People falling victims to diseases ‘environmental in nature’- Hon Fraser
Speaking during the continuation of the 3rd Sitting of the 4th Session of the 4th House of Assembly at Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff’s Bottom on June 16, 2022, Hon Fraser said Government can put a stop to the health hazards.
‘When does it stop?’- Hon Fraser
The veteran politician had opened his debate on the Business Licensing Act 2020 by stating that he had received some “bad news” that morning that a woman in his district, who he described as a friend of his, had passed away.
“Madam Speaker, you ask yourself the question as to when does it stop and it hurts even more when you get to believe that there are things that we can do in our community to stop it,” Hon Fraser continued.
‘Gov’t has ‘obligation to people falling victims’
The Opposition Leader said governments before, the current government and governments to come must know “they have an obligation, Madam Speaker, to the people of this territory that are falling victims to some diseases that are environmental in nature and things can be done about it.
“I said before that I go to funerals. I have no secrets, I hold nothing back and I make it clear publicly how I feel about cancer in our society, with high rates of cancer in our society…”
Hon Fraser reiterated that government has a responsibility to address the environmental health hazards in the territory.
“I spoke about that incinerator down at Pockwood Pond, I spoke about open burning in Pockwood Pond, I spoke about the sewage being dumped out there in the water, those are environmental issues. I spoke about that sewage that runs across the street, those are environmental issues, Madam Speaker, that government has a responsibility to fix.”
Meanwhile, the incinerator at Pockwood Pond has been down for some months now. This has reportedly resulted in frequent landfill fires.
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15 Responses to “People falling victims to diseases ‘environmental in nature’- Hon Fraser”
The toxins from the smoke at the dump may be responsible for the cancer that is killing so many women in this place. Something has to be done about this. Take some of the money that is being used on other things and do a in-depth study. Johnson and Johnson the maker of Johnson baby powder with TALC IS PAYING OUT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO WOMEN WHO HAVE CAME DOWN WITH OVARIAN CANCER AFTER USING THE BABY POWDER WITH TALC.
The junks of chicken & pork they consume daily...
We need to use less. The science tells us but we choose to ignore it.
For the record, I don’t disagree that how wastes are managed here is dreadful and there is (and has been for decades) an urgent need to fix this problem to avoid potential damage to people and the environment. However, it is irrresponsible to say the least to use unsubstantiated pseudoscience to sway public opinion.
Either way, there is a BVI attitude that science doesn’t apply because it’s a white man ting.
So people prefer that we die of obesity and diabetes etc, destroy our last remaining nature, poison our air, use our islands as garbage dumps, instead of doing what the science shows - because it shows we have agency.
In our effort to show that we are capable of governing ourselves, over and over again we’ve shown we are not. We govern with our ego and insecurity first. And look what happens.