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One day after the closure of the Breakfast Shed, cooks who once worked there have signalled their intention to fight back, with three vendors threatening legal action against the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (Udecott). At the same time, politicians across the divide are urging the Government to step in and preserve what they describe as a cultural landmark.
The vendors, including three cooks from two establishments, have threatened to sue Udecott and its CEO, Tamica Charles, after chairman Shankar Bidaisee told Guardian Media that the operators were not evicted but instead faced demands for $1.8 million in outstanding rent.
In a pre-action protocol letter dated September 29, attorney Kenneth Munroe Brown accused the state agency of unlawfully shutting down the facility and breaking promises dating back nearly two decades. He also accused Charles of forcing vendors out of their livelihoods.
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