Throughout the Caribbean, one can see various settings of a market place but there are always some things that are the same. While it is a place to do shopping for various food items it is also a place that you can visit just to see the daily activities of some important people of our society; the farmers and vendors.

Overflowing from the market place unto the sidewalks are anxious vendors; some with funny looking faces, waiting to get their products sold. Vendors who have been in the market place from the break of day, some frustrated, others smelly and still others confident of making at least one sale for the day, sit by their colourful stalls patiently waiting for their food to be sold, while others move about with items in their hands and on their heads, looking for customers.

Some desperate vendors lower the prices of some ground provisions in order to welcome a sale or two, as some idle vendors chat with each other.

People of various colour, background and occupation move about the busy shopping area. As tourists and locals walk about, vendors beckon to them to buy. Busy housewives scamper through the already busy market place trying to find affordable food for their family.

Making their merry way through the passage, young boys push hand-carts of goods for shoppers, transferring them to bus parks and others to their vehicles, parked outside the market place. Occasionally these lads are given change for their load of the work. At other times some of these children who seek to make a living from what they do, are cheated.

Animals can be seen scanning different parts of the food area, while bugs and other insects seek to annoy shoppers and vendors. The scent of fresh fruit and vegetables with a mixture of raw meat and running water fills the evening air. Careful shoppers move about protectively, while idlers slip about in the wild market crowd, seeking to take a leap at an opportunity to steal a few schillings from these shoppers. Spoiled fruits and other food kind, carelessly lay on the ground, adding to the pollution in the market place. Running pipes seem to add to the blocking of drains and large puddles. Men of unsound mind, some of whom are mistaken by strangers to be shoppers, walk by the market, looking for unwanted ready to eat vegetables and fruits. Others walk about begging and swearing.

Above the market place, black birds fly about noisily as they seek to find food. Rays of sun light shines through some openings in the roof. Few scattered clouds dance slowly across the evening sky, while the wind whistles softly.

The yellow and vivid coloured world of vegetables, fruits and other food items gleam in much splendor in the smelly, noisy market place so crisp and gorgeous.

The Caribbean market place is an avenue where you can find both your locally and internationally produced fruits and vegetable. Some vendors even take the time to sell meat kinds and even bread. A place you must visit when you take that well needed vacation to the Caribbean.