The poor condition of the enclosure is one of the factors why they do not want to move to the site.
Few are the merchants that have remained afloat in the facilities of the Bicentennial Market, due to the deterioration of the infrastructure and low influx of customers.
Informal vendors who make life in the vicinity of the Chirica Market, assure that they would be relocated to the site, due to compliance with the reorganization plan promoted by the Caroní Mayor’s Office.
The walls of the Bicentennial -located on Cisneros Avenue in San Félix- are in poor condition, some with large holes, others completely collapsed, in what would be the stalls for future winners, it is part of what the PRIMICIA team registered in the place.
At first glance it can be seen that the weeds are gradually taking over the land. Despite the flaws that the market has, the roof is totally intact and in good condition.
Given this, the Chirica peddlers refuse to be relocated to the site, “they want to send us there to a place that is not suitable for working, besides, sales would drop since it is not very busy there.”
PRIMICIA tried -unsuccessfully- to communicate with Roy Quiaragua (deputy to the National Assembly and secretary of Politics and Citizen Security in Caroní) and with Degnis Mazo (director of Eventual Economy of the Caroní Mayor’s Office) to find out details of the recovery plan for the spaces, and where these informal traders would work.
They reached an agreement
Merchants of the temporary economy of the Chirica market in San Félix, reported that they reached an agreement with Citizen Security Organizations (OSC) to be able to continue working until 2:00 p.m.
This due to the protests they carried out this Tuesday because they were not allowed to work in the vicinity.
One of the peddlers indicated that after having protested for his right to work, an agreement was reached with the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) and Caroní Patrollers, to be able to work, however they indicated that they still do not know if tomorrow ( Thursday) are allowed.
“Yesterday (Tuesday) they let us work after 10:00 in the morning until two in the afternoon, just like today, we don’t know tomorrow where we will stay if they are going to continue relocating us here or they are going to move us to another place,” commented a peddler.
Now, the place where they are working is after the entrance of the market, because in the agreement it was said that they will not be able to sell merchandise in front of it. They also assured that after this relocation, personnel from the mayor’s office were registered.
This Wednesday the topic of conversation continues to be the possible relocation of all vendors from the eventual economy to the Bicentennial Market; The official pronouncement is still awaited.