Stores still open after 11 p.m.

SURINAME – Despite all preparations and agreements many storekeepers are backing to their old habits by staying open for business after 11 p.m. Some storekeepers sell stuff through a small window while others leave their doors open to receive customers. The Association of Storekeepers (VvW)pointed out that this phenomenon is the result of the cutthroat competitive battle between retail stores who are determined to stay in business. VvW official Raymond Hasnoe told times of Suriname that the union has done everything it can to inform storekeepers of the agreements that were made with the police and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (HI)…[+]