KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (CMC): The business community here says it will not be supporting an opposition-led shut down of the capital next month.

Chamber of Commerce President, Martin Bollers, said the New Democratic Party (UWP) had requested Kingstown-based businesses to close their doors on June 8 as part of the party's protest of a number of social and economic issues, but the business community did not believe that was the correct course of action to take. "The Chamber has come to the conclusion that based on the presentation and the research conducted on the issues of bananas, the Kingstown Medical College and Value Added Tax, an appropriate reaction would be to garner a greater understanding from dialogue and negotiation and then work towards a common goal to resolve any remaining issues."