Less than four weeks ago Suva's streets were packed with backpackers, tourists and locals looking to be entertained. People strolled around, throwing the big smiles Fiji is famous for. Small groups of contented friends leaned on corners, eating and chatting. Shoe-shine boys hassled to clean shoes. For many of the people trying to make a living selling their produce on the street, it's getting difficult to make ends meet.
Business is bad.
His stand is on the busy corner of Suva's main street, Victoria Parade. Business is a little bit down since the political problem. People are scared to come to town. They shop, bank and go home. It's killing Feroz's butcher shop looks busy, but it's hard to work out who are the customers from the security guards filling the shop.