SILVER SANDS, Trelawny — A 75-year-old wood sculptor, who says he has made a living from a shop he erected at Jacob Taylor Beach 34 years ago, is vowing to fight a bid by Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) to remove him and other shop operators from the property.

Walton Spence was among about a dozen shop operators served with 30-day notices by the NRCA on Monday. The State agency, which identified itself as the owner of the property, said the land was needed “for a public purpose” and “for the purpose of being repaired and improved”.

But Spence said he will not leave without a fight. It is a common sentiment among other shop operators.