Frustrated resident calls for end to toxic incinerator smoke
In a Facebook post in the Real BVI Community Group on April 11, 2024, one resident has called on both the government along with the subject Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) and Jr Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries, Dr the Hon Karl Dawson (R1) to provide an update over what was referred to as a "national emergency".
“West End residents continue to frequently endure poor air quality. Unfortunately, it seems only fires make the news. However, deadly smoke continues silently causing damage to our health at an immeasurable rate,” the post added.
The resident referenced a November 2023 article from Virign Islands News Online (VI) where Honorable Wheatley said, “The Ministry is currently working on a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a brand-new plant and waste strategy. So irrespective of whether this works or not, we are moving forward with a brand-new strategy for waste in the Virgin Islands.”
Update on RFP needed - Resident
Honourable Wheatley added, “What is currently happening here is not sustainable and we have to move away from this as quickly as possible... That proposal should be out to the public before the end of the month.”
According to the resident, it has now been 5 months and there is still no proposal, “Please provide an urgent update on this RFP. I am struggling to understand how something that should be considered a national emergency can take this long to be addressed?” he questioned.
Further, the resident questioned the cost of the latest repairs to the existing incinerator and how long this saga will continue as it relates to the smoke.
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22 Responses to “Frustrated resident calls for end to toxic incinerator smoke”
Apparently God doesn’t care about our health. Otherwise Natalio would have fixed it already.
THEM / ???? A MASK , CAN DO WONDERS FOR THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED , AKA ( GETTING HIGH ) • HAVING SAID THAT , AM SPECIALISIZED IN ( JAMZ ) SO WHEN
U TARKING BOUT JAMZ / LIKE THE FREE ONES , HOLLER AT ME OR COME WATCH ME DO MEH TING ????
Just a burn car in the side of the road can take more then 2 years to remove.
ARE FRIGGED ) BEFORE HE DID HIS MOOMOONWALK INTO HIS GHOST CHAMBER
You know before the cancer atleast. Decades of toxic smoke and we put people in cages for another kind.
Last week, there was an in-depth discussion on the air conditioning and ventilation system breakdown at the D. Orlando Smith Hospital . Another blogger, E. Leonard commented that the hospital must be operated with Zero Defect mentality,,ie,,paraphrasing, the hospital must be operated with a no to little tolerance for breakdown/failure.. Should the incinerator be operated with the same zero defect mentality? Is the VI being a good neighbor to its USVI neighbor? Is the problem,,deficiencies,,etc., with the incinerator a leadership/management issue? Is the political process and resulting staffing flawed? Does the process and system needs revamping?