As both house-to-house and communal-bin garbage collection continue, plans to launch a national waste management programme are resuming after being delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Health and Social Development Minister …
June 30, 2020
October 7, 2019
Incinerator part still not shipped, but repairs ‘nearing completion’
Electricity has been restored to the incinerator at Pockwood Pond, and repairs are “nearing completion” even though a needed part still has not been shipped from the United States, government …
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October 11, 2018
Derelict cars leave VI after many delays
Three barges ready to export thousands of tons of scrap metal and derelict cars have arrived in the Virgin Islands after at least five months of delays. The first barge …
May 24, 2018
Few, if any, fire precautions were taken at Coxheath before blaze
Before a massive fire broke out at the Coxheath dumpsite two weeks ago, many measures that are typically used to prevent fires at landfills were not implemented — including monitoring …
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May 17, 2018
Dumpsite fire is VI’s biggest ever, DWM says
Last week, a fire engulfed the mountain of trash that has been piled in Coxheath since Hurricane Irma, spewing plumes of thick, black smoke as far as St. Thomas and …
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April 13, 2018
Government’s pick to clean up VI? An unlicensed firm tied to $500k lawsuit
SPECIAL REPORT Last fall, government was faced with a seemingly insurmountable task: disposing of unprecedented mountains of garbage left over from Hurricane Irma. But officials did not launch a tender …
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