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Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan (2nd right), addresses a press briefing held today (March 13), at the Office of the Prime Minister, to provide an update on the fire at the Riverton City Landfill. Others (from left) are: Acting Director, Emergency, Disaster Preparedness and Special Services at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland; Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis; and Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Jennifer Edwards.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan (2nd right), addresses a press briefing held today (March 13), at the Office of the Prime Minister, to provide an update on the fire at the Riverton City Landfill. Others (from left) are: Acting Director, Emergency, Disaster Preparedness and Special Services at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland; Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis; and Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Jennifer Edwards.

Govt Allocates Emergency Funds to Fight Riverton Landfill Fire

The Government has committed emergency funds to extinguish the fire at the Riverton City Landfill. Addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister this afternoon (March 13), Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. (FILE)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. (FILE)

Prime Minister Gives Directives for Coordination of Efforts to Extinguish Riverton Fire
Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan, is appealing to owners of heavy equipment to make them available in the effort to contain the fire at the Riverton landfill. (FILE)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan, is appealing to owners of heavy equipment to make them available in the effort to contain the fire at the Riverton landfill. (FILE)

Urgent Call for Heavy Duty Equipment to Put Out Riverton Landfill Fire

Public Advised to Exercise Caution Due to Riverton Fire

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NEPA Monitoring Air Quality in the Corporate Area

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) continues to monitor the air quality in the Corporate Area, as the Government intensifies efforts to extinguish the fire at the Riverton City Landfill. Acting Manager of the Air Quality Management Branch at NEPA, Steven Panton, told JIS News that the agency is using the “necessary resources to capture accurate data” on the...
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