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BVI Cancer Society joins struggle against open burning @ Pockwood Pond
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Noting that individuals are fearing for their health, the BVI Cancer Society has joined the struggle to pressure the government to fix the issues of garbage and landfill fires at Pockwood Pond.
‘I apologise to the people of the First District’- Hon Penn on landfill fires
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After a handful of residents of the First District decided to turn up at the House of Assembly (HoA) this morning, April 17, 2023, to protest the frequent open burning at Pockwood Pond, Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) responded with an apology and a promise to resolve the issues promptly.
D1 residents plan protest outside HoA today over open burning @ Pockwood Pond
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Word just reaching our newsroom is that residents of the First District have had enough of being affected by the almost daily landfill fires at Pockwood Pond and are planning to stage a peaceful protest outside of the House of Assembly in Road Town this morning, April 17, 2023.
Car plunges into sea @ Pockwood Pond
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- It was sometime after 12:00am on Sunday morning, October 9, 2022, that a car reportedly ran off the road and into the sea at Pockwood Pond on the main island of Tortola.
Several vehicles involved in accident @ Pockwood Pond
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- At least three vehicles have been involved in an accident at Pockwood Pond, Tortola.
Pickup & car collide @ Pockwood Pond
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- August Monday has not gone too well for two motorists who collided at Pockwood Pond this morning, August 1, 2022.
'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.
'Blowtorches' being used to retrieve metals @ Pockwood Pond dumpsite– Hon Penn
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI– Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) says authorities have uncovered a metal extraction operation at the Pockwood Pond dumpsite on Tortola, which could be responsible for some of the fires there.
Hon Penn to make 'comprehensive statement' on situation @ Pockwood Pond
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola VI– Residents of the Virgin Islands (VI), especially those directly affected by the frequent landfill fires at Pockwood Pond, continue to complain about the situation.
‘30% of waste going to Pockwood Pond could be diverted by recycling’- DWM
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Residents of the Virgin Islands are being urged to engage in waste reduction and recycling to reduce the garbage stream at Pockwood Pond in the absence of the incinerator which is offline.
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