Bernard Wagner, Mayor of Belize City
"Listen Belize City council is the council that has been the greatest supporter of small businesses and so when I hear those comments it's nonsense. We have created this sort of form that has driven small businesses, we are the leaders of entrepreneurship in developing entrepreneurship in the city by just the mere fact that we have this super sale where we don't charge any of these vendors it is a small fee to get a small space but we create all the marketing of that event we create all the entertainment for that event so we are glad when small businesses are able to thrive in our city, local economic development is one of our pillars at the city hall and so that's nonsense we continue to push for entrepreneurship but, you must have some measure of control in your spaces and I don't think its anything ridiculous that we are asking from the vendors, the vendors signed a lease agreement and the lease agreement clearly specified that we do not ant any sort of advertisement that does not meet up to the standard of the city hall, we have also been telling those vendors in the lower flat that we ill create a sort of marketing mechanism a really professional standard directory so to speak where it will be lit up at night and it will clearly show who all are the vendors in that facility, but it takes time and you have to have patience in everything you do and there is no need for this big ruckus to be created over something simple that we can sit around a table and really come to a conclusion."

Courtney
"The sign is still there though even after the police and enforcement department….."

Bernard Wagner, Mayor of Belize City
"So they are actually not complying with our request and that is not nice,"

Courtney
"So what happens now then?"

Bernard Wagner, Mayor of Belize City
"That is not nice, so I will sit-down with those individuals I just came back in the city this past Tuesday and so I will personally have to sit with the vendors and we will have to be pragmatic about it and Im hoping that clearer heads will prevail."