Tag: Roydell Carter
Ministry denies Carter’s suspension
(CNS): Despite widespread reports from multiple sources that Roydell Carter has been placed on required leave and is facing pressure to resign from his job as the director of the Department of Environmental Health, the ministry has denied that he has been suspended. The ministry’s chief officer, Jennifer Ahearn, released a statement Monday afternoon admitting that […]
Dump boss suspended from job
(CNS): Roydell Carter, the director of the Department of Environmental Health, has been suspended from his post amid undisclosed allegations of a budget overrun of millions of dollars, CNS has learned. Government officials have refused to comment on the situation relating to the DEH boss but sources close to government have confirmed that Carter was […]
Tyre shredding begins at dump
(CNS): The premier said government had worked “tirelessly” to get the mountain of used tyres at the George Town dump recycled. Speaking at an event Tuesday marking the official start of a new shredding project, he said it would take the contractors almost a year to clear the massive pile of tyres sitting at the […]
DEH boss says he’s on top of garbage
(CNS): The director of the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) has outlined what he said were numerous improvements at the George Town landfill that have led to much better management of the dump and a reduction in fires and leaching. Roydell Carter told Finance Committee Thursday evening that a lot of changes had taken place […]
CIG to take over supermarket recycling collection
(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health has confirmed it will be taking over the collection of recyclable materials that the public leaves at supermarkets next month, after the private sector firm that has been operating the service announced it was pulling out. The DEH said that the recent request for proposals had only one bidder […]
$1M fleet of garbage trucks to hit the road
(CNS): Rubbish collection across Grand Cayman should improve significantly from Friday when the fleet of five new garbage trucks takes to the road. Government has spent over one million dollars on three Mack Commercial Waste Collection and two Freightliner residential garbage trucks.
