00:00... at the Port of Spain Breakfast Shed say they have been served another eviction notice,
00:06this time requiring them to vacate the facility by the end of April.
00:10Representatives of the Breakfast Shed corporatives say they have been attempting to secure a meeting with Udicot
00:16for the past five months to discuss outstanding issues,
00:20but claim they have so far been unable to obtain a face-to-face meeting.
00:24They describe the latest eviction notice as high-handed and disappointing,
00:28noting that the Breakfast Shed has been serving the public for nearly a century
00:32and is operated largely by women who rely on the businesses to support their families.
00:37Over the past several months, a group of professionals operating under the panel Friends of the Breakfast Shed
00:43has been assisting the cooperative in addressing financial, legal and governance matters.
00:49According to the vendors, the group has already held discussions with several agencies,
00:53including TNTech, the Regulated Industries Commission, the Ministry of Labour and the Corporate Development Division.
01:00The vendors are now calling for urgent dialogue to resolve the issues
01:03and determine the future of the historic Port of Spain facility.
