200 bags of garbage collected at Chacachacare

Speaking with Newsday after he led employees of his ministry in a clean-up operation on Chacachacare island yesterday, Rambharat said party goers have to take greater responsibility in keeping their surroundings clean.

“Some of the garbage that gathered on the island is from the ocean, but a greater part of the waste found came from party boats,” Rambharat said.

The Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) would usually take a security deposit of $5,000 from event managers seeking to use Chacachacare as a venue, and return the deposit at the end of the event. Yesterday, Rambharat said that a decision was taken by the CDA and the ministry to withhold the deposit until the CDA is sure that no trash was thrown away on the island.

Yesterday about 200 volunteers gathered as Staubles Bay, Chaguaramas to go to the island to take part in the clean-up exercise.

Rambharat said the crew collected about 200 bags of garbage. The garbage will be separated and recycled.

Newsday understands that the ministry will also assist in cleanup exercises in the Mayaro/Rio Claro, and the Sangre Grande/ Manzanilla areas.