It’s mentioned more than once in the article (directly and in essence) that Mr. White’s objective is to “Reduce crime and violence, rid the streets of illegal vending and restore general order.”

Therefore the focus of the police is weed out the illegal vendors in order to “curb crime in the parish”. Given Negril relies on tourist dollars and how some venues & festivities operate past midnight, it seems unlikely they would eliminate all street vending so early.

Their priority is Savanna-la-Mar so for now it’s a wait to see how or if there will be street vendor changes in Negril. Until then, eat, drink and be merry until official word is communicated from the authorities.