Name: GEORGIA PINNOCKHow long you have been vending?Twenty years.Where?White Horses, St Thomas.What do you sell?Sweet sop, banana, plantain, soursop, naseberries, etc.How has the experience been?Very nice. A lot of tourists stop and buy and I get to know them.What's your#Jamaica55 message?I love Jamaica, so stop the violence!
August 2, 2017
Rock Honest Labour #Jamaica55
They are to be found in every parish behind or in front of their stalls where they artfully display their produce. The shiny, fatter fruits are at eye level — merchandising does not only take place at supermarkets! Indeed, few corporate teams can equal their sales technique, and fewer still able to survive a day in the trenches with them. Many of our readers have traded hilarious anecdotes about daring to stop, ‘feeling up’ fruit, not buying and being given a proper tongue-lashing. They are experts on local and international affairs and are skilled negotiators.
Take the scenic route as you head out to country this weekend and stock up for the weekend.
As you determine what to buy, engage your vendor, make eye contact and smile. Theirs is a life of mixed blessings. To quote, some ‘ups and down,’ but the dawn of each day brings renewed hope. Restock on the return to Kingston and wish as many of our vendors the very best for Independence.
Thursday Food highlights 22 vendors whose combined years of selling far exceed our nation’s 55 years of Independence.
Happy Independence!
Name: GARFIELD CLARKEHow long you have been vending?Fifteen years.Where?Faith’s Pen.What do you sell?Pineapples, jackfruit and bananas.How has the experience been?Sometimes it’s fast, sometimes it’s slow
Name: ERROL GILLINGSHow long you have been vending?Five years.Where?Yallahs, St Thomas.What do you sell?Plantain, coconut, etc.How has the experience been?Positive! I love what I do.What’s your #Jamaica55 message?I love Jamaica.
Name: JENNIFER SMITHHow long you have been vending?Thirty years.Where?Bog Walk Gorge.What do you sell?Mangoes, naseberries, sugar apples, and guineps.How has the experience been?Sometimes it is good and other times not so good since the Highway opened.What’s your Jamaica55 message?Stop the violence, and more visitors to Jamaica!
Name: GARFIELD RAGLANHow long you have been vending?Twenty years.Where?Poor Man’s Corner, Yallahs, St Thomas.What kind of fruits do you sell?Every local fruit.How has the experience been?Up and down.What’s your#Jamaica55 message?Focus on entrepreneurship.
Name: GEORGE ELLISHow long you have been vending?Eight yearsWhere?Linstead Bypass.What do you sell?Bananas, oranges, pineapples, coconuts, canes, and ackees.How has the experience been?Good.What’s your #Jamaica55 message?All the best to you, Jamaica. Please pay moreattention to the fruit industry.
Name: VIDYLINE JOHNSONHow long you have been vending?Forty years.Where?Linstead Bypass.What do you sell?Orange, banana, coconut, cane, etc.How has the experience been?It was good but since the highway things got slow.What’s your #Jamaica55 message?Congratulations! This is the best country.
Name: CATASHA ‘JULIETTE’ MCLEODHow long you have been vending?Twenty years.Where?White Horses, St Thomas.What do you sell?Apple, ackee, sweet sop, apple, and banana.How has the experience been?It is good and bad.What’s your #Jamaica55 message?Fruits are our heritage.
Name: DANNY GRAHAMHow long you have been vending?Two years.Where?Linstead Bypass.What do you sell?Coconuts, bananas, canes, jackfruits, guineps, and plantains.How has your experience been?Not great, but it’s okay since the Toll Road.
Name: MARJORIE ‘PERMEL’ MORRISONHow long you have been vending?Forty years.Where?Linstead Bypass.What kind of fruits do you sell?Any fruit in season.How has the experience been?Up and down, but I give thanks.What’s your #Jamaica55 message?Stop the crime!
Name: ANTONIO ‘BUNNY’ MYLESHow long you have been vending?Eighteen years.Where?Linstead Bypass.What do you sell?Oranges, cane, coconuts, bananas, pineapples, and mangoes.How has the experience been?Sometimes it’s hard, but I have to give thanks.What’s your #Jamaica55 message?Give thanks, do better for the youths and stop the violence.
Name: CARLTON WILLORYHow long you have been vending?Seven years.Where?Linstead Bypass.What do you sell?Coconuts, canes, and oranges.How has the experience been?Nice experience.What’s your #Jamaica55 message?Happy 55th birthday!
Name: DELBERT CHINHow long you have been vending?Three years.Where?White Horses, St Thomas.What do you sell?Mangoes, naseberries, watermelon, and pineapple.How has the experience been?Up and down.What’s your #Jamaica55 message?Stop the crime!
Name: ALEX GOLDBOURNHow long you have been vending?One year.Where?White Horses, St Thomas.What kind of fruit do you sell?Mangoes, naseberries sugar apples, etc.How has the experience been?It has been goodWhat would you say to Jamaica on its 55th?Put your best in whatever you do.
Name: SUZUKIHow long you have been vending?Five years.Where?Linstead Bypass.What do you sell?Bananas, canes, oranges, and pineapples.How has the experience been?Up and down…sometimes good, sometimes bad.What’s your #Jamaica55 message?One Love.
Name: ELETH ‘ROSE’ CLARKEHow long you have been vending?Three years.Where?Faith’s Pen.What kind of fruits?All kinds.How has the experience been?Up and down.What’s your #Jamaica55message?A wish for a better future.
Name: ANDRE WILLIAMSWhere do you vend?White Horses, St Thomas.What kind of fruits do you sell?Naseberries and mangoes.How has the experience been?Sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s bad! But it’s a good job.What’s your #Jamaica55 message?Love to Jamaica!
Name: DERRICK TAYLORHow long you have been vending?Thirty years.Where?Yallahs, St Thomas.What do you sell?Coconut, breadfruit, cane, etc.How has the experience been?Good! People know me so they support me.What’s your #Jamaica55 mesage?Let us be truly independent.
Name: CHRISTINE FRASERHow long you have been vending?Six years.Where?White Horses, St Thomas.What do you sell?Bananas, pears, pineapples, canes, plums, etc.How has the experience been?Not so bad.What’s your #Jamaica55 message?Keep on supporting the local farmers.
Name: GLORIA BLAIRHow long you have been vending?Four years.Where?Linstead Bypass.What do you sell?Fruits; bananas, oranges, pineapple, pear, etc.How has the experience been?I really enjoy selling.What’s your #Jamaica55 message?I love Jamaica!
Name: TERRON ‘SHORT MAN’ SMITHHow long you have been vending?Ten years.Where?Linstead Bypass.What do you sell?Coconuts, canes, oranges, and pears.How has the experience been?It is a good experience.What’s your #Jamaica55 message?It’s nice to be here. Jamaica is the best placeon Earth!
Name: PATRICK DAYEHow long you have been vending?Two years.Where?White Horses, St Thomas.What kind of fruits do you sell?Mangoes, naseberries, sugar apples, etc.How has the experience been?Up and down at times.What’s your #Jamaica55 message?We need more farmers to produce more fruits.
