Hawkers want to set up stalls during carnival

Eleven street hawkers this morning filed a judicial protest against the Valletta Council, the Police Commissioner and the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts claiming they were being denied a permit to set up a stall during the carnival festivities.

In their protest, the hawkers said that they had been informed by the council they could not apply to set up a stall in Valletta between March 4 and 8, as they had done in previous years.

They claimed that they were kept hanging till the end but nothing materialised.

The hawkers said they knew that works were being carried out in Valletta and they did not want to hinder these works. However, other hawkers had been given alternatives.

They appealed for a permit to be issued immediately in a commercially viable zone and held them responsible for damages.

Eleven street hawkers this morning filed a judicial protest against the Valletta Council, the Police Commissioner and the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts claiming they were being denied a permit to set up a stall during the carnival festivities.

In their protest, the hawkers said that they had been informed by the council they could not apply to set up a stall in Valletta between March 4 and 8, as they had done in previous years.

They claimed that they were kept hanging till the end but nothing materialised.

The hawkers said they knew that works were being carried out in Valletta and they did not want to hinder these works. However, other hawkers had been given alternatives.

They appealed for a permit to be issued immediately in a commercially viable zone and held them responsible for damages.