TOURISM MINISTER RESPONDS TO SAN PEDRO TOWN COUNCIL'S REMOVAL OF BEACH
VENDORS
Jorge Aldana reporting....
"The San Pedro Town Council gave the beach side artisan one week to move
off the beach and find another location to sell their products. That
deadline expired on Wednesday and the artisans called on the relevant
authorities to address their concern. According to the artisans, should
they be removed, they have no other place to sell their carvings. According
to Area Representative and Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture,
Manuel Heredia Jr. he will be looking into the situation.
Manuel Heredia Jr. - Area Representative, Minister of Tourism
"Well I would have to discuss that one with the Mayor because this is a
surprise to me. I know that we had intentions to move them at an
appropriate time to where we would have the boardwalk project with the
international water taxi terminal, when that was completed it was our
intention to relocate those vendors over there. I do not know if
there is something else going on like them not having a trade
licence. I would have to meet with Mayor. I will look at the
situation and if it is valid reason I will have to go with the Mayor
because I don't think the Mayor will do anything that will take away the
bread and butter from people. Every time we see a greater influx of
people moving at the beach, in the park. We had said that we would
have limited to the number that we had when we decided to leave them here
do if there has been an increase, probably it is just the new ones that do
not have a licence or new comers. I would be surprised that the Mayor
would move all of them completely."
As we noted earlier this week, there are about 30 beach craft vendors and
carvers and all were informed that they must move off the beach. The
Minister was scheduled to meet the Mayor Elsa Paz yesterday and so far,
there has been no indication as to what was the outcome of the meeting.
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