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Skelton-Cline frowns @ practice of throwing garbage out of moving vehicle
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— The practice by some people of driving with their garbage on top of their cars or throwing garbage from moving vehicles has been met with disdain by social and political commentator Claude O. Skelton-Cline.
Residents fedup with garbage overflow in East End & Trellis Bay
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Many residents have continued to raise issues about the unsightly garbage bin that usually is overflowing in the East End area of Tortola, as well as Trellis Bay in the area close to the new Welcome Centre.
'They are carving out the hillside’– Hon Fraser on incinerator woes
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Senior Legislator in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has complained that he is not being made preview to plans at the Pockwood Pond incinerator, an area he says falls within his district.
'Illegally placed canister' may have sparked incinerator fire– Hon Malone
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has revealed what may have caused the incinerator fire at Pockwood Pond on February 14, 2022.
PHOTOS of the Day: Ducks steal the show in Parham Town!
PARHAM TOWN, Tortola, VI- Our roving camera on the way from East End, on the main island of Tortola, on Sunday, January 9, 2022, observed a group of ducks waddling around in the Parham Town area.
3 rushed to hospital after vehicle flips @ West End
WEST END, Tortola, VI- At least three persons were taken to Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital after being involved in a vehicular accident on West End, Tortola, on Tuesday evening, December 28, 2021.
Gov’t to legislate $5,000 fine for indiscriminate garbage dumping – Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) said as a result of indiscriminate dumping of garbage in the territory, new laws will be implemented to fine those found guilty of the act.
New garbage incinerator earmarked for Tortola – Premier Fahie
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced that a new incinerator will be procured for the main island of Tortola, one that is more environmentally friendly than the current Pockwood Pond operation.
Pockwood Pond garbage woes 'will soon be over' - Premier Fahie
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Damaged by a fire in 2018, the Pockwood Pond incinerator and landfill facility has been a constant eyesore than has left residents fuming after smoke from a series of landfill fires haunted the West End of Tortola.
Stiff fines when VI bulk material cleanup ends
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Declaring war on bulk garbage materials stored up across the territory, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) says that bins have been placed throughout the territory for the receipt of the materials and that stiff fines will come if materials are not disposed of correctly in the allotted time.
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