Tag: ReGen

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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DEH boss says dump should last until WTE finished

DEH boss says dump should last until WTE finished

| 19/01/2024 | 37 Comments

(CNS): Based on the current rate of garbage being added to the George Town dump, the Department of Environmental Health is estimating that there should be another four to five years of landfilling space left, hopefully enough time for the completion of the planned, but not yet started, waste-to-energy facility. DEH Director Richard Simms told […]

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ReGen talks roll into yet another year

ReGen talks roll into yet another year

| 20/12/2023 | 136 Comments

(CNS): Government officials and the Dart Group have missed yet another date to complete talks on the national waste management project. The PACT Government had targetted the beginning of December as the most recent deadline for a deal to be made, but the ReGen project has been pushed back yet again until early in the […]

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WTE due to open in 2027 a decade after bid

WTE due to open in 2027 a decade after bid

| 30/08/2023 | 43 Comments

(CNS): The waste-to-energy facility is due to open in 2027, almost a decade after the Dart-led consortium was selected as the preferred bidder in October 2017. In the face of public frustration about how long the talks between the Cayman Islands Government and Dart have taken over the ReGen project, Deputy Chief Officer (Policy) Troy […]

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EIA implies low environmental impact for ReGen WTE

EIA implies low environmental impact for ReGen WTE

| 21/08/2023 | 42 Comments

(CNS): Given the poor conditions and historical problems associated with the George Town dump and the lack of a proper landfill liner, the development of a waste-to-energy facility is likely to benefit rather than harm the natural marine and terrestrial resources in the area, according to the draft environmental impact assessment (EIA). Around 1.7 acres […]

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Draft EIA for dump project due this week

Draft EIA for dump project due this week

| 15/08/2023 | 10 Comments

(CNS): Officials on the ReGen project, the proposed deal between the Cayman Islands Government and Dart to build waste-to-energy and recycling facilities at the George Town dump, have said the draft environmental impact assessment will be available to the public this Friday, 18 August. As a result, public meetings will begin next week.

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Opposition blames premier for dump deal delays

Opposition blames premier for dump deal delays

| 09/08/2023 | 57 Comments

(CNS): The PPM is blaming the government for the continued delays and increasing costs associated with the long-awaited and troubled deal with Dart for the proposed waste-management project, ReGen. Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has criticised Premier Wayne Panton’s handling of the situation left by the Progressive administration, in which McTaggart served as finance minister.

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Dump talks roll on as deal still not finalised

Dump talks roll on as deal still not finalised

| 07/08/2023 | 64 Comments

(CNS): Talks between Dart and the Cayman Islands Government over the waste-management project, ReGen, are continuing as another deadline passes, officials have confirmed. The date for the signing of the finalised contract for the waste-to-energy and recycling centre has been pushed back to the end of September, and the new project longstop date, when the […]

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Dump deal not done 2,057 days after Dart won bid

Dump deal not done 2,057 days after Dart won bid

| 30/05/2023 | 56 Comments

(CNS): Five years, seven months and 18 days after it was selected as the preferred bidder in October 2017 by the PPM government, the Dart Group has still not signed the deal that will see it roll out the long-awaited waste-management project, known as ReGen. Premier Wayne Panton announced Monday that the parties have agreed […]

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ReGen row rolls on in the absence of a final deal

ReGen row rolls on in the absence of a final deal

| 01/05/2023 | 28 Comments

(CNS): The row between the PACT government and the PPM opposition over the long-delayed waste-management project, ReGen, rolled on in parliament this week. In his Strategic Policy Statement, Premier Wayne Panton said that, given the circumstances created by the previous government, the government had little option but to pursue the negotiations with Dart, while the […]

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PPM Cabinet waived planning process for ReGen in 2021

PPM Cabinet waived planning process for ReGen in 2021

| 12/04/2023 | 92 Comments

(CNS) UPDATED: The Dart consortium that will eventually be taking on the waste management project, now known as ReGen, has been given an exemption from the planning application process. Since posting this report, CNS has learned from government officials that the waiver was given to Dart by the previous administration just before the 2021 General […]

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