The Sanitation Service Authority will sign off on health insurance coverage for its workers this week.
This was revealed this morning by Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, the Honourable Adrian Forde, and expanded on by Chairman of the SSA, Ramon Alleyne, during debate in the House of Assembly. They disclosed too that SSA workers are now enjoying a new recreation facility at their headquarters in Wildey.
Minister Forde publicly thanked the workers of the authority for their dedication, describing them as critical frontline workers in the effort to keep the island clean and healthy.
To further support these workers, the chairman added, the agency will soon roll out a programme of outfitting trucks with mechanical cart and bin lifters.
During his contribution to debate on the 2021-22 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, Minister Forde also chided some Barbadians for indiscriminate dumping, warning that already several hidden cameras had been set up around the country to collect evidence so illegal dumpers can be prosecuted.
He explained that across the island departments under his ministry deployed skips so persons living in communities where large garbage trucks had some difficulty accessing, but each day private truck operators who are paid to deliver refuse to the landfill dishonestly dump it into these skips, forcing far more frequent collections than scheduled.
Similarly, General Manager of the National Conservation Commission, Ryan Als, revealed they are having a similar problem at many of the 83 parks and recreations spots serviced by such skips. He called on persons who move bulk waste for construction operations and restaurants to desist from the practice.