tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post7562442237725847072..comments2023-05-05T07:13:41.889-04:00Comments on Corruption-free Anguilla: LandscapesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-29777155626939334512008-03-29T17:58:00.000-04:002008-03-29T17:58:00.000-04:00When Dr. Jeremy Parr was head of Environmental Hea...When Dr. Jeremy Parr was head of Environmental Health, he promised to "name and shame" such violators, in addition to enforcing the laws that applied to their acts. Alas, his contract ended and it was felt he should be replaced by an Anguillian, rather than renew his stay for another year. <BR/><BR/>And so here we are, an island of garbage and excuses, and a Minister of Health who seems to have other priorities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-13967170798759399842008-03-27T15:32:00.000-04:002008-03-27T15:32:00.000-04:00This has been an issue now for years. I am amaze t...This has been an issue now for years. I am amaze that while so many person KNOW who are carry out these illegal practices no one is being caught or prosecuted. Someone needs to be made an example of. There are so many people with digital and video cameras, take some picutres and post them big and broad. Bring some shame back to AnguillaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-42809358968047816392008-03-23T12:49:00.000-04:002008-03-23T12:49:00.000-04:00Try following a local boat race sometime - if you ...Try following a local boat race sometime - if you get lost, just follow all the plastic water bottles thrown over the sides of the boats! What's sad is that many of the crew members are fisherman who make their living from the sea. One time when I was crewing, I finished a bottle of water and threw it into the front of the boat. Someone yelled "You tink you in da US???" Over the side went the empty bottle - accompanied by much laughing! Rules call for no dumping from boats, but it's never enforced. Maybe disqualifying a boat sometime might get the message across.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-69418381621296937592008-03-15T12:29:00.000-04:002008-03-15T12:29:00.000-04:00Anonymous said:"Garbage is the responsibility of E...Anonymous said:<BR/>"Garbage is the responsibility of Environmental Health."<BR/><BR/>Does NO ONE have any problem with that statement? I think MY GARBAGE is MY responsibility. If my garbage causes public harm, I believe I have an obligation to correct that wrong: maybe by paying a tip or bribe to the truck crew to do a better job; maybe by trucking my own trash to a more secure site; maybe by picking up all the extra stuff twice a week. . . . and of course, by punching out the Minister of Environmental Health physically or metaphorically whenever I have the opportunity. <BR/><BR/>But as we say, "the muck stops here."Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01883221577043497731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-46548881511748602492008-03-15T07:01:00.000-04:002008-03-15T07:01:00.000-04:00A large load of construction trash was dumped in t...A large load of construction trash was dumped in the bush at Low Ground, which is north of Roaches Hill. I noticed the name of the owner of a new house on two items in this pile. I notified Leroy Richardson at Environmental Health. I spoke to him again a few days later. He confirmed what I had reported and was trying to contact the home owner. He assured me the man would be held responsible, no matter who he may have hired to remove the trash.<BR/><BR/>The pile is still there. That was over 12 years ago. Things can move slowly here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-68025572733566567922008-03-14T22:13:00.000-04:002008-03-14T22:13:00.000-04:00Don,AS it relates to the dumping on the back stree...Don,<BR/>AS it relates to the dumping on the back street between Long Bay and South Hill. This has been happening for years and I can assure you that this dumping is not the work of the residents of Long Bay. This is done by those LAZY GREEDY, UNCONCERN, NASTY DRIVERS who are paid by businesses in the area including hotels to dispose of their refuse at Crito.<BR/><BR/>This situation was brought to the attention of the environmental Department on several occassions by several concern citizens including residents of Long Bay. However, the concerns appeared to have rec'd little attention from that department.<BR/><BR/>I believe that those who commit these acts should receive the full weight of the law and their names be published in the media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-88741035660004542732008-03-14T11:39:00.000-04:002008-03-14T11:39:00.000-04:00I think the problem is largely endemic to the loca...I think the problem is largely endemic to the local population. Tourists are not dumping on as large a scale as the locals. I am doing remodeling, and the workers think nothing of eating their lunch on my veranda and then tossing bones and garbage bags right onto my lawn. <BR/><BR/>When I discussed this, I was told it's a common practice and that they even toss bones into their <I>own</I> yards. One rationale offered was that the bones would be eaten by dogs. <BR/><BR/>But food leftovers draw and provide life-giving nutrients to rats.<BR/><BR/>Nearby construction sites show the same problem. Food bags abound. I asked about rats; they said yeah, rats are a problem, but to solve that they put out poison. Brilliant, except that poison is indiscriminate and kills other animals.<BR/><BR/>I don't know whether it's laziness, lack of pride, lack of respect, or all of the above, but there has to be a country-wide attitude change. Perhaps shaming is a good start. Talk it up, in newspapers, the radios, sermons, political chambers. and keep it up.<BR/><BR/>Sentence minor crime offenders to do trash clean up days. Give anyone caught dumping major trash clean up sentences.<BR/><BR/>Here's an idea: let's all go to some Ministers' houses with some garbage to put besides their entrances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-36206679514988008992008-03-13T21:02:00.000-04:002008-03-13T21:02:00.000-04:00Been to Elsie Bay recently? What a disgrace.Been to Elsie Bay recently? What a disgrace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-57715489701233725932008-03-13T18:45:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:45:00.000-04:00There is illegal dump near the Corito dump because...There is illegal dump near the Corito dump because Eddie, when he was Minister of Health, chose to close and lock the dump after hours so no one will dump stuff in the wrong part of the dump. So they dump it along the roads instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-17724088779340867282008-03-13T18:37:00.000-04:002008-03-13T18:37:00.000-04:00If we pick up other people's trash, doesn't it jus...If we pick up other people's trash, doesn't it just prove to them that if they dump their garbage wherever is convenient, someone will come along and take it up?<BR/><BR/>The only rational answer is enforcement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-13856804674603886122008-03-13T17:11:00.000-04:002008-03-13T17:11:00.000-04:00Garbage is the responsibility of Environmental Hea...Garbage is the responsibility of Environmental Health. The Minister responsible, alas, seems only interested in sports development.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-77540188845254404322008-03-13T12:12:00.000-04:002008-03-13T12:12:00.000-04:00As a frequent visitor to Anguilla, I am always ama...As a frequent visitor to Anguilla, I am always amazed by the amount of litter on your island paradise. If you go to the end of the road at The Cove by Smokeys and the SW corner of Temenos you will find 2 beautiful rusted fridges right on the beach. Don't even try to count the beer bottles. It's amazing how little people care about their surroundings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-38638645195955486802008-03-13T10:04:00.000-04:002008-03-13T10:04:00.000-04:00The illegal dumpig problem is compounded by the in...The illegal dumpig problem is compounded by the inadequacy of the companies paid to remove the garbage.Elmoalis regularly skips garbage pickup days without any penalty from government.Their excuse is usually " it was raining" or "the truck broke down",<BR/>also it skips pickups on holidays.<BR/>They get paid and don't perform a professional service.There are not enough large bins, so that even when they pickup regulary there is too much garbage for the existing ones and garbage overflows. The installing of large containersize trash bins in strategic locations around the island would alleviate such a problem, also the adding of large bins and a more professional garbage removal company. In addition if Anguillians and non-A stopped throwing garbage outside their windows it wouldn't look like we live in a garbage dump.Who is the minister responsable for garbage cfollection oversight?He should be held responsable, and if he can't address the situation properly the porfolio should be given to someone who cares and can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com