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A woman sells crochet hats and other craft items.

"New spot - Fish vendors who were occupying the area in the vicinity of the Tropical Plaza off Constant Spring Road yesterday removed to a new location across the road on lands obtained for their use by Government. The vendors had earlier resented…

A meat vendor at the Spanish Town market sitting before goat heads and other meats.

"Announcing the North Central St. Andrew Trust, Member of Parliament Douglas Vaz [centre] addressing a press confernce Saturday at his constituency office. At right is Senator Bruce Golding, Minister of Construction and General Secretary while…

Portrait of Douglas Vaz, Member of Parliament for North Central St. Andrew.

"Local Government Minister Pearnel Charles, addressing higglers on King Street yesterday afternoon. He told the vendors they had until Friday to remove the permanent structures and put up mobile stalls."

"Vendors arcade - well on the way! - The days of those semi-permanent vendors stalls along King Street are numbered! This is the Vendors Arcade now being constructed at the corner of Laws and Church Streets, at which all present King Street Vendors…

"Demolition: Remains of shacks which were demolished by the KSAC on Orange Street near North Parade in Kingston."

"Different styles - these are the four stalls which were unveiled by Local Government Pearnel Charles yesterday. They will replace some of the unsightly structures used by higglers."

"De dread red an' wan' lik off dem head... a rastafarian dreadlocksed higgler [left] is filled with wrath as he angrily watched labourers from the Public Cleansing Department of KSAC pulling down his shack [correction, grocery store] at South Parade…