On Monday we told you about a young couple whose daily business of selling food and snacks at the corner near Queen's Square Primary was disrupted. 22 year old Darrel Grant and his wife 21 year old Ishtar Williams, were putting up their shed before their midday break, when police from the Tourism Unit ordered them to tear it down. The story has caught the attention of the Public Relations officer for the Youth Department who came out today to express his solidarity with the young couple and to demand some action from the authorities.
Now although Saldano stood this afternoon as an independent youth advocate without the authority of the Youth Department, there have been other offices that have rallied behind Grant and his wife, though not publicly. And with all that support they've come upon a newfound energy to continue their venture against the odds.
We understand that the City Council also has committed to donate a tent to Grant and his wife. And on the matter of the police constable who was allegedly behind the whole fiasco, ACP Williams told us today that he has been dealt with internally.
Grant and Williams have been operating their small business since September of last year. ENDS…
