The Orange Walk Town Council hereby informs the general public that effective tomorrow the market area will be closed temporarily to vendors and customers. This is to allow for the full sanitization of that area. This decision has come about due to the fact that one of the Covid19 patient had and has been conducting business at the Fort Cairns Market Plaza. The family has a stall and they all have been placed in home quarantine.

In order to avoid the spread of this very deadly virus, we have taken the decision to close the market temporarily.

In addition, we will place more stricter rules as it relates to persons vending at the Market Area. Any vendor found in contravention of these rules will be evicted permanently from the market area.

This decision has come in order to protect the wider citizenry and to ensure full compliance by vendors doing business at the market.