Tag: Department of Environmental Health

Local man fined $300 for dumping on private land

Local man fined $300 for dumping on private land

| 29/08/2024 | 27 Comments

(CNS): A local man received a $300 fine last week after he appeared in court facing littering charges. The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) said during the first week of May, the man dumped an undisclosed load of waste at a property on Conch Point Road, West Bay, belonging to Shoreline Development Company without their […]

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Noisy developer served with abatement notice

Noisy developer served with abatement notice

| 24/04/2024 | 41 Comments

(CNS): Months after residents in the area began complaining about the frequent, noisy, early morning construction work going on at a luxury condo development site in North West Point in West Bay, the Department of Environmental Health has finally issued the developer with an abatement notice. There had been some confusion about who can address […]

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DEH plans bulk waste collection in May

DEH plans bulk waste collection in May

| 15/04/2024 | 11 Comments

(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health has announced the schedule for its pre-storm season bulk waste collection service in May and is asking the public to begin preparing. The collections will start in West Bay on 6 May for one week and rotate through all the other districts on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac. There […]

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ReGen EIA finished but project still in limbo

ReGen EIA finished but project still in limbo

| 09/04/2024 | 72 Comments

(CNS): The construction of the proposed waste-to-energy facility and other related waste-management projects remain in limbo 2370 days after the Cayman Islands Government awarded the contract to Dart before the details of the deal had been worked out. Last week, Department of Environment (DoE) Director Gina Ebank-Petrie said that the environmental impact assessment on the […]

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DEH: Public should refrain from nuisance noise

DEH: Public should refrain from nuisance noise

| 26/03/2024 | 65 Comments

(CNS): After receiving a number of complaints, the Department of Environmental Health has issued a notice advising the community that all residents and visitors should refrain from noisy activities in close proximity to schools, healthcare facilities and residential premises. The notice was issued to the press moments after CNS posted a report on the lack […]

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Ahearn moved to new job after ‘political’ removal as CO

Ahearn moved to new job after ‘political’ removal as CO

| 24/01/2024 | 68 Comments

(CNS): Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has confirmed that Jennifer Ahearn has been given a new role working in his office. In response to questions from CNS and other media houses about her recent removal as chief officer in the Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency, the government issued a press release on Wednesday, saying that […]

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Special bulk waste collection added for holidays

Special bulk waste collection added for holidays

| 04/12/2023 | 20 Comments

(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health is conducting a special clean-up exercise over the next two weeks to remove bulk waste for the holidays after all. The annual seasonal clean-up traditionally conducted in December moved to May this year ahead of the hurricane season, but officials said this additional collection will help with the transition.

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Public urged not to dump in absence of bulk clean-up

Public urged not to dump in absence of bulk clean-up

| 03/11/2023 | 25 Comments

(CNS): Since the Department of Environmental Health moved the usual seasonal bulk-waste collection to May this year, there will be no pre-Christmas clean-up. The DEH is urging people not to illegally dump their big waste items but to make arrangements to take them to the George Town or Sister Islands landfills. The department said it […]

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DEH secures first littering conviction

DEH secures first littering conviction

| 07/09/2023 | 54 Comments

(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) has secured its first conviction in court for an offence under the Cayman Islands Litter Law. DEH officials said that a West Bay resident was convicted in court on Tuesday, 22 August, after he was caught on video dumping a sofa on crown land next to the Ed […]

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600+tons of garbage cleared in bulk clean-up

600+tons of garbage cleared in bulk clean-up

| 02/06/2023 | 22 Comments

(CNS): In less than one month and just six months after the last bulk-waste clean-up, the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) collected over 600 tons of garbage in the re-scheduled annual clean-up. That’s almost double the 330 tonnes collected during the Christmas season operation and another illustration of Cayman’s excessive garbage generation.

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New CI$736k compactor expected to cut dump fires

New CI$736k compactor expected to cut dump fires

| 19/05/2023 | 29 Comments

(CNS): Officials at the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) have welcomed the arrival of a new Bomag BC 972 RB-2 Refuse Compactor, which will help the team prevent fires at the George Town dump. The compactor was ordered ten months ago and cost $735,816. DEH Director Richard Simms said it would enhance disposal operations at […]

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