Clean-up starts Saturday
Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI) Hon. Maurice Lake, is calling on residents to look at the nation-wide clean-up schedule that will be in published in the daily newspapers on Thursday in the Government Information Page (GIP) and again on Friday.
The schedule lists the Saturdays where the four garbage company haulers will remove debris and other household waste.
The country-wide exercise is part of the after hurricane season clean-up with a major emphasis on the removal of debris and bulk garbage that can become breeding grounds for mosquito’s leading to an increase in mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya.
Car wrecks throughout the country will be removed under Police supervision. Community Police Officers will be partaking in the clean-up campaign.
Garbage haulers will be picking up old household items, domestic trash, old tires, empty drums, plan containers, paint cans and other items that can collect water. All items should be placed outside between 6.30am and 10.30am or any other time that is noted in the GIP schedule.
"No stone will be left unturned in order to eliminate mosquito breeding sites. We need to protect the people and our visitors. We need all hands on deck for this clean-up, and I call on the nation to take responsibility and clean-up and by doing so we protect our health, the health of our children and our seniors," Minister Hon. Maurice Lake said on Wednesday.