ILLEGAL vending is no longer an issue in the Number 52 to Number 74 Villages in the Corentyne, Berbice areas, according to the Overseer of the Number 52/74 NDC, Mr Ravindra Dass in an interview yesterday with this publication.

Dass pointed out that if one had visited these communities a few months ago, they would have observed that these areas were plagued with illegal vending on both sides of the roadway.
He said that after a lot of work by NDC officials, the vendors were cleared off and relocated to the facilities that the government had constructed for them.
The overseer said that quite recently, the vendors who had taken up places on the access road which leads to the Number 63 Beach were the last to be removed by the local authority, as they were the most reluctant to give up their places.
He said that after quite a few months, all areas have finally been rid of illegal vending and the NDC is working fervently to ensure that the vendors do not return.
Dass is urging these persons to refrain from going back to the places from where they were removed. He said that it is necessary that these persons remain at the location where they have been relocated to, and he would encourage others to use those facilities and refrain from vending illegally.
The overseer said that the NDC is proud of its accomplishments, as they are one of the few who, in a short time, has managed to clear the communities of illegal sellers from roadways and government reserves.
Meanwhile, Dass is urging that persons report any illegal vending activity to the NDC, where necessary action will be taken.

(By Savitri Laikram)