Stabroek Market will be closed on Wednesday to members of the public to facilitate vector control services.
Stabroek Market
This was revealed at the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) statutory meeting on Monday. A notice has since been circulated to stall owners on behalf of the vector control section informing them that the entire Stabroek Market would be closed from midday.
Stabroek Market and its environs has been the subject of much public debate over the sanitary conditions there.
In August, there was a garbage pile-up in the vicinity of Stabroek Market that caused traffic chaos. According to reports, there were smelly overflowing bins that contained bags of rice, used plastic bottles, cardboard boxes and a few other items that were left for more than a week by City Hall garbage collectors.
Only in July, the M&CC had to shut down the Stabroek Market Wharf completely, because vendors continued to trade in the facility despite its deplorable state.
In previous reports from the Council, it was understood that persons were living on the Wharf even after they were advised to remove.
The already crumbling structure was partially razed in November 2018. It is suspected that the fire may have been started by a female who had an argument with another vendor.
