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Smoke & fire finally contained @ Pockwood Pond dumpsite
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, Vi – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that the fire and smoke emanating from the Pockwood Pond Dumpsite has finally been contained this afternoon, December 13, 2023.
We have to 'reduce' the amount of garbage going to incinerator- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Ninth District Representative and Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley, who has responsibility for waste management, says the challenges at the local incinerator can ultimately be solved with the reduction of garbage going into the facility.
‘Stop putting hazardous & flammable materials into waste stream’- DWM Director
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The Department of Waste Management says it is working on waste management strategies to improve the way waste in the [British] Virgin Islands is processed, but it still needs assistance from the community to help avert future incidents such as the fire that broke out at the tipping area of the Pockwood Pond dumpsite on Saturday morning, December 9, 2023.
Fire engulfs Pockwood Pond dumpsite this morning Dec 9, 2023
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI - Waste Management Director Mr. Marcus E. Solomon has told our newsroom that at around 4:00 am, this morning Saturday, December 9, 2023, the Pockwood Pond dumpsite garbage tipping area located on the main island of Tortola, caught on fire.
Landfill fires expected to top discussions @ District 1 Meeting with Hon Dawson
WEST END, Tortola, VI- First District Representative and Junior Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Dr the Hon Karl Dawson will be having a meeting with his constituents at West End Community Centre on Tuesday, August 29, 2023.
Pickup truck topples @ Pockwood Pond
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- It is unclear if there were any serious injuries when a pickup truck ended up toppling in the Pockwood Pond area this morning, August 7, 2023.
‘What we’re doing here is not sustainable at all’– Health Minister on incinerator woes
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI – Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has said he has come to the realisation that the current operation at the Pockwood Pond Incinerator to process garbage is neither sustainable for the environment nor for the territory.
Hon Vincent O. Wheatley visits Pockwood Pond incinerator & landfill site
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Emphasising that waste management is a top priority for Government, Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) visited the incinerator and landfill site at Pockwood Pond on his second official day in office, May 2, 2023.
Petition against open burning @ Pockwood Pond nears 600 signatures
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- A petition initiated by residents of the First District to demand a speedy solution to the almost daily landfill fires at Pockwood Pond has garnered close to 600 signatures.
Pockwood Pond fires causing persons ‘to come down with cancer’- Romney-Moses
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- The longstanding issues of garbage disposal and landfill fires at Pockwood Pond were highlighted during the First District’s Political Debate held at the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Youth Centre in Carrot Bay last evening, April 18, 2023, with candidates stating the issue was amongst the top three national concerns they would address in the House of Assembly (HoA) once elected.
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