Contract Signed To Dismantle Incinerator At Pockwood Pond

Friday, 15 November 2019 - 4:36pm

Works are on-going as the Ministry of Health and Social Development along with the Recovery Development Agency (RDA) award C.W. General Maintenance a contract to dismantle the old incinerator at Pockwood Pond making way for a new one.

Need Help Disposing A Derelict Vehicle?

Friday, 15 November 2019 - 2:49pm

Are you an owner of a derelict vehicle and wish to have it disposed?

Derelict And Metal Collection Resumes In The BVI

Friday, 8 November 2019 - 3:29pm

Metal and derelict collection resumes as the Government of the Virgin Islands continues to clean up the Territory.

BVI Residents Urged To Properly Dispose Of Waste Water

Wednesday, 23 October 2019 - 11:14am

British Virgin Islands’ residents and homeowners are being reminded that the improper drainage of wastewater on to public streets, roadways and ghuts constitutes a violation of the Public Health Act.

Statement By Honourable Carvin Malone: Waste Management Strategy and Incinerator Repairs

Thursday, 17 October 2019 - 4:25pm

Mister Speaker, not unlike the civil societies throughout the world, the current limitations of the Territory’s waste collection and disposal systems pose a serious constraint to the sustainable development of the Virgin Islands. These challenges were exacerbated by the widespread destruction caused by the 2017 hurricanes that ravaged the Territory. 

Repairs To Pockwood Pond Incinerator Nearing Completion

Tuesday, 1 October 2019 - 4:11pm

Repairs to the incinerator at Pockwood Pond are nearing completion and electricity has been restored to the facility.

Honourable Carvin Malone: Pockwood Pond Waste Management Site

Wednesday, 17 July 2019 - 3:31pm

Mr. Speaker, although I have on two occasions reported on the effects of the fire that has made the incinerator at Pockwood Pond inoperable I nevertheless find it necessary to report on interim measures taken while the control panel is being assembled and the electrical works are being conducted.

Access Hours To Pockwood Pond Dumpsite Reduced

Friday, 5 July 2019 - 12:45pm

The public including private garbage haulers are notified that in an effort to control indiscriminate dumping of waste at the incinerator at Pockwood Pond, access to the site will not be allowed beyond 4:00 p.m. daily.

Reduced Access At Incinerator To Control Indiscriminate Dumping

Friday, 5 July 2019 - 12:29pm

Assistant Manager at the Department of Waste Management, Mr. Neville Allen has said that access to the Pockwood Pond incinerator will be limited to 4:00 p.m. daily in an effort to control the practice of indiscriminate dumping.

Statement By Minister For Health And Social Development On The Waste Management Strategy Update

Monday, 24 June 2019 - 4:49pm

Fellow residents of the Virgin Islands, for too long we have been faced with the challenges of improper and inefficient waste management strategies. It is now a subject that must be addressed and solved.

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