Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) has been mobilised to the George Town landfill site this week for two unrelated small fires. At a mixed waste facility, ther
CPI Minister Tours NiCE Work Sites, Thanks Workers 21 January 2021, 04:52 AM
Politics & Government
Minister of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure (CPI), Hon. Joey Hew braved inclement weather to undertake his National Enhancement Project (NiCE) tour (Wednesday, 20 January 2021).
The scaled back site visits took in two areas of George Town, namely Windsor Park and the Broadwalk on South Sound Road. At the former, NiCE workers cleared roadside verges, cut bush and cleared fly-tipped refuse from the neighbourhood. Accompanied by the Acting Director Public Works Department, Mr. Troy Whorms; the Deputy Chief Officer of Ministry of CPI, Mrs. Leyda Nicholson-Makasare; and NiCE Project Manager, Mrs. Lois Kellyman; Minister Hew spoke to the teams and thanked them for a job well done on behalf of his Ministry and the general public. Minister Hew also asked workers about their experiences on the programme.
Small Fire At Landfill
Police/Court
The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) reports a small surface fire at the landfill around 4.00 pm on Monday, 18 January 2021.
The Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) worked alongside colleagues from DEH and the fire is now extinguished.
DEH crews will continue to monitor the area throughout the night and notify CIFS immediately if any smoke is observed.
On initial inspection, the incident appears to have been caused when a vehicle drove over a mobile phone battery or similar that had been discarded in the regular waste while compacting an area of the landfill site, causing the battery to burst and ignite.