Speaking at a press conference on November 13, Hon. Maduro-Caines suggested that the vendors might not be able to pay their outstanding debt and she suggested that their debt be written off.

“I met with a few of the persons holding shops there and yes a lot of them owe a lot of money, but the payment plan that some have asked for is virtually impossible to be paid at that time,” Hon. Maduro-Caines stated.

According to the District Representative, some vendors were given a three-month period to be able to pay outstanding amounts as much as $10,000.

"I can’t see that happen. I myself won’t be able to do with my salary so I can imagine the state that they’re in at this time so I’m asking forgiveness needs to be put in place certainly. I would say forgive the debts of the past and 2020, you start something new. Let them enter into a new contract because I can’t see it possible for them to payoff what they owe. I am not saying that it is right for them to owe, but in this case I can]t see it happening,” the Sixth District Representative stated.

Hon. Vanterpool stated that the vendors had some struggles especially after the hurricanes.