

According to the irate vendor, the Mayor and City Council should build better structures or provide convenient locations for persons to ply their trade.