Beach Vending Activities
The National Conservation Commission Act stipulates that any person who desires to operate a business of selling goods or services in a public park, in a public garden, on a beach or in a cave shall first obtain from the Commission a license for the purpose.
The Commission began issuing licenses to vendors to sell on public beaches in June 1979, and these are valid for one year.
The beaches in Barbados have been transformed into thriving economic zones as a result of the influx of vending on the beaches. At present, there are approximately two hundred and fifty (250) licensed vendors and one hundred (100) Watersports Operators.
In keeping with government’s policy of regulating vending on the beaches, the commission constructed vendor’s kiosks at Dover, Holetown, Pebbles, Bay Street, Worthing and Rockley. The latest project is at Dover Beach, where some eight (08) kiosks were reconstructed as part of the development project undertaken by the Barbados Tourism Investment Inc.
The kiosks have also been subsidized, with the view that these small entrepreneurs can be afforded the opportunity to capitalize on the tourism industry.
The Barbados Port Authority controls the operation of watersport vessels. However, where the operators seek to offer the services to the public, they must adhere to the rules and regulations governing vending on the beaches.
