After a recent public outcry over hundreds of scrap vehicles stored beside the sea in Havers, the Department of Waste Management announced Friday that it has stopped tagging and removing …
October 10, 2025
January 30, 2025
Failed marina resort now a junkyard
More than a decade after it was first proposed by Virgin Islands businessman Robert Wong, the Drake’s Landing resort and marina development in Havers is belly-up, and the seaside land …
December 28, 2023
700-plus derelict vehicles removed
More than 700 derelict vehicles have been tagged and removed from Tortola and Virgin Gorda in recent months, according to Department of Waste Management Director Marcus Solomon. “We have also …
October 23, 2023
271 derelict vehicles removed out of 347 tagged
Since launching the “Retire Your Ride” campaign in August, the Solid Waste Department has removed nearly 300 derelict vehicles from areas across the territory, according to Waste Management Director Marcus …
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May 6, 2021
Derelict vehicle removal programme is ongoing
At the same time that Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone was providing an update on derelict vehicle removal efforts in the House of Assembly last month, he noted …
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January 14, 2021
Plans in motion to clear Pockwood scrap
Leaders recently commended the territory’s WE RECYCLE programme, which they said diverted an estimated 3,328 tonnes of recyclable materials from the incinerator and landfill to two established recycling centres. “This …
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 …
