Stakeholders to Clean Lucea Fisherman’s Beach Sept. 17
By: , September 15, 2022
Photo: OKOYE HENRY
Councillor for the Lucea Division, Easton Edwards (left), points out to Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, areas on the Riley River that contributed to the flooding of Lucea during recent rains. Councillor Edwards and the Hanover Parish Development Committee (HPDC) will coordinate the clearing of bamboo and other debris from the Riley River on International Coastal Clean-up Day, Saturday, September 17.
Photo: OKOYE HENRY
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West), Hon. Homer Davis, looks at bamboo blocking the Riley River during a tour of flood-prone areas in Lucea, Hanover recently. Bamboo and other debris from flooding that currently litter the Lucea shoreline will be cleared from the Lucea Fisherman’s Beach on International Coastal Clean-up Day, Saturday, September 17.The Full Story
The Hanover Parish Development Committee (HPDC) will partner with local stakeholders to clean the Lucea Fisherman’s Beach, as part of its observation of International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day 2022, on Saturday, September 17.
President of the HPDC, Mrs. Petra Vernon Foster, told JIS News that the Committee will join with fisher-folk from the Johnson Town, Elgin Town and Lucea communities, as well as staff from the Grand Palladium Hotel, to remove debris, refuse and other solid waste material from the beach.
“Additionally, there is a lot of bamboo and plastic … that came from the Riley River,” Mrs. Vernon Foster said, pointing out that recent rains in the area resulted in the flooding of parts of the Lucea coastline and parts of the town, which are below sea level.
The beach and other parts of the Lucea shoreline are strewn with bamboo and other solid waste from the deluge. While corrective work is slated to be carried out in the vicinity of the bridge and along the banks of the river, fisher-folk and other users of the beach have volunteered to clear their work and recreational spaces.
According to Mrs. Vernon Foster, the HPDC along with Councillor for the Lucea Division, Mr. Easton Edwards, will be co-ordinating the project, with much of the work being done by the approximately 30 fisher-folk and other volunteers.
The Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, an arm of National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), is expected to carry out post clean-up collections.
The project is registered with the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), Mrs.Vernon Foster advised.