PORT OF SPAIN vendors are calling for an extended work week, removal of illegal operators and a more considerate approach to the mayor's announced clean city initiative.

A meeting with the Port of Spain City Corporation at the City Hall Auditorium, Port of Spain, on January 6 saw dozens of vendors from Charlotte, Frederick, and other shopping streets in the city expressing their concerns about tighter regulations that have been proposed.

Announced in October 2025, the initiative will see the Port of Spain City Corporation investing $18 million in garbage compactors and obtaining the Health Ministry's approval in amending public health by-laws.