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Blind musician
“A small contribution to help this blind man if you please”, he chanted. “I was 2 years old when I got blind. I think it was as a result of a head cold. It was tough. An eyeball literally came out on its own. I make baskets and mops to earn an income. I am
Save the trees.
I first saw him in the early 1990’s. This would put his ‘Save the Trees’ crusade over 20 years old. This was way before any ‘Go Green’ campaign. Clearly he is a visionary. He was wise enough to realise that life as we know it depends on the survival of the trees. Hats off to
Rufus
“I worked as a pool attendant at Club Med but when the hotel closed, I became unemployed. So, I began making these utensils. I first made them for Jounen Kweyol but I soon learned that non-stick pans call for wooden spoons. My products are made from bayleaf spice wood. This wood is very strong and
Marguerite
“It is said that things are hard but we all have to do what we have to and pray to God for help. I am a single parent of three who has raised my kids on my produce sales. In my school days, I used to come to the market every Friday to help my
Mommy
“I can vividly remember watching my mother make black pudding in the childhood days. By my early teens, I had already learnt her secret recipe and was making it on my own. It’s over 35 years since I have been selling black pudding. Pudding sales are not as good as they used to be. In
Herbman
“I first worked as a cane cutter in Martinique and then later worked under the Canadian farm workers program. However, after my last stint, they did not resend for us again. So, I began selling herbs. Its been eight years since I have been doing so. I sell moringa, neem and calca. You can get
Flower lady
“I once ran a small restaurant by the Gros Islet bus stand. I was forced to shut down so they could make space to erect the new CDC. This was under John Compton. I always loved flowers and had lots planted by my home so when my restaurant was shut down I began vending flowers
