STRAW vendors in Nassau seem reluctant to sell counterfeit handbags following the arrest of nine of their colleagues in New York on fake goods trafficking charges. In recent years, the Bay Street Straw Market has bristled with fake designer bags, leading many to fear traditional Bahamian straw work was on the way out. However, a visit to the market yesterday revealed that only a handful of fake designer bags remain, and that stalls are now packed with Bahamian-branded - if not Bahamian-made - products. The vendors were reluctant to say why the change has taken place, although the reports of the arrested straw workers is an obvious factor. Local laws only allow prosecution over counterfeit g ..

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