Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone says he is pleased with the progress made with the installation of the new control panel for the Pockwood Pond incinerator.
The Department of Waste Management is calling for trucking and wrecking companies to collect and transport derelict vehicles as part of the Territory wide clean-up campaign.
Works are on-going as the Ministry of Health and Social Development along with the Recovery Development Agency (RDA) award C.W. General Maintenance a contract to dismantle the old incinerator at Pockwood Pond making way for a new one.
Topic: Environmental Health, Waste Management, Water and Sewerage | Posted By: aphillip
Wednesday, 23 October 2019 - 11:14am
British Virgin Islands’ residents and homeowners are being reminded that the improper drainage of wastewater on to public streets, roadways and ghuts constitutes a violation of the Public Health Act.
Topic: Public Health, Waste Management | Posted By: aphillip
Thursday, 17 October 2019 - 4:25pm
Mister Speaker, not unlike the civil societies throughout the world, the current limitations of the Territory’s waste collection and disposal systems pose a serious constraint to the sustainable development of the Virgin Islands. These challenges were exacerbated by the widespread destruction caused by the 2017 hurricanes that ravaged the Territory.
Mr. Speaker, although I have on two occasions reported on the effects of the fire that has made the incinerator at Pockwood Pond inoperable I nevertheless find it necessary to report on interim measures taken while the control panel is being assembled and the electrical works are being conducted.
Topic: Environmental Health, Health and Safety, Waste Management | Posted By: npickering
Friday, 5 July 2019 - 12:45pm
The public including private garbage haulers are notified that in an effort to control indiscriminate dumping of waste at the incinerator at Pockwood Pond, access to the site will not be allowed beyond 4:00 p.m. daily.