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It stinks in Carrot Bay!

- Residents allege untimely garbage collection; cries victimization by NDP
According to residents in the area, several complaints were made to the relevant authorities before the garbage was eventually removed. Photo: Team of Reporters
One of two garbage bins allegedly left unemptied for two days in Carrot Bay. Photo: Team of Reporters
One of two garbage bins allegedly left unemptied for two days in Carrot Bay. Photo: Team of Reporters
Neither Manager of the Department of Waste Management, Greg Massicote (right) nor Representative for the First District Honourable Andrew A. Fahie could be reached up to press time for comment on this matter. Photo: VINO/File
Neither Manager of the Department of Waste Management, Greg Massicote (right) nor Representative for the First District Honourable Andrew A. Fahie could be reached up to press time for comment on this matter. Photo: VINO/File
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI – Residents of the Carrot Bay community have been raising concerns about the collection of garbage, especially certain areas in the community, with claims of bins not being emptied for as long as two days.

According to information received by this news site, recently garbage allegedly left rotting was only removed after lots of complaints to the relevant authorities. “They not doing a good job, they keep skipping certain areas and the place stinking, it harbouring rodents, rats and so and it’s a health risk,” alleged one resident of the area.

The residents are of the opinion that it was a matter of victimisation levied at the hands of the National Democratic Party (NDP) authorities since the contractor who had been doing the job of garbage collection in that area allegedly hadn’t his contract renewed.

“They aint renewed the contract and those guys know this area to a T and they were doing it for a year, all of a sudden we hear that the contract not renewed and now a fresh set of people who aint know this place that well get the contract. It was nothing but political victimisation, that’s what it is,” alleged one resident of the community.

But another had a totally different story to tell when contacted by this news site. According to the resident, he feels that for some reason or the other the community is generating more garbage than before. He claims that he has personally been keeping an eye on the new set of garbage collectors and in his view they have been doing a good job and not guilty of skipping any area.

He said that because of the increased amount of garbage collected and the schedule of collecting it may appear that some areas are being overlooked. “You collect garbage at a certain time by time the next morning the same garbage bins overflowing. Those guys are doing a good job as far as I see.”

One resident disputed the claim that garbage was left in some areas for two days, “That’s totally not true, maybe overnight but not for two days, no that is not so, totally not true,” said the resident.

Manager of the Department of Waste Management, Greg Massicote, could not be reached for comment.

Representative for the First District Honourable Andrew A. Fahie also could not be reached up to press time on this matter.

35 Responses to “It stinks in Carrot Bay!”

  • xxxxxxxx (19/01/2015, 17:21) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    well saw
    • the rock (20/01/2015, 05:23) Like (3) Dislike (6) Reply
      well saw my a$$, under vip and ndp only certain persons are allow to eat in this profession..as far as I see it garbage collection should not be given to any one person for more than one contract term, its a very well paid job..only a few knows that,,all of u guys who are out there crying, move on man u got your slice of the cake, let someone else eat, solid waste allow some guys to be there for years and years and years and when a change comes, they act like little babies and start to cry, guys its simple u buy a use truck $20 t0 $30,000.00 in cost, u carry home what $5000.00 every month for I think 3yrs, do the math's and its also easy work, stay home all day work a few hours at night!
  • Serpico (19/01/2015, 18:55) Like (7) Dislike (5) Reply
    They have a man not familiar or from the area doing this horroble job. When you have to come from to collect n remove gabage in C Bay they can get lazy and lackadasical.
  • Concerned (19/01/2015, 19:00) Like (13) Dislike (3) Reply
    We have the same issue in West End
    • @ concerned (21/01/2015, 09:06) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      No we don't have any garbage issues at West End and I've been living in West End all my life.
  • NDP + BVI = backward ever (19/01/2015, 19:17) Like (42) Dislike (8) Reply
    who is surprise NDP again for ayo who voted for um
  • Thing to talk (19/01/2015, 19:28) Like (5) Dislike (3) Reply
    U tell me because a man loose a contrac people so bad minded to set up another man to make him loose his job which part in west tha problem is tell me the man that doin down there clean town for years with no complain now areu complainin tha man have TWO trucks so is no way I believe that
  • Mike Roch (19/01/2015, 19:33) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Yes a lot of businesses and stuff have opened down there so there may be more garbage but tit's not good to have excuses get it out.
  • Yup (19/01/2015, 19:36) Like (16) Dislike (1) Reply
    This only now started happening, when Andrew was there we had no garbage problem. lol
  • west side massive (19/01/2015, 19:37) Like (7) Dislike (6) Reply
    this was never so from time them change the garbage truck it start turn so the man them call fish or fishy cant really remember but i think is one of them he was doing a really good job this must fix not looking good
  • Stop lying! (19/01/2015, 19:38) Like (12) Dislike (3) Reply
    There was a bid for garbage contracts and the contractor that had that area lost because his bid was too high. Please tell the story as is. The issue of not collecting properly needs to be addressed but nobody took the man's contract. It was a process and he lost.
    • @Stop lying (19/01/2015, 21:51) Like (3) Dislike (3) Reply

      You are correct but the guys was willing to renegotiate the price but Gov refused to even meet with them. D man uses the tender process for what he wants. He spend over a million dollars up Spooner without the tender process. The long & short is he thinks only he should have.

    • Hold on pal (19/01/2015, 21:56) Like (8) Dislike (1) Reply

      The guy who won the tender did not have the best bid & he wasn't the one recommended by the tender boardbut what R**** wants he gets no matter the rules. Btw another person from District one is who was recommended. Time will deal with R**** them so.

  • cay (19/01/2015, 20:00) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    Dreams From My Father NEXT!!!!
  • donavan (19/01/2015, 20:02) Like (10) Dislike (4) Reply
    Well as a carrot bay resident I personally think what is going on about the guys not doing a good job is a lie I sat on my porch after the complain and all the commotion the young fellows from carrot bay is causing confusing and I highly believe they are the one placing the garbage in and around the pan a it has been cleaned up we must stop all that confusion and be happy someone as a job and is doing it not because the contract wasn't set for you all that should be going on you all must stop giving other ppl a bad name it's not nice and you all can't do me a thing am bold enough to write my name am a born tortolian
  • evil (19/01/2015, 20:15) Like (10) Dislike (8) Reply
    Ronnie handled the matter with these contracts in an evil minded manner. All of a sudden he believes in the tender process. I wonder if those chinese equipment went through the full tender process? Smh
  • chad (19/01/2015, 20:18) Like (22) Dislike (7) Reply
    The NDP put young business men to fight each other as a result of their poor decisions.
  • zoe (19/01/2015, 21:03) Like (13) Dislike (6) Reply
    Ronnie full of hogwash did anyone listen to him on ndp radio trying to justify this
  • enough (19/01/2015, 21:47) Like (15) Dislike (12) Reply

    I had enough of Mr. Know it All Minister. He cut the first district seniors ride to the clinic Capoon's Bay. Then he hide behind the tender process to cut the contract for the guy from the First District. He caused us this over priced hospital. The sooner we get he & his gang out of politics the better for this country.

  • Easy people (19/01/2015, 22:03) Like (14) Dislike (3) Reply
    The Chinese Minister done rich so what ayo expect.
  • 1 (19/01/2015, 22:43) Like (12) Dislike (3) Reply
    the current government has been very forthright they hate VIP districts
  • Strange (19/01/2015, 23:31) Like (11) Dislike (2) Reply
    The 2 men who lost contracts were VIP supporters from fahie and fraser districts...Do the maths!
  • @ strange (20/01/2015, 10:19) Like (3) Dislike (7) Reply
    If they could have done maths they would have had their contracts still. Now you go calculate that.
    • Really (21/01/2015, 16:18) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
      That's the best you can do! Try something else.... As I could bet that their accounts look better than yours so their maths are obviously in tact. But don't mind the noise, money still in their pockets if you wanted to know...
  • resident (20/01/2015, 11:20) Like (2) Dislike (4) Reply
    You know this is just nonsense! The district has not changed but the people living there has. We have a lot more presins living in Carrot Bay and of course trash will accumulate. People need to stop blaming NDP for stuff, at the end of the day we have a district representative who not present....be fair people! Yes it can accumulate but it is no different than any other area. It is unfortunate that people in the district taking these photos in order to degrade the NDP, the contractor or even the district rep; no matter which Government in you people will always make an issue of things
  • resident (20/01/2015, 11:40) Like (5) Dislike (3) Reply
    When that picture was taken, not recently? I live up that area and that is nothing more than a set up. Look like they dumped all of Carrot Bay Garbage in that one bin for this photo.
  • Just saying (20/01/2015, 13:18) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    IT NOT STINK IN CARROT BAY ALONE. THE GARBAGE CONTRACT HAS RECENTLY BEEN GIVEN OUT AND A FEW WERE NOT GIVEN BACK THEIR CONTRACTS. THEY CLAIM IT WAS DONE IN ZONE BUT I DRIVE FROM EAST EVERY MORNING AND NOTICE MANY BINS ACROSS THE HILLS BELLEVUE AREA HASNT BEEN TOUCH WITH GARBAGE PILING UP WHO IS RESPONSIBLE MR. MINISTER. NDP TAKING BREAD OUT THE POOR MAN MOUTH AGAIN.
  • well saw (20/01/2015, 13:55) Like (4) Dislike (3) Reply
    I heard it all now. Imagine they saying people putting garbage in the bins in a manner to sabotage the present contractor. Hear foolishness.
    • Desperate (20/01/2015, 15:10) Like (0) Dislike (5) Reply
      Desperate people take desperate measures. I expect anything from the majority of the people in District 1 and District 3.
  • open wide (20/01/2015, 15:07) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    yet another reason why the NDP must go
  • LOL..LOL (20/01/2015, 15:12) Like (4) Dislike (3) Reply
    LIES UPON LIES. The truck came that same night.
  • CB gurl (22/01/2015, 21:08) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    I am living carrot bay and i never see garbage that high, matter of fact every morning when i pass it is empty. This is news to me


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