Tag: George Town dump
CIG should make terms of dump deal public
Smiley Whiley Take Your Timey writes: When this bid call was put out by CIG IN 2017, the final bids were down to Decco-Dart (a newbie to waste management) and a French-led consortium of several experienced international waste management and waste-to-energy operators. In the final analysis and in a process not open to public scrutiny, […]
Saunders urges release of audit on $2B ReGen deal
(CNS): The war of words between Premier Wayne Panton and Chris Saunders MP (BTW) escalated Monday when the former minister said the real reason why he is no longer in Cabinet is that he was not prepared to support the ReGen deal PACT is about to finalise. Saunders said it could cost as much as […]
Dart duty waiver relates to ‘inherited obligation’
(CNS): A refund to the Dart Consortium of over CI$1 million for stamp duty and land registry fees is related to the purchase of land for the planned ReGen facilities, which was an “inherited obligation”, according to Jennifer Ahearn, the chief officer of the Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency. Ahearn said that because the […]
Dart refunded over $1M in stamp duty and fees
(CNS): The Dart-led consortium currently negotiating the contract with the government to deliver the Cayman Islands’ solid waste management system has received a refund from the public purse of over C$1 million for stamp duty and land registry charges. The refund was noted in the summary of the Cabinet meeting held on 29 November but […]
Harris hosts new PPM social media talk show
(CNS): The opposition has created its own political talk show produced by the former talk radio host and one-time MP, Austin Harris, who lost his Prospect seat last year. The show, “Let’s Talk”, which is being streamed on social media, is not an interview with a journalist asking hard questions, but rather a forum for […]
Landfill overwhelmed by green waste
(CNS): Six months after Tropical Storm Grace, storm debris and equipment problems are pushing the management of green waste at the George Town landfill to capacity. As a result, people bringing commercial quantities of vegetation from land clearance or forestry activity now need to book a time for it to be accepted by the Department […]
PPM accuses PACT of sleepwalking into dump disaster
(CNS): Almost a year ago, less than three weeks before the 2021 elections, the PPM-led Unity government signed a deal with Dart for a waste-to-energy facility, and the PPM, now in opposition, is accusing the current administration of “sleepwalking the whole country into a horrific environmental disaster”.
DEH boss outlines rules for dumping old cars
(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health has resumed the reception of scrap metals, and derelict vehicles and equipment at the George Town landfill. However, DEH Director Richard Simms is urging people to follow the rules before dumping their derelict vehicles and other metal to avoid potential fire risks.
Dump on Cabinet agenda but no details revealed
(CNS): Cabinet was updated last week on what’s happening with the integrated solid waste management system, according to the note released by officials summarizing the weekly meeting of government’s frontbench ministers and the governor. But other than noting that Cabinet “approved a guarantee of payment to the Decco Consortium”, no other details were released about […]
LC landfill fires put out but crews still at GT dump
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Fire Service was called to several blazes at the Little Cayman landfill last week, officials have now revealed. Police and fire officers, along with staff from the Department of Environmental Health (DEH), went to the scene at around 10:40 on Wednesday night where they were faced with three fires in separate […]
Fire-fighters have smouldering dump under control
(CNS): Officials from the Cayman Islands Fire Service and the Department of Environmental Health said Saturday that the situation at the landfill was under control, following the flare-up last Sunday, but that fire crews would likely remain there until next week to ensure that the remaining hot spots are cooled and do not re-ignite.
