Holness to meet with Riverton enterprise team
Published:Tuesday | July 31, 2018 | 12:04 PM
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is to meet this week with the enterprise team handling the divestment of the Riverton City Dump in St Andrew.
This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie during a press conference held at the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday where he gave an update on the fire at the landfill.
A section of the dump has been on fire since Sunday.
The enterprise team, which was named by Holness in October 2016, was charged with identifying a preferred waste management provider for the dump.
McKenzie said cabinet was updated yesterday on the fire and that the National Solid Waste Management Authority was ordered to conduct an investigation.
According to him, over the past two months, some 10 fires have occurred at dumps across the island.
He said that going forward, additional measures will have to be taken to secure these facilities.
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