{"id":2667,"date":"2025-05-28T22:51:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T22:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/tensions-flare-at-serrekunda-market-over-street-vendor-dispute\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T22:51:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T22:51:43","slug":"tensions-flare-at-serrekunda-market-over-street-vendor-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/tensions-flare-at-serrekunda-market-over-street-vendor-dispute\/","title":{"rendered":"Tensions Flare at Serrekunda Market Over Street Vendor Dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Tensions Flare at Serrekunda Market Over Street Vendor Dispute<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Today, Serrekunda Market witnessed a heated confrontation as shopkeepers protested against street vendors, accusing them of encroaching on shopfronts and engaging in unfair competition. The dispute quickly escalated, prompting the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) to intervene and restore order.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Shopkeepers argue that vendors block access to their stores and undercut their prices, making it difficult for them to sustain their businesses. Meanwhile, street vendors insist they have a right to sell in public spaces, citing economic hardship as their primary motivation<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) has reaffirmed its stance against unregulated street vending, maintaining that vendors must adhere to designated market space. However, tensions remain high as both sides continue to defend their positions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tensions Flare at Serrekunda Market Over Street Vendor Dispute Today, Serrekunda Market witnessed a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.techhivetechnologies.com\/blocktvgambia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}