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Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles has called on the Government to hold “proper” discussions with workers at the Breakfast Shed to find a mutually beneficial solution to their dispute with the Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott).
The popular Port-of-Spain eatery has remained closed this week over outstanding arrears. Udecott chairman Shankar Bidaissie told Guardian Media earlier that vendors owed close to $2 million in rent but denied that any eviction notices were issued.
In response, the vendors—represented by attorney Kenneth Munroe Browne—sent a pre-action protocol letter to Udecott, accusing the agency of unlawfully shutting their businesses and failing to honour a promise made by former prime minister Patrick Manning. They are demanding $6 million, which they say is owed to them under that arrangement.
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